The Kindergarten Teacher

The Kindergarten Teacher

201896 min
6.6/10
Drama

Plot Summary

Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.

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👥Cast (28)

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Lisa Spinelli

Parker Sevak

Parker Sevak

Jimmy Roy

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

Simon

Michael Chernus

Michael Chernus

Grant Spinelli

Rosa Salazar

Rosa Salazar

Becca

Ajay Naidu

Ajay Naidu

Nikhil Roy

Anna Baryshnikov

Anna Baryshnikov

Meghan

Daisy Tahan

Daisy Tahan

Lainie Spinelli

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Sam Jules

Josh Spinelli

Samrat Chakrabarti

Samrat Chakrabarti

Sanjay Roy

Haley Murphy

Haley Murphy

Brittany

Stefaniya Makarova

Stefaniya Makarova

Krystal

🎬Crew

Director

Sara Colangelo

Writers

Sara Colangelo, Nadav Lapid

Producers

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Osnat Handelsman-Keren, Trudie Styler, Talia Kleinhendler, Celine Rattray

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🏷️Keywords

poetrykindergartenchild prodigyteacherremakelittle boyteacher student relationshippoetry readingstaten island, new york city

💬Reviews (1)

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r96sk

3/3/2022

A strange one. <em>'The Kindergarten Teacher'</em> does an impressive job at making the situations portrayed uncomfortable, like I was literally cringing all the way through - and I mean that in a good way. I'm not entirely convinced it lands completely, but I did like watching it all play out and Maggie Gyllenhaal puts in a superb performance. It gets 8/10 thanks to Mags.

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