The Good Teacher
Seen it?2024 | 92 min | Drama, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Bombshell or Seabiscuit, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Julien, a young teacher, is wrongfully accused of sexual misconduct by a teenage girl from his class. As he faces mounting pressures from the girl’s older brother and her classmates, the situation spirals out of control. Allegations spread, the entire school is thrown into turmoil, and the teacher has to fight to clear his name.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$3 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 11K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Teddy Lussi-Modeste
- François CivilJulien
- Shaïn BoumedineWalid
- Toscane DuquesneLeslie
- Mallory WanecqueOcéane
- Bakary KebeModibo
- Marianne EhoumanRoxana
- Luna Ho PoumeyErica
- Emma BoumaliSihem
- Estevan MarchenoirTheo
- Atik JawedMohamed-Amine