The English Teacher
Seen it?2013 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (41% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 5.6 out of 10 from audiences, 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 romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Rushmore or Father of the Bride, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Small-town Pennsylvania schoolteacher Linda Sinclair balances her staid home life with an incredible passion for her subject. Then a former star pupil reenters her life after failing as a playwright in New York City. Seeing in his script the inspiration that she has always longed to instill in her students, this dyed-in-the-wool romantic enlists the help of long-suffering drama teacher Carl to mount the work as the high school’s next and riskiest production.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
41% on Rotten Tomatoes, 42 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$105K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 69K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Craig Zisk
- Julianne MooreLinda Sinclair
- Michael AngaranoJason Sherwood
- Greg KinnearDr. Tom Sherwood
- Lily CollinsHalle Anderson
- Fiona ShawNarrator
- Norbert Leo ButzVice Principal Phil Pelaski
- Jessica HechtPrincipal Trudie Slocum
- Charlie SaxtonWill
- Nathan LaneCarl Kapinas
- Nikki BlonskySheila Nussbaum