Teacher

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Adam Dick directs. John Klein behind the camera. Alexis Grapsas scores. R.J. Daniel Hanna cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 7 years ago.
• 2Directed by Adam Dick, shot by John Klein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 3Original score by Alexis Grapsas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 4Editor R.J. Daniel Hanna shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 5David Dastmalchian and Kevin Pollak and Curtis Edward Jackson carry the top of the cast.
• 6Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you have to pick a side".
• 7IMDB entry: tt7281538 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 8Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
• 9Classified under 9 themes, including "high school", "abusive father", "bullying", "teachers and students".

The technical file

Cinematography

John Klein

Original score

Alexis Grapsas

Editing

R.J. Daniel Hanna

Production design

Katharin 'Ladie K' Mraz

Runtime

100 min · 1h 40m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

Teacher (2019) ↗

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  TEACHER // Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Gimly2019-09-11
  ★ 6/10

  Teacher is an interesting one. It's not shot especially well, and some of the acting could have been better. Not David Dastmalchian though, he was fantastic. Which I guess was kind of a surprise, not because I've ever seen him be bad in anythinng before, just because I don't think he's ever had the oppurtunity of enouygh screen time to prove it before. At least not in anything that I've watched. But as much as Teacher gives him the oppurtunity to shine, what it's really about is bullying. The message it drives is somewhat muddled, but it revolves around the cycle of violence, and the choices we make when we're caught in it. I don't know if I agree with everything Teacher has to say on the subject, but this isn't propaganda, so not being on the same page doesn't render the thing moot. Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.

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Production companies

Who made it

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  Buffalo 8

  US

• SP

  Spark in the Dark Productions

Key crew

• Dialogue EditorKaitlyn Heffron
• Executive ProducerJohn August Glassgow
• EditorR.J. Daniel Hanna
• Executive ProducerCarol Smith
• ProducerZachary Kamen
• Line ProducerKori Murray
• ProducerMatthew Helderman
• Production DesignKatharin 'Ladie K' Mraz
• ProducerAdam Dick
• ColoristC. Ryan Stemple
• Executive ProducerMarkie Glassgow
• Executive ProducerKelly Waller
• Executive ProducerTed Reilly

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• high school
• abusive father
• bullying
• teachers and students
• school bully
• school bullying
• swear
• hitting
• teen

Release history · US

When it landed

• Digital2019-08-13R

Also known as

International titles

• ProfessorBR