Teacher of the Year

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Teacher of the Year

2014,

1h 20m,

Comedy

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After winning the California teacher of the year award, Mitch receives a tempting offer that may force him from his job.

Tim Cogshell

Alt Film Guide

Jun 1, 2015

3/5

Teacher of the Year is a smart and funny movie that manages to pull off one of the more difficult balancing acts in filmmaking; it actually is smart while still being funny.>

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Nina Metz

Chicago Tribune

Apr 29, 2015

Weirdly, this tonal combination actually works, most of the time at least.

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Jeanne Kaplan

Kaplan vs. Kaplan

Jun 27, 2015

Strouse's strong suit is his casting. His writing and directing are solid, but his ability to select the right actor makes all the difference in "Teacher of the Year".

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David Kaplan

Kaplan vs. Kaplan

Jun 27, 2015

Thanks to a highly-skilled group of comedic actors with years of experience --- largely honed on television --- and the absurdist humor of writer/director Jason Strouse, "Teacher of the Year" is a film I can heartily recommend.

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Kit Bowen

The Movie Kit

May 23, 2015

This excellent mockumentary highlights the business of teaching high-school kids to hilarious and poignant effect.

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Aaron Neuwirth

The Young Folks

May 13, 2015

8/10

With a strong ensemble cast... It uses the documentary style in an effective manner that kept the character beats consistent with the laughs and felt like a true winner.

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Nov 26, 2018

Reminds me of Best In Show - funny, quick and goes full circle with the development of the different characters. If you lack a sense of humor, you may find it here or you just don't have one.

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George G

Mar 4, 2018

A good mock-umentary with a mix of good and not so good acting. Heartwarming and complicated. Just to be clear, Keegan-Michael Key DOES NOT star in this movie: he has a supporting role. The actual lead does a great job.

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Han S

Jun 17, 2017

Created a RT account just to give this 1 star.

Finn S

May 5, 2017

This film came as an interesting find on Netflix. The documentary style was great and the concept kept the pacing and comedy right in check. It is very much in the Christopher Guest style of filmmaking and you never know what the next crazy is going to be. Keegan is central to the marketing but is only a supporting player and that is a bit misleading. I think most of the negative comments are based on the inconsistent beats and storyline, but I found it very funny and brilliant at times. 05/05/2017.

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Han S

Mar 6, 2017

I'm a big fan of Keegan-Michael Key but he plays a small role in the film and isn't around much. The rest of the movie lacks drive and lost my attention.

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Matt Letscher

Mitch Carter

Keegan-Michael Key

Ronald Douche

Sunny Mabrey

Kate Carter

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Synopsis

After winning the California teacher of the year award, Mitch receives a tempting offer that may force him from his job.

Director: Jason Strouse
Producer: Lainie Jordan
Screenwriter: Jason Strouse
Production Co: Lower Merion Films
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 2, 2015
Runtime: 1h 20m

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