The Kindergarten Teacher
2018, drama
96 minutes
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.
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10
2019-03-03
Told confidently by director Sara Colangelo, the film balances empathy, sympathy, comedy and thriller to give us a completely new perspective on an old idea. Read more
10
2018-09-20
Maggie Gyllenhaal as Lisa, the kindergarten teacher, is amazing. Read more
8.0
2018-06-25
Reliance on ambiguity and audience imagination creates a tense psycho-drama on the nature of psychotic obsession. Read more
7.0
2019-04-13
It’s a slow burn, and at a pithy 96 minutes, well worth it. Read more
6.0
2019-03-06
The Kindergarten Teacher has a lot to say and it goes about saying it in a way that will be difficult to process. Maggie Gyllenhaal is uncomfortably compelling with her performance, committing to her character fully, benefiting the overall picture greatly. Read more
4.0
2019-03-03
Maggie Gyllenhaal delivers auspicious performance and shines, despite playing a mostly disjointed character in awkward film about a small child poet. Read more
4.0
2018-11-12
The only reason to watch The Kindergarten Teacher is Ms. Gyllenhaal’s performance, whose quality makes us resist until it’s possible. Read more
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7.5
2018-09-30
Speelt heel goed met machtsverhoudingen en het verstikkende gevoel wat je daarbij kunt hebben... Read more
5.0
2018-10-01
Een titel die langzaam voort blijft kabbelen en net niet voldoende onder je huid gaat zitten. Read more
4.0
2018-10-29
Een voorspelbare TV-film. Dit ondanks het goede acteerwerk van Maggie Gyllenhaal. Maar met acteerwerk alleen red je het niet. Het verhaal moet ook kloppen, en dat doet het niet voor ons. Read more
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