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Rank#100Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American coming-of-age drama film about an English teacher who inspires his students through poetry at a prestigious...

Stand and Deliver
Rank#788Stand and Deliver is a 1988 American drama film that follows the true story of high school mathematics teacher Jaime Escalante. He uses...

School of Rock
Rank#1,418School of Rock is a 2003 comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, featuring Jack Black as Dewey Finn, a struggling rock guitarist who poses as a...

Freedom Writers
Rank#1,692Freedom Writers is a 2007 American drama film based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary. It follows the story of a teacher, Erin Gruwell, who...

Dangerous Minds
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Mr. Holland's Opus
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The Great Debaters
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Remember the Titans
Rank#825Remember the Titans is a 2000 American biographical sports film based on the true story of coach Herman Boone's efforts to integrate a high school...

Coach Carter
Rank#1,015Coach Carter is a 2005 American biographical teen sports drama film that tells the true story of Richmond High School basketball coach Ken Carter,...

Patch Adams
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October Sky
Rank#2,524October Sky is a 1999 American biographical drama film directed by Joe Johnston, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, and Laura Dern....

Finding Forrester
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Half Nelson
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Akeelah and the Bee
Rank#4,028Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film about an 11-year-old girl, Akeelah Anderson, from south Los Angeles, who embarks on a journey of...

Music of the Heart
Rank#4,679Music of the Heart is a 1999 biographical musical drama film directed by Wes Craven, depicting the true story of Roberta Guaspari, a violinist who...

The Emperor's Club
Rank#5,057The Emperor's Club is a 2002 American drama film directed by Michael Hoffman and starring Kevin Kline. It follows the story of a prep school teacher...

Take the Lead
Rank#6,565Take the Lead is a 2006 American drama dance film directed by Liz Friedlander and starring Antonio Banderas as dance instructor Pierre Dulaine. The...
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