SimilarScreen
Teachers

Teachers

They fall asleep in class. Throw ink on each other. Never come in Mondays. And they're just the teachers.

19845.61h 47m

Overview

A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is suing the school for graduating their son who still cannot read or write. Amid the daily chaos of teaching in an inner city school, Alex Jurel tries to decide if he will lie at his deposition to protect the school or tell the truth and risk throwing away his career.

Directed by Arthur Hiller
Written by W.R. McKinney
Produced by Aaron Russo
0

Top Cast

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Alex Jurel

JoBeth Williams

JoBeth Williams

Lisa Hammond

Judd Hirsch

Judd Hirsch

Roger Rubell

Ralph Macchio

Ralph Macchio

Eddie Pilikian

Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

Carl Rosenberg

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Dr. Donna Burke

Richard Mulligan

Richard Mulligan

Herbert Gower

Royal Dano

Royal Dano

Ditto Stiles

William Schallert

William Schallert

Horn

Art Metrano

Art Metrano

Troy

Themes & Keywords

high schoolsatirelawsuitohiohigh school teacherschoolteachercolumbus, ohio

About Teachers

Teachers is a comedy, drama film released in 1984 exploring themes of high school, satire, lawsuit, ohio, high school teacher, schoolteacher. Directed by Arthur Hiller, it stars Nick Nolte, JoBeth Williams, Judd Hirsch. A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is suing the school for graduating their son who still cannot read or write. Amid the daily chaos of teaching in an inner city school, Alex Jurel tries to decide if he will lie at his deposition to protect the school or tell the truth and risk throwing away his career.

Movies Similar to Teachers

Discover titles like Teachers — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to Teachers

If you enjoyed Teachers, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of Teachers.

Election
35% Match

Election(1999)

Movie6.9/10

Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year’s high school student election. But Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more democratic election, and partly to satisfy some deep personal anger toward Tracy, Jim talks football player Paul Metzler to run for president as well.

Hurricane Bianca
30% Match

A teacher from New York moves to a small town in Texas, gets fired for being gay, and returns disguised in drag to get revenge on the people who were nasty to him.

The Breakfast Club
29% Match

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.

The English Teacher
28% Match

Small-town Pennsylvania schoolteacher Linda Sinclair balances her staid home life with an incredible passion for her subject. Then a former star pupil reenters her life after failing as a playwright in New York City. Seeing in his script the inspiration that she has always longed to instill in her students, this dyed-in-the-wool romantic enlists the help of long-suffering drama teacher Carl to mount the work as the high school’s next and riskiest production.

World's Greatest Dad
28% Match

In the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and the greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of fame, fortune and popularity, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.

Blue Car
27% Match

Blue Car(2003)

Movie6.1/10

Meg is a gifted but emotionally scarred 18-year-old who finds solace in writing poetry. Mr. Auster, her English teacher, recognizes her talent and encourages her to enter a national poetry contest. As tension at home escalates and Meg struggles to find a way to get to the poetry finals in Florida, Auster's role in her life becomes increasingly complex.

Scary Movie
27% Match

A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape the razor-sharp satire of this outrageously funny parody!

Gummo
27% Match

Gummo(1997)

Movie6.6/10

Teenagers Solomon and Tummler kill time in Xenia, Ohio, a small town that has never recovered from the tornado that ravaged the community in the 1970s.

God's Not Dead 2
27% Match

When a high school teacher is asked a question in class about Jesus, her reasoned response lands her in deep trouble and could expel God from the public square once and for all.

Summer School
27% Match

A high-school gym teacher has big plans for the summer, but is forced to cancel them to teach a "bonehead" English class for misfit goof-off students. Fortunately, his unconventional brand of teaching fun field trips begins to connect with them, and even inspires ardor in some.

Hamlet 2
26% Match

Hamlet 2(2008)

Movie5.9/10

Failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher Dana Marschz rallies his Tucson students as he conceives and stages a politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Dangerous Minds
26% Match

Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must throw decorum to the wind. When Johnson returns to the classroom, she does so armed with a no-nonsense attitude informed by her military training and a fearless determination to better the lives of her students -- no matter what the cost.

Nutcrackers
26% Match

Just as Mike is on the heels of closing the biggest deal of his career, he's pulled away from his bachelor life in the big city to a farm in rural Ohio in order to help his recently orphaned nephews find a new home.