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The Kindergarten Teacher

Movie
2018
1h 36m
R
English
Drama
User Score: 
6.8
Critic Score: 
83
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Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.
The Kindergarten Teacher Poster

The Kindergarten Teacher

R
Movie
2018
1h 36m
English
Drama
Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.
Rating
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6.8
IMDB
The Kindergarten Teacher (2018) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
83

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Maggie Gyllenhaal
Lisa Spinelli
Parker Sevak
Jimmy Roy
Michael Chernus
Grant Spinelli
Ajay Naidu
Nikhil Roy
Daisy Tahan
Lainie Spinelli
Sam Jules
Josh Spinelli
Haley Murphy
Brittany
Aamira Martinez
Officer Marshall
Douglas Taurel
Officer Lugo
Libya Pugh
Marianne
Avery Ilardi
Kindergarten child
Avishai Greenberg
Kindergarten student
Donovan Pierre Coleman
Kindergarten child
Directed By: Sara Colangelo
Written By: Sara Colangelo (Screenplay), Nadav Lapid

Featured Comments/Tips

OMEGANCQ says...
5 years ago
It's eerie, but strangely powerful. With this almost tailor-made script Maggie Gyllenhaal put good use with her skills, her character is so complex and daring and fragile, smart and naïve, and most of all referable, it's like she came straight out of a Christopher Nolan movie. It maybe far from mainstream but this movie certainly excelled from other Netflix titles, and for those who is willing to try, it's a good watch. And it's worth mentioning that the poems in the movie came by the hand of Vietnamese writer Vuong, went to see his works after the movie and some are literally breath taking.
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AdamMorgan says...
5 years ago
This is a film that really struck close to home on a lot of levels.  In a nutshell the film is about a woman who has had a cultural and intellectual awakening later in life.  As she evolves into a new woman she struggles to coexist with those around her who do not see interested in bettering themselves. In the middle of all of this she meets a gifted student with whom she becomes obsessed.  I won't say much more than that as I don't want to give anything away.   I think the teacher wishes that she had a mentor in life that would have shown her parts of life that she had to discover on her own.   While I enjoy the process of discovery I often wish that I had someone along the way that would have encouraged it at a younger age.    I don't love the final scenes but the end did not take away from the how I felt about the film.   follow me at https://IHateBadMovies.com
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donluco says...
4 years ago
I loved Maggie Gyllenhaal. Anything she does, I'll give it a go. this however did not keep me attentive. The trailer intrigued me but the storyline was too slow for me. I lost interest halfway through and turned it off once they were at the museum. I think the teacher office scene was unneccessary but again, as I didn't finish, maybe there was more or it further down the line. I will however give the original Israeli version a try and see if that version manages to keep my attention. same name.
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faithful soul says...
5 years ago
Not quite the heart-tugging and inspirational movie I was expecting. This subverts the Dead Poets-type movie our screens are littered with, and gives us something that is dark and obsessive. Still, despite the actions taken by the teacher in question, you might actually sympathise with her a little come the film's end.
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Featured User Reviews

Keeper70
4 years ago
There is a mantra I live by, if Maggie Gyllenhaal is in something watch it. Even a baked-bean advert. You'll see a great performance even if the product is not good.

Kindergarten Teacher is a very interesting film, it can literally be seen as a 'slow burner' as we are treated to Lisa& More
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r96sk
2 years ago
A strange one.

'The Kindergarten Teacher' does an impressive job at making the situations portrayed uncomfortable, like I was literally cringing all the way through - and I mean that in a good way. I'm not entirely convinced it lands completely, but I did like watching it all play out an More
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