
The Teacher
She's decided...
Directed by Alexey A. Petrukhin
Produced by Startfilm Group, Russian Film Group
A tense, morally murky hostage thriller that traps a desperate teacher and her students in an escalating standoff, exploring desperation and the reversal of power.
A gunshot suddenly breaks the silence of the school hallways. A desperate history teacher holds her whole class hostage. But very soon the situation will change, and the teacher herself will become a hostage.
Questions people ask
Is The Teacher scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The Teacher easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does The Teacher end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Teacher violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Teacher sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Teacher
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Teacher
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Teacher, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Teacher, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Teacher, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
























































