Movies About Teachers Helping Students

From Arthur Penn, starring Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson
Rated Approved

The Miracle Worker is a 1962 biopic directed by Arthur Penn about the true story of Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan. The film follows the life of Helen Keller, a young girl left deaf, blind and mute by an illness, and her relationship with her teacher Anne Sullivan, a young woman determined to help Helen find her voice and independence. Anne teaches Helen new ways to communicate while dealing with Helen’s frustrated and desperate parents. Through patience and relentless effort, Anne eventually succeeds in breaking through to Helen and inspiring her to lead an independent life. The Miracle Worker was a critical and commercial success, earning multiple Academy Award nominations, including Best Actress for Anne Bancroft and Best Supporting Actress for Patty Duke.

From James Clavell, starring Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts, Suzy Kendall
Rated Approved

To Sir, with Love is a British drama film directed by James Clavell and released in 1967. The film stars Sidney Poitier as Mark Thackeray, an engineer from the West Indies who takes a teaching position in a school in London's East End. Despite the challenges of teaching a group of difficult and unruly students, Thackeray's patience, intelligence, and enthusiasm gradually wins them over. Through the course of the year, Thackeray teaches his students the importance of education, respect, and dignity. Ultimately, the students come to recognize the value of his lessons and Thackeray grows to care deeply for their well-being. The film was a box office success, receiving widespread critical acclaim and earning several awards, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.

From Richard Brooks, starring Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Margaret Hayes
Rated Approved

From Ramón Menéndez, starring Edward James Olmos, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan, Virginia Paris
Rated PG

From Randal Kleiser, starring John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway
Rated PG

From Roger Corman, starring Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, John Kerr, Luana Anders
Rated Not Rated

From Ivan Reitman, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Linda Hunt
Rated PG-13