Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "elementary-school-teacher"

1. Abbott Elementary (2021– )

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

A workplace comedy centered around a group of dedicated teachers - and an oblivious principal - in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life.

Stars: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter

Votes: 35,380

2. Cobweb (2023)

R | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An eight-year-old boy tries to investigate the mysterious knocking sounds that are coming from inside the walls of his house, unveiling a dark secret that his sinister parents have kept hidden from him.

Director: Samuel Bodin | Stars: Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr, Cleopatra Coleman, Woody Norman

Votes: 32,878

3. Gifted (2017)

PG-13 | 101 min | Drama

Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.

Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan, Octavia Spencer

Votes: 131,017 | Gross: $24.80M

4. Cooties (2014)

R | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives.

Directors: Jonathan Milott, Cary Murnion | Stars: Elijah Wood, Rainn Wilson, Alison Pill, Jack McBrayer

Votes: 28,693 | Gross: $0.06M

5. Unlawful Entry (1992)

R | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A burglar holds a knife to Karen's throat while her husband does nothing. The couple ends up befriending the cop that comes. The friendship ends when the cop beats up the culprit. Karen isn't ready to end it. Things get ugly with the cop.

Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, Madeleine Stowe, Roger E. Mosley

Votes: 19,202 | Gross: $57.14M

6. Get a Job (2016)

R | 83 min | Comedy

After college, Will is having problems getting a good, lasting job, as are his roomies, his girlfriend, and his just-fired dad.

Director: Dylan Kidd | Stars: Miles Teller, Anna Kendrick, Bryan Cranston, Nicholas Braun

Votes: 25,933

7. Front of the Class (2008 TV Movie)

PG | 95 min | Biography, Drama

Brad Cohen who, despite being challenged by Tourette's Syndrome at a very young age, defies all odds to become a gifted teacher.

Director: Peter Werner | Stars: James Wolk, Treat Williams, Dominic Scott Kay, Sarah Drew

Votes: 8,954

8. The Pick-up Artist (1987)

PG-13 | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A womanizer meets his match when he falls for a woman in debt to the mafia.

Director: James Toback | Stars: Molly Ringwald, Robert Downey Jr., Dennis Hopper, Danny Aiello

Votes: 7,864 | Gross: $13.29M

9. The Butcher (1970)

Unrated | 93 min | Drama, Thriller

An unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides with a grisly series of Ripper-type murders in a provincial French town.

Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Stéphane Audran, Jean Yanne, Antonio Passalia, Pascal Ferone

Votes: 9,412 | Gross: $0.47M

10. Then She Found Me (2007)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

April, 39, wants a baby but her husband leaves her. When her adoptive mother dies, she's contacted by her biological mother, a TV talk show host. April starts seeing the divorced dad of one of her students at school.

Director: Helen Hunt | Stars: Helen Hunt, Colin Firth, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick

Votes: 10,240 | Gross: $3.74M

11. A Dog Named Duke (2012 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A homeless veteran leaves his dying dog and best friend, Duke, on the doorstep of an animal clinic. The dedicated staff nurse Duke back to health, and then launch a campaign to locate the veteran and re-unite him with his best pal.

Director: Mark Jean | Stars: Steven Weber, Sarah Smyth, Allison Hossack, April Telek

Votes: 655

12. Goodbye Charlie (1964)

Approved | 116 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Womanizing Charlie is shot by an angry husband and falls in the sea. He arrives home after his memorial as a cute, amnesic woman. His old friend helps her/him.

