The Kindergarten Teacher 2018

6.572 / 10   328 vote(s)
R
Drama

Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.

Homepage https://www.netflix.com/title/80240972
Release Date 2018-09-23
Runtime 1h 36m
Directors Sara Colangelo, Pepe Avila del Pino
Producers Osnat Handelsman-Keren, Talia Kleinhendler, Celine Rattray, Trudie Styler, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Zachery Ty Bryan, Daniel Lugo
Writers Sara Colangelo, Nadav Lapid

A strange one.

'The Kindergarten Teacher' does an impressive job at making the situations portrayed uncomfortable, like I was literally cringing all the way through - and I mean that in a good way. I'm not entirely convinced it lands completely, but I did like watching it all play out and Maggie Gyllenhaal puts in a superb performance. It gets 8/10 thanks to Mags.

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