100 Best Teacher Movies for Inspiration and Fun

100 Best Teacher Movies for Inspiration and Fun

If you are not a student now, once you were a student. So you must have a favorite teacher movie that you’re willing to watch again and again. Many teacher movies are truly inspiring, exceptional, and worthy of your attention.

As an idealist math teacher for almost ten years, I believe heroes like teachers are often not celebrated enough. And thank movie directors, movies are good ways to shine a light on the real-life of teachers.

Why You Should Watch Teacher Movies?

An inspiring story of a dedicated teacher has a huge potential to make a difference in others’ lives! That’s why I have curated my favorite teacher movies below. I believe many of them will leave you with wisdom and positive lessons. There are a lot of dramas on my list, like Dead Poets Society, but there are also hilarious comedies such as School of Rock and Bad Teacher. But in general, an educator believes in a group of students who don’t believe in themselves in these movies. Yes, it sounds cliche.

Anyway, these movies are the best movies about teachers, and they focus on teachers, teaching, and the conflicts our educators often go through when trying to teach. I hope you enjoy them.

If you need a math movie list, you should dive into 6 Beautiful Math Movies Based on True Stories or 25+ Beautiful Math Movies for Mathematics Lovers.

A coming of age story, following the life of school-boy, Andy, who, will do anything to avoid the ridicule of his peers. When he is paired up with the school's outcast, Stanley, to do an assignment by popular teacher, Mr Simon. Andy will soon learn that there was a reason Mr Simon paired the two and he will soon learn there is a different side to Stanley as a series of events will change both of their lives forever....
When science whiz Mitch Taylor (Gabe Jarret) arrives at Pacific Tech as a freshman, he's paired up with genius senior Chris Knight (Val Kilmer) to work on a laser project. Mitch initially doesn't care for Knight's slacker attitude, but is eventually won over, and their friendship allows them to make new progress on the laser project. It's only when the boys learn that the government intends to use the laser as a weapon that they start to question what they've actually...
An intelligent but emotionally abandoned kid struggles with an alcoholic father, bullying teachers, violent street gangs and class warfare, slowly turning towards a thug lifestyle....
A high-school biology teacher looks to become a successful mixed martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extracurricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school....
Teacher Poppy Cross (Sally Hawkins) is an eternal optimist who lives with her more cynical friend Zoe (Alexis Zegerman). Deciding she wants to learn to drive, she starts taking lessons from Scott (Eddie Marsan), a tense and downbeat instructor who believes Poppy's levity reflects a lack of seriousness. Although they clash, Poppy is not deterred from her goal. Meanwhile, she starts dating Tim, a social worker who came to her school to help a child....
Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) has an uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last duck-out before graduation, Ferris calls in sick, "borrows" a Ferrari, and embarks on a one-day journey through the streets of Chicago. On Ferris' trail is high school principal Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), determined to catch him in the act....
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