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds, Pat Boone, Joanna Barnes

Votes: 2,035

13. Pavarotti (2019)

PG-13 | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Life, works and achievements of opera legend Luciano Pavarotti.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Griminelli, Nicoletta Mantovani, Plácido Domingo

Votes: 3,868 | Gross: $4.60M

14. Midway to Love (2019)

TV-G | 87 min | Romance

When the network announces that her television therapy show is changing to a tabloid shock-fest, a strait-laced and caring psychologist returns to her hometown and reunites with her high ... See full summary »

Director: Jeffrey Day | Stars: Rachel Hendrix, Daniel Stine, Andrew Hunter, Dara Jade Tiller

Votes: 592

15. An Invisible Sign (2010)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Mona Gray is a 20-year-old loner who turned to math for salvation as a child after her father became ill. As an adult she now teaches the subject and helps her students through their own crises.

Director: Marilyn Agrelo | Stars: Jessica Alba, Chris Messina, Sonia Braga, John Shea

Votes: 4,393

16. New Life (2016)

PG | 88 min | Drama, Romance

Ben met Ava at age seven standing in his driveway. As the two journey together through the seasons of life, a tragedy occurs that leaves their entire future in jeopardy.

Director: Drew Waters | Stars: Jonathan Patrick Moore, Nickolaus Schnetzky, Caige Coulter, Sophia Ntovas

Votes: 1,003

17. The Most Colorful Time of the Year (2022 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

It follows Ryan, an elementary school teacher who learns that he is colorblind. Michelle, an optometrist and mother of one of his students, helps bring color into his life in time for the holidays.

Director: Max McGuire | Stars: Katrina Bowden, Christopher Russell, Ava Weiss, Joanna Douglas

Votes: 969

18. Fourteen (I) (2019)

94 min | Drama

Over the course of a decade, a young woman becomes increasingly dysfunctional due to undiagnosed mental illness, or perhaps to drugs, while her more stable friend sometimes tries to help, sometimes backs away to preserve herself.

Director: Dan Sallitt | Stars: Tallie Medel, Norma Kuhling, Lorelei Romani, C. Mason Wells

Votes: 960

19. Yosemite (2015)

R | 80 min | Drama

It's the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 5th grade friends, Chris, Joe and Ted, unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the threat of a mountain lion looms over the community.

Director: Gabrielle Demeestere | Stars: James Franco, Everett Meckler, Alec Mansky, Calum John

Votes: 946 | Gross: $0.01M

20. A Bag of Hammers (2011)

Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama

Ben and Alan, two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, find direction for their lives by taking in an abandoned child and creating the family they've always needed.

Director: Brian Crano | Stars: Jason Ritter, Jake Sandvig, Chandler Canterbury, Rebecca Hall

Votes: 3,140

21. The French Minister (2013)

Not Rated | 113 min | Comedy

A young speechwriter working in the French Foreign Ministry learns the impure nature of the political world.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Thierry Lhermitte, Raphaël Personnaz, Niels Arestrup, Bruno Raffaelli

Votes: 3,948 | Gross: $0.00M

22. Christmas Under the Stars (2019 TV Movie)

TV-G | 82 min | Drama, Romance

A Christmas-tree lot helps two people rediscover their holiday spirit.

Director: Allan Harmon | Stars: Jesse Metcalfe, Autumn Reeser, Clarke Peters, Anthony Bolognese

Votes: 2,397

23. Hope at Christmas (2018 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Divorced Sydney inherits a house from her grandma. Seeing it with her 8 y.o. daughter, she stops at the bookstore and meets a single teacher there. She ends up helping out there for the Christmas season.

Director: Alex Wright | Stars: Scottie Thompson, Ryan Paevey, Erica Tremblay, Colleen Winton

Votes: 1,629

24. Miss Machiko (1981–1983)

24 min | Animation, Comedy

An attractive young elementary teacher constantly finds herself being fondled and caught in various states of undress by her male students.

Stars: Rihoko Yoshida, Masako Nozawa, Noriko Tsukase, Naoki Tatsuta

Votes: 36

25. Laid-Back Camp Movie (2022)

120 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

After fostering their friendship through camping in high school and going separate ways, a grown-up Nadeshiko Kagamihara, Rin Shima, Chiaki Ohgaki, Aoi Inuyama and Ena Saito reunite to build a campsite.

