Is Up the Down Staircase scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Up the Down Staircase violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Up the Down Staircase end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Up the Down Staircase sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Up the Down Staircase easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Up the Down Staircase

Name: Up the Down Staircase
Genre: Drama
Released: 1967
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Sandy Dennis, Patrick Bedford, Eileen Heckart, Ruth White, Jean Stapleton

Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher..."

Directed by Robert Mulligan

Produced by Park Place Production

1967124 min7.1 / 10

A sincere, character-driven drama about a dedicated teacher's struggle to connect with and save troubled students in a broken institutional system.

Sylvia, a novice schoolteacher, is hired to teach English in a high school, but she’s met with an apathetic faculty, a delinquent student body and an administration that drowns its staff in paperwork. The following days go from bad to worse as Sylvia struggles to reach her most troubled students.

Clusters

Overcoming Adversity Stories Unlikely Caregiver Friendships Conscience Against the System Underdog Comeback Stories American City Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

High School New York City Based On Novel Or Book Suicide Attempt Teacher Teacher Student Relationship High School Teacher Schoolteacher English Teacher Bad Students Student Threatens Teacher

Questions people ask

Is Up the Down Staircase scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Up the Down Staircase violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Up the Down Staircase end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is Up the Down Staircase sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Up the Down Staircase 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.

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