Best Movies about Teachers, Teaching, Schools, and Education

 A Listmania! list by Bill Sawyer (Winter Garden, FL)

The list author says: "Here is my list of the best movies about teachers, teaching, schools, and education. The list includes documentaries, dramas based on true stories, dramas, comedies, and even some thought provoking films about transformations from deep learning.

The DVDs are sequenced as follows:
1. Dramas based on true stories (docudramas)
2. Documentaries
3. Dramas with connections to teachers, teaching, schools, etc."

1.  Stand and Deliver DVD ~ Edward James Olmos The list author says:   "The drama based on the story of Jaime Escalante."

2.  Lean on Me (Snap Case Packaging) DVD ~ Morgan Freeman The list author says:   "The drama based on the story of Joe Clark."

3.  Dangerous Minds DVD ~ Michelle Pfeiffer The list author says:   "The drama based on the story of U.S. Marine LouAnne Johnson."

4.  Freedom Writers (Full Screen Edition) DVD ~ Hilary Swank The list author says:   "The drama based on the story of Erin Gruwell."

5.  The Ron Clark Story DVD ~ Matthew Perry The list author says:   "The drama based on the story of Ron Clark."

6.  The Great Debaters DVD ~ Denzel Washington The list author says:   "The drama based on the story of the Wiley College debate team."

7.  Coach Carter (Widescreen Edition) DVD ~ Samuel L. Jackson The list author says:   "The drama based on the story of coach Ken Carter."

8.  Tuesdays With Morrie DVD ~ Jack Lemmon The list author says:   "The drama based on the story of Morrie Schwartz and Mitch Albom."

9.  The Miracle Worker DVD ~ Anne Bancroft The list author says:   "The drama based on the story of Anne Sullivan, and her teaching Helen Keller how to communicate."

10.  Music of the Heart (Miramax Collector's Series) DVD ~ Meryl Streep The list author says:   "The drama based on the story of Opus 118 Harlem School of Music."

11.  Conrack [VHS] VHS Jon Voight The list author says:   "The drama based on the story of Pat Conroy, and his book The Water is Wide."

12.  Radio DVD ~ Cuba Gooding Jr. The list author says:   "The drama based on the story of T. L. Hanna High School football coach Harold Jones and a James Robert "Radio" Kennedy."

13.  Waiting for "Superman" DVD ~ Geoffrey Canada The list author says:   "The documentary about the current state of primary education in the U.S. (circa 2010). It details things that are working, and things that are failing. It follows families looking to change their fates. This is a MUST SEE!"

14.  The Lottery DVD ~ Geoffrey Canada The list author says:   "The documentary about the Lottery used to select students to attend charter, magnet, and other selective schools in New York city."

15.  The First Year DVD ~ Georgene Acosta The list author says:   "The documentary that follows 5 teachers through their first year of teaching."

16.  The Cartel DVD: Home Edition  The list author says:   "The documentary describing the education cartel that controls much of the money and power of the U.S. primary education system."

17.  The Hobart Shakespeareans DVD ~ Rafe Esquith The list author says:   "The documentary about Rafe Esquith and his 5th grade class at Hobart Elementary school."

18.  Money Chase: Inside Harvard Biz School DVD ~ Documentary The list author says:   "The documentary about the Harvard Business School."

19.  Mad Hot Ballroom DVD ~ Heather Berman The list author says:   "The documentary about a ballroom dance program in the New York City Public School system."

20.  High School Boot Camp DVD ~ David Burdge The list author says:   "The documentary about boys (aged 13-18) and a boot camp program in Florida."

21.  Pressure Cooker DVD ~ Wilma Stephenson The list author says:   "The documentary about the culinary course, taught by Wilma Stephenson, in Northeast Philadelphia."

22.  Misunderstood Minds Searching for Success in School DVD ~ Chris Bury The list author says:   "The documentary that spent three years following five families with children who struggle with learning disabilities."

23.  Hard Times at Douglass High: A No Child Left Behind Report Card DVD ~ Alan Raymond The list author says:   "The documentary about a year at Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore, MD."

24.  Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk DVD ~ Artist Not Provided The list author says:   "The documentary about Higher Education challenges and risks."

25.  To Be and to Have DVD ~ Georges Lopez The list author says:   "The documentary about a one-room schoolhouse in France's rural Auvergne region."

26.  Dead Poets Society (Special Edition) DVD ~ Robin Williams The list author says:   "The drama staring Robin Williams as an English teacher at a private boy's boarding school."

27.  Finding Forrester DVD ~ Sean Connery

28.  Mr. Holland's Opus DVD ~ Richard Dreyfuss

29.  Goodbye, Mr. Chips DVD ~ Robert Donat

30.  The Emperor's Club (Widescreen Edition) DVD ~ Kevin Kline

31.  Mona Lisa Smile DVD ~ Julia Roberts

32.  Remember the Titans (Widescreen Edition) DVD ~ Denzel Washington

33.  Good Will Hunting (Miramax Collector's Series) DVD ~ Robin Williams

34.  The Education of Shelby Knox DVD ~ Rene Caudillo

35.  The History Boys DVD ~ Samuel Anderson

36.  The Man Without a Face DVD ~ Jean De Baer

37.  The Class (Entre Les Murs) DVD ~ François Bégaudeau

38.  Billy Elliot DVD ~ Julie Walters

39.  Glee: The Complete First Season DVD ~ Matthew Morrison The list author says:   "The best current show (2010) on TV covering a high school, focusing on the kids in the Glee club, but touching on lots of related topics. It is more than a comedy."

40.  Glee: The Complete Second Season DVD ~ Cory Monteith The list author says:   "The best current show (2010) on TV covering a high school, focusing on the kids in the Glee club, but touching on lots of related topics. It is more than a comedy." http://www.amazon.com/Movies-Teachers-Teaching-Schools-Education/lm/R1A23V4LYYGF1J