Director: Yoshiaki Kyôgoku | Stars: Yumiri Hanamori, Nao Tôyama, Sayuri Hara, Aki Toyosaki

Votes: 440

26. Raatchasi (2019)

Not Rated | 134 min | Drama

Story of a rural Government school headmistress, who saves the school from its decline and reforms the same by handling the hindrances from private school owners, Govt. officials, politicians and even her colleagues.

Director: Sy Gowthamraj | Stars: Jyotika, Hareesh Peradi, Poornima Jayaram, Sathyan

Votes: 2,084

27. Pali Road (2015)

Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A young doctor wakes up from a car accident and discovers she is married to another man and living a life she can't remember. Her search for the truth to her past life will lead her to question everyone around her and her entire existence.

Director: Jonathan Lim | Stars: Jackson Rathbone, Sung Kang, Michelle Chen, Henry Ian Cusick

Votes: 2,393

28. Tattoo: A Love Story (2002)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Sara, a straight arrow schoolteacher, meets Virgil, an easygoing tattoo artist, and finds herself choosing between her comfortable life and a life of freedom and adventure.

Director: Richard W. Bean | Stars: Megan Edwards, Virgil Mignanelli, Benjamin Burdick, Kathryn Cherasaro

Votes: 506

29. Battle of the Classes (2019)

103 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Children don't care about differences in social class, skin color, or religion, so why does Paul and Sofia's 9-year-old son Corentin only have friends like him? And what happens when all of his friends leave for a Parisian private school?

Director: Michel Leclerc | Stars: Leïla Bekhti, Edouard Baer, Ramzy Bedia, Tom Lévy

Votes: 1,254

30. Passing Fancy (1933)

100 min | Drama

Two Tokyo co-workers come across a destitute young lady in search of a place to live.

Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Takeshi Sakamoto, Nobuko Fushimi, Den Ôhinata, Chôko Iida

Votes: 1,481

31. My So-Called Father (2014)

127 min | Drama

A daughter helps her estranged father who's lost his memory.

Director: Ulf Malmros | Stars: Vera Vitali, Michael Nyqvist, Sverrir Gudnason, Johannes Brost

Votes: 942

32. Dora's Dunking Doughnuts (1933)

Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Music

A schoolteacher helps his friend Dora by getting his students to help him to make a radio commercial.

Director: Harry Edwards | Stars: Andy Clyde, Ethel Sykes, Bud Jamison, Shirley Temple

Votes: 294

33. Rachida (2002)

100 min | Drama

A look at terrorism in Algeria through the eyes of Rachida, a teacher in one of the school districts.

Director: Yamina Bachir | Stars: Ibtissem Djouadi, Bahia Rachedi, Rachida Messaoudène, Zaki Boulenafed

Votes: 404

34. He's on My Mind (2009)

Not Rated | 119 min | Comedy, Romance

Elementary school teacher, Kayla King thought she had the perfect relationship, and after an impromptu wedding, Kayla discovers that not only is she the other women...she's the other wife. ... See full summary »

Director: Kazeem Molake | Stars: Sherial McKinney, Ayo Sorrells, Dylan Mooney, Shamari

Votes: 232

35. Our Patriots (2017)

105 min | Biography, Drama, War

After the French defeat of summer 1940, Addi Ba, a young Senegalese rifleman escapes and hides in the Vosges. Aided by some villagers, he gets false documents that allow him to live openly.

Director: Gabriel Le Bomin | Stars: Marc Zinga, Alexandra Lamy, Pierre Deladonchamps, Louane Emera

Votes: 305

36. The Kid from Chaaba (1997)

96 min | Comedy, Drama

In the sixties, around twenty families fled their Algerian village of el-Ouricia, driven by poverty or war. Refugees in Chaâba, a French shantytown, they face the hard learning of integration.

