Cheers for Miss Bishop

Cheers for Miss Bishop

The WOMAN you'll never forget! The LOVE STORY you'll never forget! The PICTURE you'll never forget!

Directed by Tay Garnett

Produced by United Artists, Richard A. Rowland Productions

194195 min5.8 / 10

A bittersweet retrospective on a woman's life of sacrifice and missed romantic love, ultimately redeemed by the lasting impact of her teaching and the devotion of her students.

Ella Bishop is an inhibited girl whose frustrations grow as she approaches womanhood. As a women, her ambitions to teach cause her to lose her only opportunity for true love. Ella's life becomes one of missed chances and wrong choices. As she reaches old age, she reflects back and realizes she allowed the years to go by without achieving what she believes to be her true fulfillment. However, her years have not been without glory, and her moment of triumph arrives when her numerous now-famous students from over the years, return to honor their beloved Miss Bishop.

Questions people ask

  • Is Cheers for Miss Bishop sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Cheers for Miss Bishop violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Cheers for Miss Bishop scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Cheers for Miss Bishop easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Cheers for Miss Bishop end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

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18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity42

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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