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The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)

R 10/12/2018 (US) Drama 1h 36m

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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.

Sara Colangelo

Director, Screenplay
Nadav Lapid

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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
Sam Jules

Josh Spinelli
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A review by r96sk

80%

Written by r96sk on March 3, 2022

A strange one.

'The Kindergarten Teacher' 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.

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