The Kindergarten Teacher

2018 • 1h 36m •

Drama

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 6.5/10

404 reviews

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Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.

Top Billed Cast

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Lisa Spinelli

Parker Sevak

Jimmy Roy

Gael García Bernal

Simon

Michael Chernus

Grant Spinelli

Rosa Salazar

Becca

Ajay Naidu

Nikhil Roy

Anna Baryshnikov

Meghan

Daisy Tahan

Lainie Spinelli

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R r96sk Verified TMDB Critic

2022-03-03

A strange one.

<em>'The Kindergarten Teacher'</em> does an impressive job at making the situations portrayed uncomfortable, like I was literally cringing all the way through - and I mean that in a good way. I'm not entirely convinced it lands completely, but I did like watching it all play out and Maggie Gyllenhaal puts in a superb performance. It gets 8/10 thanks to Mags....