The Teacher

The Teacher

Directed by Jan Hřebejk

Produced by PubRes, RTVS

2016102 min6.8 / 10

A darkly comedic examination of institutional manipulation and moral ambiguity, where a seemingly kind teacher's true nature becomes the subject of parental suspicion and debate.

The principal of an elementary school calls a special parents meeting after it’s alleged that the seemingly empathetic and kindly-looking teacher Mrs. Drazděchová uses her students to manipulate their parents.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Teacher violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does The Teacher end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Teacher scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is The Teacher sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Teacher easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

70/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity82

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise68

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

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.

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