Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "school-board"

1. Field of Dreams (1989)

PG | 107 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.

Director: Phil Alden Robinson | Stars: Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Amy Madigan

Votes: 128,221 | Gross: $64.43M

2. Easy A (2010)

PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When Olive lies to her best friend about losing her virginity to one of the college boys, a girl overhears their conversation. Soon, her story spreads across the entire school like wildfire.

Director: Will Gluck | Stars: Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley, Dan Byrd

Votes: 418,264 | Gross: $58.40M

3. Coach Carter (2005)

PG-13 | 136 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.

Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Rick Gonzalez, Robert Ri'chard, Rob Brown

Votes: 172,227 | Gross: $67.26M

4. The Best of Enemies (2019)

PG-13 | 133 min | Biography, Drama, History

Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.

Director: Robin Bissell | Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay, Anne Heche

Votes: 19,607 | Gross: $10.21M

5. Phenomena (1985)

R | 116 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

A young girl who has an amazing ability to communicate with insects is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.

Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Jennifer Connelly, Donald Pleasence, Daria Nicolodi, Dalila Di Lazzaro

Votes: 30,080

6. Peyton Place (1957)

Approved | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A peaceful New England town hides secrets and scandals.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Lana Turner, Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan, Arthur Kennedy

Votes: 6,618 | Gross: $25.60M

7. The Wedding Veil Expectations (2023 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Romance

Avery and Peter try to keep the romance alive while renovating an old house and juggling work, but everything takes on a new perspective when Avery has a surprise for Peter.

Director: Peter Benson | Stars: Lacey Chabert, Kevin McGarry, Alison Sweeney, Autumn Reeser

Votes: 1,105

8. The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama

Sarah McDavid, an idealistic young teacher, takes a job in a rough high school where she is eventually attacked and raped in her classroom after school hours and decides to buck the school ... See full summary »

Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Patty Duke, Ned Beatty, James Sloyan, Vernee Watson

Votes: 143

9. Class Rank (2017)

Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Two high school outsiders join forces in an attempt to overtake the local school board. Guided by their families, they enter the perilous word of politics and, in the process, learn a thing or two about love.

Director: Eric Stoltz | Stars: Skyler Gisondo, Olivia Holt, Kristin Chenoweth, Bruce Dern

Votes: 1,686

10. Bittersweet Love (1976)

PG | 92 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Young married couple expecting a baby suddenly discover they are half-brother and sister.

Director: David Miller | Stars: Lana Turner, Robert Lansing, Celeste Holm, Robert Alda

Votes: 209

11. Speech & Debate (2017)

PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama

Frustrated by the hypocrisy they see in their parents, teachers, and the entire school board, an unlikely trio set out to find a common truth and make their voices heard as they revive a defunct school club and take on the world.

Director: Dan Harris | Stars: Jeremy Rowley, Jerry Leggio, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Roger Bart

Votes: 1,464

12. Choices (1981)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

John Carluccio, a partially deaf teenager, becomes alienated when prevented from playing football because of his handicap. He must deal with his parents, coach, teammates, his new ... See full summary »

Director: Silvio Narizzano | Stars: Paul Carafotes, Victor French, Lelia Goldoni, Val Avery

Votes: 359

13. Teacher's Beau (1935)

Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Family, Short

The gang tries to dissuade their teacher from getting married.

Director: Gus Meins | Stars: Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Scotty Beckett, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer

Votes: 222

14. Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade (2003 Video)

G | 62 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Wow - fifth grade. But what good is practically being a grown-up when the teacher's a big sourpuss?

Director: Howy Parkins | Stars: Rickey D'Shon Collins, Jason Davis, Myles Jeffrey, Ashley Johnson

Votes: 2,371

15. Walkout (2006 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 110 min | Drama

A teacher becomes a mentor to Chicano high-school students protesting injustices in schools in 1968.

Director: Edward James Olmos | Stars: Alexa PenaVega, Michael Peña, Yancey Arias, Laura Harring

Votes: 1,574

16. You're Never Too Young (1955)

Approved | 102 min | Comedy, Musical

When an aspiring barber becomes inadvertently involved in the theft of a valuable diamond, necessity forces him to masquerade as a 12 year-old child - with humorous consequences.

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Diana Lynn, Nina Foch

Votes: 1,687 | Gross: $7.48M

17. Alternative Math (2017)

9 min | Short, Comedy

A well meaning math teacher finds herself trumped by a post-fact America.

Director: David Maddox | Stars: Allyn Carrell, Cole Whitaker, Mykle McCoslin, Bryan Massey

Votes: 1,129

18. Scandal in a Small Town (1988 TV Movie)

91 min | Drama

Leda Beth Vincent (Raquel Welch) lives in the small town of Shiloh, where she works as a cocktail waitress. She isn't too well-liked there, as she is no blushing virgin, but she is far from... See full summary »

Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Raquel Welch, Christa Denton, Frances Lee McCain, Peter Van Norden

Votes: 126

19. The Explosive Generation (1961)

TV-PG | 89 min | Drama

High school teacher gets in trouble when he tries to teach a class in sex education.

Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: William Shatner, Patty McCormack, Lee Kinsolving, Virginia Field

Votes: 419

20. New Port South (2001)

PG-13 | 95 min | Drama

A group of teenagers wish to rebel against the administrators and teachers (the system) in their suburban Chicago high school called New Port South.

Director: Kyle Cooper | Stars: Kevin Christy, Blake Shields, Will Estes, Melissa George

Votes: 572

21. The Red Fury (1984)

PG | 105 min | Drama, Family

Lost and alone, a young Indian boy travels through the wilds of the Old West. He finds shelter with a widowed horse trainer, who names him Frankie and teaches the outcast the tricks of the trade.

Director: Lyman Dayton | Stars: Will Jordan, Katherine Cannon, Cal Bartlett, Alan Hale Jr.

Votes: 181

22. They Made Me a Killer (1946)

Passed | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A young girl tries to prove a man innocent of robbery and murder charges.

Director: William C. Thomas | Stars: Robert Lowery, Barbara Britton, Lola Lane, Frank Albertson

Votes: 339

23. Girls in Chains (1943)

Approved | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

When a teacher loses her job because her brother-in-law is a racketeer, she takes a position at a girls' reformatory.

Director: Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Arline Judge, Roger Clark, Robin Raymond, Barbara Pepper

Votes: 269

24. You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown (1972 TV Short)

Not Rated | 24 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Linus runs for school president with Lucy and Charlie Brown being his campaign managers.

Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Chad Webber, Robin Kohn, Stephen Shea, Hilary Momberger-Powers

Votes: 1,895

25. School's Out (1930)

20 min | Comedy, Family, Short

The kids mistake Miss Crabtree's brother for a potential boyfriend, and plot to discourage him.

Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Norman 'Chubby' Chaney, Jackie Cooper, Dorothy DeBorba

Votes: 442

26. Tournament of Dreams (2007)

Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Sport

A dramatic feature about an inner city girl's high school basketball team who, with the help of a dedicated coach struggle though personal issues to save their basketball program.

Director: Don Abernathy | Stars: Tony Todd, Debbie Allen, Shakira Bryant, Keana Jackson

Votes: 185

27. 96 Souls (2016)

TV-14 | 112 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A university research scientist, about to lose funding and status, has a lab accident and discovers he can see people's true intentions -- making his situation even worse.

Director: Stanley Jacobs | Stars: Grinnell Morris, Sridhar Maruvada, Paul Statman, Toyin Moses

Votes: 5,852

28. Not a Ladies' Man (1942)

Passed | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Bill Bruce, a young boy whose dislike of women, stems from his father's divorce from his mother, is dismayed to find that his father, Robert Brude, is falling for Bill's schoolteacher, ... See full summary »

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Paul Kelly, Fay Wray, Douglas Croft, Ruth Lee

Votes: 33

29. Too Many Parents (1936)

Approved | 73 min | Comedy, Drama

A story of the boys who are sent to military school in order to get them out of the way of their too-busy-to-bother parents or guardians. Lonely young Philip Stewart (George Ernest) writes ... See full summary »

Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Frances Farmer, Lester Matthews, Porter Hall, Henry Travers

Votes: 85

30. Hataw na (1995)

Drama, Musical, Romance

Robbie Mallorca and Anna Alvarado are teachers from an exclusive school headed by the ever-conventional non-conformist principal. The admins of the school greatly disapprove of the students' wish to build a dance group for self-expression.

Director: Jose Javier Reyes | Stars: Gary Valenciano, Dayanara Torres, Nida Blanca, Jao Mapa

Votes: 26

31. Grand Old Girl (1935)

Passed | 72 min | Drama, Romance

Miss Bayles (May Robson) has been trying to close down a business operated by Clarence (Alan Hale). Clarence runs a crooked gambling operation in the back room. Miss Bayles uses Clarence's ... See full summary »

Director: John S. Robertson | Stars: May Robson, Mary Carlisle, Fred MacMurray, Alan Hale

Votes: 156

32. The Crazy Professor (1985)

Comedy, Sport

A SCIENTIST, ECCENTRIC BUT POPULAR AMONG THE KIDS AND A ROMANTIC, SOLICITOUS LOVER, EXPERIMENTS ON A LIFE-RESURRECTING POTION.

Director: Ben Feleo | Stars: Dolphy, Alma Moreno, Aga Muhlach, Janice De Belen

33. The Education of Shelby Knox (2005)

Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary

A 15-year-old girl's transformation from conservative Southern Baptist to liberal Christian and ardent feminist parallels her fight for sex education and gay rights in Lubbock, Texas.

Directors: Marion Lipschutz, Rose Rosenblatt | Stars: Yvonne Caudillo, Shelby Knox, Rene Maquilleur, Amanda Noble

Votes: 444

34. Palikari sta thrania (1987 Video)

87 min | Comedy, Drama

A teacher is hired in a private school full of spoiled children.

