If you loved The Perfect Game, try School of Life

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by William Dear, and they both carry the cozy mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Family territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Perfect Game, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What School of Life is

Stormin’ Norman Warner’s posthumous parade of wins felt like a middle-school Groundhog Day. When his son Matt inherits the Teacher of the Year baton, the institution’s meter starts running on fresh unearned comparisons. The school board gets exactly the assembly they didn’t ask for.

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