A Real Job

Benjamin, a PhD student past deadline, takes a middle school subbing gig to avoid his parents' pity. His first class is a rodeo of thrown paper and existential questions no seminar prepared him for. Some saintly coworkers later, he’s grading papers with reluctant respect.

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Thomas Lilti directed A Real Job in 2023. See Thomas Lilti's full filmography, where to start with Thomas Lilti, or where to go after you've seen everything by Thomas Lilti.

A Real Job was released in 2023 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 100 minutes.