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Publisher
ABC Studios
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
As the body count rises, Annalise Keating, Frank, Bonnie and the "Keating Five" dive into a docket of daunting new cases. Meanwhile, the shocking discovery of who killed Rebecca leads into the mystery of who shot Annalise. But instead of answers, this stunning development will set the stage for a series of shocking secrets, bitter betrayals and gasp-worthy revelations that will prove beyond all reasonable doubt, that under the right circumstances,...
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Robin Williams portrays English professor John Keating, who, in an age of crew cuts, sport coats and cheerless conformity, inspires his students to live life to the fullest, exclaiming "Carpe Diem, lads! Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary!" The charismatic teacher's emotionally charged challenge is met by his students with irrepressible enthusiasm, changing their lives forever
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Philosophy professor Abe Lucas is at rock bottom emotionally, unable to find any meaning or joy in life. He feels that everything he's tried to do from political activism to teaching hasn't made any difference. Abe gets involved with two women: Rita Richards, a lonely professor who is unhappy in her marriage; and Jill Pollard, his best student, who becomes his closest friend. Pure chance changes everything when Abe and Jill overhear a stranger's conversation...
10) School of rock
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Special features: commentary by actor Jack Black and director Richard Linklater; kids' commentary; lessons learned in "School of rock;" "School of rock" music video; kids' video diary; Toronto Film Festival; MTV's diary of Jack Black; Dewey Finn's history of rock
After being fired by his band, a musician takes a job substitute teaching in a 4th grade class at a prestigious school. He is not really prepared to teach, so he does what he knows best...he...
Publisher
ABC Studios
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Dangerous. Shocking. Mesmerizing. That's the final verdict on ABC's How to get Away with Murder, the sexy ensemble drama where brilliant and seductive Annalise Keating (Viola Davis) dominates her classroom as powerfully as she dominates the courtroom. Each year, Annalise chooses a handful of top law students to assist her with her high-profile, albeit morally ambiguous, court cases. But the lines between defending and committing murder soon begin...
13) Olive Kitteridge
Publisher
Home Box Office, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The four-part drama that tells the story of a seemingly placid New England town that is actually wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, all told through the lens of Olive, whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled heart and staunch moral center. The story spans 25 years and focuses on Olive's relationships with her husband, Henry, the good-hearted and kindly town pharmacist; their son, Christopher, who resents his mother's...
14) Ghost stories
Publisher
IFC In Theatres
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
A debunker of all things paranormal, Professor Philip Goodman has devoted his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural shenanigans on his own television show. His skepticism is put to the test however, when he receives a file of three chilling, inexplicable cases. Even scarier, each of these macabre stories seems to have a sinister connection to Professor Goodman's own Ife. Will they make a believer of him yet?
15) Wonder boys
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
During a single weekend, college professor Grady Tripp scrambles to gather together a life that has suddenly reeled out of control. An unfinished novel, a stolen car, a murdered pet and a failing marriage are just a few of the crises piling up
16) Inherit the wind
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
A small Tennessee town gains national attention in 1925 when a biology schoolteacher is arrested for violating state law and teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in the classroom
Publisher
Disney DVD
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Hindi
Description
Eight-year-old Ishaan can't seem to get anything right in class and gets into more trouble than his parents can handle. They pack him off to boarding school to 'be disciplined,' and his art teacher, Nikumbh, realizes that something is wrong and sets out to discover what it is. With time, patience, and care, Nikumbh helps Ishann find himself
19) Kindergarten cop
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
A veteran detective is forced to go undercover as a kindergarten teacher in order to trap an elusive criminal
20) The holdovers
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them a damaged, brainy troublemaker, and with the school's head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam
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