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Waiting for "Superman"

Waiting for "Superman"

The fate of our country won't be decided on a battlefield, it will be determined in a classroom.

20106.91h 51m

Overview

Gripping, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, Waiting for Superman is an impassioned indictment of the American school system from An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim.

Directed by Davis Guggenheim
Written by Davis Guggenheim, Billy Kimball
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Top Cast

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Charles Adams

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Jonathan Alter

Jonathan Alter

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Geoffrey Canada

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Celeste Bell

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Themes & Keywords

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About Waiting for "Superman"

Waiting for "Superman" is a documentary film released in 2010 exploring themes of classroom, education, teacher, school, hispanic, duringcreditsstinger. Directed by Davis Guggenheim, it stars Charles Adams, Jonathan Alter, Geoffrey Canada. Gripping, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, Waiting for Superman is an impassioned indictment of the American school system from An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim.

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