Frank Adler (Chris Evans) is a single man raising a child prodigy - his spirited young niece Mary (Mckenna Grace) in a coastal town in Florida. Frank's plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the seven-year-old's mathematical abilities come to the attention of Frank's formidable mother Evelyn (Lindsay Duncan) whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to separate Frank and Mary. Octavia Spencer plays Roberta, Frank and Mary's landlady and best friend. find out more...

Donat is perfectly cast as the lovable teacher, in this classic British drama, reminiscing about his career and personal life over the decades, his rise from lowly Latin master to headmaster of a public school and the joys and tragedies which moulded his transformation. The film won a staggering seven Academy Awards. Hugely enjoyable. find out more...

When a burned-out, brilliant professor - one who believes in lessons from life rather than textbooks - takes a job at a small college, everyone there is abuzz. He becomes involved with a teacher as well as a precocious student, but it takes a dramatic, existential act to turn his life around and make him see the world through a much rosier and more positive perspective.

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Butchy rebel Paulie and golden girl Tory's relationship is intense and it's all their own...until Mouse comes to their boarding school and is put in their once-private room. The couple become Mouse's closest friends but the depth of their relationship confuses her although she remains fiercely loyal to them as others around them start talking. When things start to break down, Paulie loses the plot, following her heart into serious drama, while Tory begins to deny everything and flaunts her expl find out more...

It's 1950s America and recent graduate Katherine Watson has been employed by a prestigious, but archaic, girls' school as their new art history teacher. Katherine however is keen to teach way beyond the set curriculum, she feels it her duty to expand the minds of her repressed pupils and drag a reluctant social strata into the modern world. 'Mona Lisa Smile' is not unlike 'Dead Poets' Society', ruthlessly adept with the emotional manipulation, intense and earnest but head crunchingly shallow; yo find out more...

Mr Holland is passionate about music and wants to write a real gem, but when he begins to share his compositions and his enthusiasm with some students he finds himself on the greatest journey of his life. An uplifting film with wit and intelligence and great feel good factor. find out more...

How many beach houses does Kevin Spacey need for God's sake? An inspirational teacher sets his class the task of doing something to make the world a better place, one of his pupils thinks up the idea of rather than paying back a good deed you pay it forward, thereby creating a chain of positive events. Under certain situations I can be justifiably accused of cynicism, but this really is mawkish, sentimental, manipulative dribble. A fine cast sharing a dubious career move. find out more...

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Gentle drama in the best British tradition. Classics master Finney is coming to the end of his career at a public boy's school, only to realise that his years of devotion have made absolutely no impression on his young charges, while his wife has been knocking off one of his colleagues. An excellent performance from Finney. find out more...

In 1948 there was little room for progressive thinking within the confines of correctional boarding schools but when unemployed music teacher Clement Mathieu finds work as a proctor at one the mixture of abuse and indifference that the boys experience under their governmental guardians horrifies him. Determined to bring some light into the children’s miserable existence Clement decides to tutor them in the beauty of music. Nominated for two academy awards The Chorus is a delightfully observed ta find out more...