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Teacher of the Year

  • 20142014
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 22m
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5.3/10
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Matt Letscher and Keegan-Michael Key in Teacher of the Year (2014)
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Surrounded by the eccentric faculty of Truman High School, Mitch Carter wins the California Teacher of the Year award and immediately receives a tempting offer that may force him to leave hi... Read allSurrounded by the eccentric faculty of Truman High School, Mitch Carter wins the California Teacher of the Year award and immediately receives a tempting offer that may force him to leave his job.Surrounded by the eccentric faculty of Truman High School, Mitch Carter wins the California Teacher of the Year award and immediately receives a tempting offer that may force him to leave his job.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
20,033
406
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    • Director
      • Jason Strouse
    • Writer
      • Jason Strouse
    • Stars
      • Matt Letscher
      • Keegan-Michael Key
      • Sunny Mabrey
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jason Strouse
    • Writer
      • Jason Strouse
    • Stars
      • Matt Letscher
      • Keegan-Michael Key
      • Sunny Mabrey
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 17User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations

    Videos1

    Teacher of the Year
    Trailer 1:24
    Teacher of the Year

    Photos8

    Teacher of the Year (2014)
    Teacher of the Year cast at LaCosta Film Festival
    On the red carpet for "Teacher of the Year" at the Newport Beach film festival, where the film won the Best Comedy award.
    Teacher of the Year cast and director Dance With Films 17
    Teacher of the Year Cast at Dances With Films 17
    Matt Letscher, Jason Strouse, Karl T. Wright, Lainie Strouse, and Caitlin Carmichael at an event for Teacher of the Year (2014)
    Matt Letscher, Jason Strouse, Karl T. Wright, Lainie Strouse, and Caitlin Carmichael at an event for Teacher of the Year (2014)

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    Matt Letscher
    Matt Letscher
    • Mitch Carter
    Keegan-Michael Key
    Keegan-Michael Key
    • Ronald Douche
    Sunny Mabrey
    Sunny Mabrey
    • Kate Carter
    Larry Joe Campbell
    Larry Joe Campbell
    • Marv Collins
    Jamie Kaler
    Jamie Kaler
    • Steven Queeg
    Jason Sklar
    Jason Sklar
    • Lowell Hammer
    Randy Sklar
    Randy Sklar
    • Clive Hammer
    Tamlyn Tomita
    Tamlyn Tomita
    • Vivian Lew
    Brenda Strong
    Brenda Strong
    • Ellen Behr
    Caitlin Carmichael
    Caitlin Carmichael
    • Sierra Carter
    Chris Conner
    Chris Conner
    • Brian Campbell
    Eden Riegel
    Eden Riegel
    • Jackie Campbell
    Shari Belafonte
    Shari Belafonte
    • Robin Rivers
    Olivia Crocicchia
    Olivia Crocicchia
    • Faith Gregory
    Jonathan Goldstein
    Jonathan Goldstein
    • John Collier
    Gabriel Chavarria
    Gabriel Chavarria
    • Alex Carrillo
    Karl T. Wright
    Karl T. Wright
    • Eric Sanders
    Richard Keith
    Richard Keith
    • Ian Donovan
    • Director
      • Jason Strouse
    • Writer
      • Jason Strouse
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Various students at the high school this movie was shot on location at appear as extras throughout.
    • Goofs
      When the college counselors are talking to the students, the hand drawn map on the whiteboard has Mississippi and Alabama switched.
    • Quotes

      Mitch Carter: Listen to this, "The boy said I was hungry, hungry, hungry. This shows he was hungry."

      Kate Carter: Teacher of the year, huh?

    • Connections
      References This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

    User reviews17

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Finally--an authentic movie about teaching
    The Netflix rating for this movie is one out of five stars. It rates five out of five on Rotten Tomatoes, and 5.3 out of 10 here on IMDb. The fact that the reviews are all over the place almost surely reflects Americans' ambivalence about teachers and public schools (or charter schools that are publicly funded, like the one represented here). My husband and I, both longtime educators, thought that this mockumentary was the most authentic representation of our profession that we have seen. Teaching is tough. It's tough when your students do not respond to your efforts, and, yes, it is even tough when you are "Teacher of the Year."

    Not that this is a humorless drama...not at all. It is hilarious because it captures how completely awkward and totally out of the box each day is when you work in this type of school. The teachers in this film display the full range of creativity, grit, anger, envy, compassion and depleted ego that comes with a high-intensity, socially essential job that is often completely disrespected and poorly remunerated.
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    • Aug 22, 2015

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    • Release date
      • April 26, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Учитель года
    • Filming locations
      • West Hills, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Lower Merion Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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