The Ron Clark Story

Movie · 7.6 / 10 · 13 Aug 2006 · English

Passionate and innovative teacher Ron Clark leaves his small hometown to teach in one of Harlem's toughest schools. But to break through to the students, he must use unconventional methods, including his ground-breaking classroom rules, to help them reach their potential. Based on a true story.

Dead Poets Society

Movie · 8.3 / 10 · 2 Jun 1989 · English

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

The Soloist

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 24 Apr 2009 · English

A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.

A Complete Unknown

Movie · 7.1 / 10 · 25 Dec 2024 · English

New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.

Mr. Holland's Opus

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 29 Dec 1995 · English

In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but generations of students inspired through his teaching, Holland must redefine his life's purpose.

TÁR

Movie · 7.1 / 10 · 7 Oct 2022 · English

As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.

Take the Lead

Movie · 6.9 / 10 · 17 Mar 2006 · English

A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based on the story of ballroom dancer, Pierre Dulane.

August Rush

Movie · 7.4 / 10 · 18 Oct 2007 · English

Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater. After discovering his talent, the Wizard gives Evan the name "August Rush" and devises a plan to profit from his talent. Little does Evan know that his parents, Lyla and Louis, are searching for him too.

Hilary and Jackie

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 30 Dec 1998 · English

The tragic story of world-renowned cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.

'Round Midnight

Movie · 7.1 / 10 · 23 Sept 1986 · English

Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.

Passing

Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 27 Oct 2021 · English

In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

Respect

Movie · 6.8 / 10 · 12 Aug 2021 · English

The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.