Director: Christophe Ruggia | Stars: Bouzid Negnoug, Nabil Ghalem, Galamelah Lagra, Kenza Bouanika

Votes: 177

37. Ma maman est en Amérique, elle a rencontré Buffalo Bill (2013)

75 min | Animation

Add a Plot

Directors: Marc Boréal, Thibaut Chatel | Stars: Marc Lavoine, Julie Depardieu, Tom Trouffier, Alice Orsat

Votes: 68

38. Blockhead (I) (2010)

22 min | Short, Horror

John, an old mason who suffers from a disease after years of working with concrete, is locked up in the family bookstore. His younger brother Dave, who takes care of John and the bookstore,... See full summary »

Director: John Francis Conway | Stars: Alan Wells, Cheree Sager, River Faught, Brijana Prooker

Votes: 43

39. The Single Teacher Miss Hayako (2016– )

54 min | Romance

Hayako Tatsuki is an elementary school gym teacher. Always cheerful, big-hearted and open-minded by nature, she comes off as a wonderful woman with no flaws, but she also has goofy, quirky ... See full summary »

Stars: Nao Matsushita, Shihori Kanjiya, Hitomi Satô, Shôtarô Mamiya

Votes: 15

40. Tambara (2012)

113 min | Comedy, Drama

Add a Plot

Director: Orvil Bantayan | Stars: Roweno Caballes, Paul Carreon, Sheila Labbos, Joan Magtibay

41. P.E. (I) (2012)

104 min | Drama

A physical education teacher lives with his father in San Antonio, a port near Santiago, Chile, and works at a local school. He has no other interest than teaching and playing basketball ... See full summary »

Director: Pablo Cerda | Stars: Pablo Cerda, Tomás Vidiella, Carmen Fillol, Francisca Lewin

Votes: 63

42. Tout s'accélère (2016)

80 min | Documentary

Add a Plot

Director: Gilles Vernet | Stars: Nicole Aubert, Jean-Louis Beffa, Nicolas Hulot, Étienne Klein

Votes: 21

43. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Treehouse of Horror VI (1995)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

A lightning storm causes giant advertising mascots to come to life; The children are terrorized by Groundskeeper Willie in their dreams; Homer finds himself trapped in another dimension.

Directors: Bob Anderson, David Mirkin | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 3,790

44. The Bionic Woman (1976–1978)
Episode: Angel of Mercy (1976)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Jaime goes on a rescue mission to Costa Bravo disguised as an army nurse. She is accompanied by cranky helicopter pilot Jack Starkey. Their mission: to find the American ambassador and his wife.

Director: Alan J. Levi | Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, Andy Griffith, Claudio Martínez

Votes: 159

45. Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode: 'A' Is for Annie (1970)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Julie comes to the assistance of her old teacher, who is being targeted by others in her community for teaching sex education in school.

Director: Robert Michael Lewis | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews

Votes: 52

46. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Bart the Murderer (1991)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

After having a horrible day, Bart gets a job tending bar for a group of gangsters and becomes the prime suspect when Principal Skinner mysteriously disappears.

Director: Rich Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 4,677

47. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Bart vs. Lisa vs. 3rd Grade (2002)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Bart and Lisa are respectively held back and moved forward one grade, putting them in the same class.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,774

48. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Bart's Friend Falls in Love (1992)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Bart becomes jealous when Milhouse falls in love with a new student named Samantha; Homer accidentally receives a vocabulary-building tape instead of a weight-loss one.

Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 3,362

49. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Flaming Moe's (1991)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Moe claims a drink that Homer invented is his own, with the drink making the bar a local hot spot, but threatens his friendship with Homer.

Directors: Rich Moore, Alan Smart | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 4,685

50. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Home Sweet Home-Dum-Diddly Doodily (1995)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Marge and Homer lose custody of the kids, who are sent to live at the Flanders' house.

Director: Susie Dietter | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 3,201