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Feature film — 2013

The English Teacher (2013)

5.61h 32mComedy — Drama — Romance

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.

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A high-signal pick with 382 votes.

Mirabelle Pictures Productions / Artina Films / Procinvest Sas

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Director: Craig Zisk

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Cast & crew

Julianne Moore as Linda Sinclair

Julianne Moore

Linda Sinclair

Michael Angarano as Jason Sherwood

Michael Angarano

Jason Sherwood

Greg Kinnear as Dr. Tom Sherwood

Greg Kinnear

Dr. Tom Sherwood

Lily Collins as Halle Anderson

Lily Collins

Halle Anderson

Fiona Shaw as Narrator

Fiona Shaw

Narrator

Norbert Leo Butz as Vice Principal Phil Pelaski

Norbert Leo Butz

Vice Principal Phil Pelaski

Jessica Hecht as Principal Trudie Slocum

Jessica Hecht

Principal Trudie Slocum

Charlie Saxton as Will

Charlie Saxton

Will

Nathan Lane as Carl Kapinas

Nathan Lane

Carl Kapinas

Nikki Blonsky as Sheila Nussbaum

Nikki Blonsky

Sheila Nussbaum

Erin Wilhelmi as Joni Gerber

Erin Wilhelmi

Joni Gerber

Remy Auberjonois as Beefy Businessman

Remy Auberjonois

Beefy Businessman

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