Classic educational movie recommendations
# The Chorus
Year: 2004 | Country: France, Germany, Switzerland
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Synopsis
Set in 1940s France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.
# Whiplash
Year: 2014 | Country: United States of America
Director: Damien Chazelle
Cast: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Austin Stowell, Jayson Blair
Synopsis
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
# Detachment
Year: 2011 | Country: US
Director: Tony Kaye
Cast: Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, James Caan, Christina Hendricks, Lucy Liu
Synopsis
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.
# The Wall
Year: 2017 | Country: US
Director: Doug Liman
Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Cena, Laith Nakli
Synopsis
An American sniper and his spotter engage in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with an Iraqi sniper.
# Good Will Hunting
Year: 1997 | Country: United States of America
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Cast: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård, Minnie Driver
Synopsis
Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides
# Dangal
Year: 2016 | Country: IN
Director: Nitesh Tiwari
Cast: Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Zaira Wasim, Suhani Bhatnagar
Synopsis
Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.
# 3 Idiots
Year: 2009 | Country: IN
Director: Rajkumar Hirani
Cast: Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Boman Irani
Synopsis
Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.
# Dead Poets Society
Year: 1989 | Country: US
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen
Synopsis
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.