Director: Kostas Karagiannis | Stars: Panos Mihalopoulos, Vasilis Tsaglos, Tasos Kostis, Maria Giannopoulou

Votes: 83

35. Rusty Leads the Way (1948)

Approved | 59 min | Drama

Thirteen-year-old Danny Mitchell befriends Penny Waters, a little blind girl who is shy who is shy and lonely. Danny intercedes for Penny when she is about to be sent to the State ... See full summary »

Director: Will Jason | Stars: Ted Donaldson, Sharyn Moffett, John Litel, Ann Doran

Votes: 110

36. The Edited (2021)

11 min | Short

An earnest, misfit girl enters a strange school where they literally edit history, science, and literature, and teach that Big Brother is actually the hero of George Orwell's 1984. Will ... See full summary »

Director: Adam Choit | Stars: Trista Nabors, Melissa Shoshahi, Matt Larson, Sonia Elsie

Votes: 16

37. Kansas vs. Darwin (2007)

82 min | Documentary, History

Character-driven story of the politics and motivations behind the school board decision to challenge the teaching of evolution in Kansas public schools. Kansas educators and scientists ... See full summary »

Director: Jeff Tamblyn | Stars: Steve Abrams, Mustafa Akyol, Michael Behe, Ken Bingman

Votes: 22

38. Out in the Silence (2009)

Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary, Comedy, Family

The announcement of filmmaker Joe Wilson's wedding to another man ignites a firestorm of controversy in his small hometown and a plea for help from the mother of a gay teen being tormented at school.

Directors: Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson | Stars: C.J. Bills, Diane Granley, Linda Henderson, Roxanne Hitchcock

Votes: 545

39. Whose Children Are They? (2022)

120 min | Documentary

"Whose Children Are They?" is the groundbreaking and powerfully persuasive documentary featuring empowered parents, brave teachers, and front-line education experts who pull back the ... See full summary »

Director: Jonathan Flora | Stars: Corey DeAngelis, Deborah Flora, Rebecca Friedrichs, Carol Swain

Votes: 44

40. The Grace Lee Project (2005)

68 min | Documentary

Is your name Grace Lee? Do you think you are the only Grace Lee? Did you know there are quite a few of you? Oh yes, it's true. There are many of you and they're all over. They are mostly ... See full summary »

Director: Grace Lee | Stars: Grace Lee Boggs, Grace Lee, Grace Lee, Aldo Velasco

Votes: 141 | Gross: $0.01M

41. Legalize Gay (2011)

62 min | Documentary

A new generation of activists takes up the campaign for gay and lesbian equality.

Director: Christopher Hines | Stars: Robin Brand, Claire Buffie, Ben Cohen, Beverly Guy-Sheftall

Votes: 19

42. Hoxie: The First Stand (2003)

56 min | Documentary

A documentary examination of the voluntary 1955 desegregation of the public school system in the town of Hoxie, Arkansas, USA.

Director: David Appleby | Star: Julian Bond

Votes: 11

43. Breaking the Silence: Gay Youth in an American Town (2010)

26 min | Documentary, Short, News

In a conservative American town where the prevailing opinion is that a gay crisis has been 'invented' by the liberal media, gay youth like 17-year-old Julio, an ex-Mormon who has attempted ... See full summary »

Director: Ittai Orr

44. Windy (1935)

Passed | 9 min | Short, Comedy, Western

Windy, an old desert rat prospector, comes into a small western town, and tells his tall-tales to the school children, and fills their heads with adventurous tales. Members of the school board band together to run him out of town.

Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Star: Charles 'Chic' Sale

45. Champions of the First Amendment (1988)

28 min | Documentary, Short, History

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Stars: Dan Barker, Dan McCollum, Jim McCollum, Vashti McCollum

46. CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)
Episode: An Enemy Among Us (1987)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A teenager is stunned to discover that he has contracted the AIDS virus after having a blood transfusion.

Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Danny Nucci, Dee Wallace, Stephen Macht, Robin Gammell

Votes: 37

47. CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)
Episode: Words to Live By (1989)

Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Two teenage boys are suspended from school after distributing an underground newspaper on campus.

Director: Bradley Wigor | Stars: Chris Gartin, Ricky Paull Goldin, Amy Benedict, Michael Fairman

Votes: 8

48. Cimarron City (1958–1960)
Episode: The Bitter Lesson (1959)

Approved | 60 min | Western

Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple falls in love with Cimarron City's pretty new school teacher, Laura Winfield. Beth Purcell becomes suspicious of her newest boarder when she sees Laura meet with ... See full summary »

Director: John Meredyth Lucas | Stars: George Montgomery, Audrey Totter, John Smith, Dorothy Provine

Votes: 22

49. Family Ties (1982–1989)
Episode: Read It and Weep: Part 2 (1988)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Jennifer's actions instigate a meeting of the school board to discuss if "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" or other books should be banned from being read by students.

Director: Sam Weisman | Stars: Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman

Votes: 125

50. I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)
Episode: The Kindness of Strangers (1992)

Drama

Coach Zollicofer Weed comes back to petition the school board for his old job. Lily's old choir friend Ruth comes to town with her band and Lily falls for her saxophone player, Clarence '... See full summary »

Director: Bruce Seth Green | Stars: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch