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Tired Film Tropes: The Good Teacher in a Bad School

This Tired Film Trope is hokey, fake and
--- surprisingly successful! Still almost every teacher movie follows the same dramatic arc: previously overlooked children have their potential unleashed only through the benevolent intervention of a charismatic adult. Or the other option --- an idealistic young teacher takes on a troubled school/classroom and endless drama ensues. Here's a carefully-curated sampling of movies that employ this tired film trope. How many have you seen???
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Beyond the Blackboard (2011)
Beyond the Blackboard (2011)
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Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
3
The Class (2008)
The Class (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
4
Class of 1984 (1982)
Class of 1984 (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
5
Coach Carter (2005)
Coach Carter (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
6
Conrack (1974)
Conrack (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
7
The Corn Is Green (1945)
The Corn Is Green (1945)
8
Crime in the Streets (1956)
Crime in the Streets (1956)
9
Cry Tough (1959)
Cry Tough (1959)
10
Dangerous Minds (1995)
Dangerous Minds (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   31%
11
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
12
Detachment (2011)
Detachment (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   58%
13
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
14
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story (2005)
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story (2005)
15
Freedom Writers (2007)
Freedom Writers (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
16
The George McKenna Story (1986)
The George McKenna Story (1986)
17
The Great Debaters (2007)
The Great Debaters (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
18
High School High (1996)
High School High (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   19%
19
Lean on Me (1989)
Lean on Me (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
20
The Marva Collins Story (1981)
The Marva Collins Story (1981)
21
McFarland, USA (2015)
McFarland, USA (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
22
Music of the Heart (1999)
Music of the Heart (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
23
October Sky (1999)
October Sky (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
24
One Eight Seven (1997)
One Eight Seven (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   30%
25
Pride (2007)
Pride (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   47%
26
The Principal (1987)
The Principal (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   50%
27
Remember the Titans (2000)
Remember the Titans (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
28
Rock 'N' Roll High School (1979)
Rock 'N' Roll High School (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
29
The Ron Clark Story (2006)
The Ron Clark Story (2006)
30
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   19%
31
Stand and Deliver (1988)
Stand and Deliver (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
32
The Substitute (1996)
The Substitute (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   42%
33
Teachers (1984)
Teachers (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
34
To Sir, With Love (1967)
To Sir, With Love (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
35
A Town Torn Apart (1992)
A Town Torn Apart (1992)
36
The Unguarded Moment (1956)
The Unguarded Moment (1956)
37
Up the Down Staircase (1967)
Up the Down Staircase (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
38
The Violation of Sarah Mcdavid (1981)
The Violation of Sarah Mcdavid (1981)
39
The Water Is Wide (2006)
The Water Is Wide (2006)
40
Wildcats (1986)
Wildcats (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   26%
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