The School of Rock
2003 | 110 min | Comedy, Family, Music
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It earned strong reviews (92%) and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey must risk everything to prove that rock 'n' roll can change lives.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
92% on Rotten Tomatoes, 82 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.1/10 from 6K viewers
- AwardsWeak
No major awards or nominations on record
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$131 million worldwide on a $35 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
533K Wikipedia readers in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Richard Linklater
- Jack BlackDewey Finn
- Joan CusackRosalie Mullins
- Mike WhiteNed Schneebly
- Sarah SilvermanPatty Di Marco
- Miranda CosgroveSummer Hathaway
- Joey Gaydos Jr.Zack
- Kevin Alexander ClarkFreddy Jones
- Rivkah ReyesKatie
- Robert TsaiLawrence
- Maryam HassanTomika