The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)

★ 6.6 1h 36m 381 votes IMDb
Drama
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Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.

The Kindergarten Teacher

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Cast

Maggie Gyllenhaal
Maggie Gyllenhaal as Lisa Spinelli Age 48 · Lower East Side, New York City, New York, USA Margalit 'Maggie' Ruth Gyllenhaal (born November 16, 1977) is an American actress and filmmaker. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs, and...
Parker Sevak
Parker Sevak as Jimmy Roy
Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal as Simon Age 47 · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Gael García Bernal (Spanish: [ɡaˈel ɣaɾˈsi.aβeɾˈnal]; born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and filmmaker. He is known for his performances in the films Amores perros (2000), Y tu mamá también (20...
Michael Chernus
Michael Chernus as Grant Spinelli Age 48 · Rocky River, Ohio, USA Michael Louis Chernus (born August 8, 1977) is an American actor. He has acted on film, television, and the stage. He is perhaps best known for his role as Cal Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-d...
Rosa Salazar
Rosa Salazar as Becca Age 40 · Washington, D.C., USA Rosa Salazar (/ˈsæləzɑːr/; born July 16, 1985) is an American actress. She had roles in the NBC series Parenthood (2011–2012) and the FXanthology series American Horror Story: Murder House (2011). She...
Ajay Naidu
Ajay Naidu as Nikhil Roy Age 54 · Evanston, Illinois, USA Ajay Kalahastri Naidu (born 12 February 1972) is an American actor. Naidu was born in Evanston, Illinois and raised in Chicago, the son of Indian immigrants from Chittor District, Andhra Pradesh to t...
Director Sara Colangelo
Cast Maggie Gyllenhaal, Parker Sevak, Gael García Bernal, Michael Chernus, Rosa Salazar, Ajay Naidu, Anna Baryshnikov, Daisy Tahan, Sam Jules, Samrat Chakrabarti

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r96sk 8/10 Mar 03, 2022
A strange one.

<em>'The Kindergarten Teacher'</em> does an impressive job at making the situations portrayed uncomfortable, like I was literally cringing all the way through - and I mean that in a good way. I'm not entirely convinced it lands completely, but I did like watching it all play out and Maggie Gyllenhaal puts in a superb performance. It gets 8/10 thanks to Mags.

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