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The English Teacher

2013 92 min R Comedy · Drama · Romance

Refuse to live life by the book.

A small-town English teacher rediscovers her spark when a former student returns home after his big-city dreams fizzle. When she finds fire in his failed play script she throws herself into staging it despite zero stage experience. Her reward? A one-night audience of parents and bored teens in a gym-turned-theater.

Directed by Craig Zisk · Written by Stacy Chariton, Dan Chariton

Starring Julianne Moore, Michael Angarano, Greg Kinnear, Lily Collins, Fiona Shaw, Norbert Leo Butz

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