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      Teachers

      R Released Oct 5, 1984 1 hr. 46 min. Comedy Drama List
      61% 33 Reviews Tomatometer 46% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score High school teacher Alex Jurel (Nick Nolte) has gone from idealistic to pessimistic. His classroom methods come under scrutiny when a former pupil sues him for not ensuring student literacy, and the arrival of Lisa Hammond (JoBeth Williams), the lawyer assigned to the case, only makes things worse -- she's one of Alex's former star pupils. When Alex tries to help his other students, he just gets into more trouble with timid principal Horn (William Schallert) and the school board. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Oct 17 Buy Now

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      With moments of stinging satire undermined by jarring tonal shifts, Teachers offers an education in the limits of a strong cast's ability to prop up uneven writing.

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      Audience Member My dad, he was in the movie for about 4-5 secs his time of fame Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review ashley h Teachers is an okay film. It is about a well meaning but burned-out high school teacher tries to maintain order against the backdrop of a pending lawsuit. Nick Nolte and JoBeth Williams give decent performances. The script is a little slow in places. Arthur Hiller did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the humor and drama. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Yeah, this is no 80's classic, but it's still a pretty nice film. Interesting look at the day to day dilemmas in education. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review william s Too foolish to be taken seriously as it so wanted us too. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member (**): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member When this first came out critics gave this film a lot of hate. Fast forward a couple decades later I wonder if they would feel the same way. This is exactly how most schools are these days. The last thing schools care about is education for our children. This film captures the politics of school perfectly! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Laurie Horn Miami Herald It's not the comedic touch that's the problem, it's that the touch doesn't sting. Rated: 2/4 Oct 3, 2021 Full Review Kathleen Carroll New York Daily News Fails to communicate its message of social concern and it winds up looking as frenzied and juvenile as every other teen exploitation flick. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 3, 2021 Full Review Mike Ritchey Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Nolte is always interesting to watch. Had they not been detained with an elementary-school script, both he and the picture would have fared better. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 3, 2021 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …aims for the black comedy of the The Hospital but ends up with sitcom parabolising… Rated: 3/5 Nov 30, 2023 Full Review Joe Baltake Philadelphia Daily News You can enjoy this film, but don't expect any revelations or answers. It asks us to laugh off a serious situation. Oct 3, 2021 Full Review JoAnn Rhetts Charlotte Observer "Teachers" is one of the 10 best movies of this year. Maybe one of the five best. Oct 3, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis High school teacher Alex Jurel (Nick Nolte) has gone from idealistic to pessimistic. His classroom methods come under scrutiny when a former pupil sues him for not ensuring student literacy, and the arrival of Lisa Hammond (JoBeth Williams), the lawyer assigned to the case, only makes things worse -- she's one of Alex's former star pupils. When Alex tries to help his other students, he just gets into more trouble with timid principal Horn (William Schallert) and the school board.
      Director
      Arthur Hiller
      Screenwriter
      W.R. McKinney
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Oct 5, 1984, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 16, 2008
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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