Films and Shows Seen in School
From preschool to my senior year in high school. These are all videos my teachers have made us watch. Some I got hooked, already knew, and now favorites. Many are either for learning, examples on a subject, or just for fun!
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- StarsNoah ReidLeah ReneeElizabeth SaundersA young turtle named Franklin learns social lessons as he grows up with his family and friends.Whenever anyone came early to preschool, one of the teachers gave us options to watch, usually everyone wanted this fun turtle!
- CreatorJoanna ColeBruce DegenKristin Laskas MartinStarsLily TomlinDaniel DeSantoLisa JaiAn eccentric teacher takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of a magic school bus.Only in science would I recall them bringing this out until the third grade. I'm still shock to see how many tapes of this series they hold in the back.
- DirectorSheldon LarryStarsKeith CarradineAnnette O'TooleBrendan FletcherIn this gripping coming of age survival saga, a colonial family seeks a new life in the uncharted Maine wilderness in 1768. Their hopes, dreams, and survival are put to the supreme test when 13-year-old Matt is left to protect their claim.The real title should be The Sign of the Beaver. After reading the book, we watched this. This film showed some parts that were not fully answered in the story.
- CreatorRobert A. CinaderJack WebbStarsMartin MilnerKent McCordShaaron ClaridgeTwo regular police officers patrol Los Angeles.A substitute showed us the first episode to let us learn how to use context clues and analyzing information. I'm still trying to watch the whole series to this day!
- DirectorDick LowryStarsMeredith BaxterChris CooperLarry DrakeMargaret Reed, a wealthy and proud woman of Chicago unwillingly finds herself a member of the Donner party - a group of pioneers making their way to California by covered wagon in the summer of 1846. One by one the odds begin to stack against Margaret and her family as precious days slip away and an early winter storm closes the passes through the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Trapped without adequate food and supplies, Margaret struggles to keep her family alive.After learning about the California gold rush and the trail many opportunists took, this movie really brought out the turbulence many must've endured during the travel west. Upsetting to see how that family was treated also.
- DirectorCharles Stone IIIStarsNick CannonZoe SaldanaOrlando JonesA band director recruits a Harlem street drummer to play at a Southern university.My bio teacher had nothing planned when summer was coming up, so he made us watch this for three days. Before learning more about this film, me and classmates were all shocked to hear so much swearing. I'm surprised he even let us watch it.
- DirectorJeremiah S. ChechikStarsChevy ChaseBeverly D'AngeloJuliette LewisThe Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.A Christmas treat back in freshman year. This is the first one i saw of the series, now I'm gonna find the rest to see. Never realized how crazy Clark was until a second time.
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsMillie PerkinsShelley WintersJoseph SchildkrautDuring World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.We read a bit from the play and learned about the Holocaust for our background in literature for the book. I did wish though they would've showed the other version because it was more accurate and dramatic.
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsLogan LermanKevin McKiddSteve CooganA teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.My English teacher needed time to grade more papers, so she put this up. I recall that some complained about the differences between the novel and this. I think it's okay, only because it was on mythology.
- DirectorGregory NavaStarsJennifer LopezEdward James OlmosJon SedaThe true story of Selena, a Texas-born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart-topping albums on the Latin music charts.For the week my Spanish teacher was out, the sub told us to take notes on the movie. I'd say after the first 42 minutes the movie is more exciting in her rising popularity than the flashbacks.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsMatt DamonKate WinsletJude LawHealthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the CDC works to find a cure.Another Christmas movie shown. It reminded me so much of that Pandemic game.
- DirectorJohn Kent HarrisonStarsKatie StuartDavid DorfmanGregory SmithA young girl and her genius kid brother are aided by three curious witches in their search for their missing scientist father, captive of an omnipotent otherworldly villain simply called 'It' whose evil is slowly infecting the universe.The book is a better, I only liked it because I was a fan of Gregory Smith and Katie Stuart. At least make the characters more resembling the way they were described.
- DirectorJohn HughesStarsSteve MartinJohn CandyLaila RobinsA Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower-curtain-ring salesman as his only companion.Couldn't believe Steve and John actually starred in a movie together! Reminded me so much of Lampoon vacation series some reason.
- DirectorJames B. ClarkStarsCelia MiliusLarry DomasinAnn DanielThe story of a Native American girl, abandoned on a tiny island, who is protected by a wild dog.This movie I've seen only once until now. Stayed true to the book for the most part, minus some scenes were taken out from the novel. It's so sad after reading the real story, now it's a favorite of mine.
- DirectorKatja von GarnierStarsHilary SwankMargo MartindaleAnjelica HustonA little known, yet integral piece of American history: based on the lives of Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, two young radical women who were instrumental in getting women the right to vote in America.For women's suffrage. I found out my teacher skipped a specific scene in the middle, turns out everyone else seems to know about it.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsKirstie AlleyHenry CzernyGloria ReubenA masterful work accurately details the current consensus of what exactly occurred to prompt the colonial witch trials.My teacher wanted us to get a feeling of what the Crucible would be like, so he showed us this long movie, but never went all the way. I hated those girls.
- DirectorNicholas HytnerStarsDaniel Day-LewisWinona RyderPaul ScofieldA Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.Just like the play, only a lot more mystery involved.
- DirectorBrenda ChapmanSteve HicknerSimon WellsStarsVal KilmerRalph FiennesMichelle PfeifferEgyptian Prince Moses learns of his identity as a Hebrew and his destiny to become the chosen deliverer of his people.Middle of learning about Egypt's history, and this, I kept thinking it was Disney at first. The music was great though.
- DirectorGabor CsupoStarsJosh HutchersonAnnaSophia RobbZooey DeschanelA preteen's life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality.Went on a field trip to the theaters to watch the premiere! How lucky could a 6th grader get! Very moving and accurate. Recommend to any fan of the book.
- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsDrew BarrymoreSteve ZahnAdam GarciaA single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father.used to learn about the consequences of teen pregnancies and teenage promiscuity.
- DirectorFrank DarabontStarsJim CarreyMartin LandauBob BalabanIn 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.Unexpected to see Jim Carrey in a drama role. Used to teach us about how the government questioned the supposed communists.
- DirectorNoel NosseckStarsCandace Cameron BureFred SavageGregory Alan WilliamsA shy high school student's seemingly perfect relationship with a popular jock quickly turns abusive and dangerous.Our topic was about abusive relationship. I honestly think she should've ran while she had the chance.
- DirectorDouglas BarrStarsAmy Jo JohnsonBrett CullenWendie MalickA teenage gymnast is accepted to an elite training center in Seattle to train for the Olympics. After being criticized for her weight, she begins vomiting up her food and excessively starving herself.Amy Jo Johnson the Pink Ranger is in this movie that covers: eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, and peer pressure.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsJodie FosterMatthew McConaugheyTom SkerrittDr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.At first, I kept on expecting some UFOs to appear, but it's more on their struggle to find other life in galaxies and the use of their technology.
- DirectorYves SimoneauStarsAidan QuinnAdam BeachAugust SchellenbergA historic chronicle based on the book by Dee Brown explains how Native Americans were displaced as the United States expanded west.For the lesson on Americans pushing the Natives away from their homeland and their struggle in the white man's world. Somewhat a bit gruesome during the fight scenes.
- DirectorHenry LevinStarsJames MasonPat BooneArlene DahlAn Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.Never read the book, but teacher thought it would be great to let us watch a classic.
- DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsLeonard WhitingOlivia HusseyJohn McEneryWhen two young members of feuding families meet, forbidden love ensues.As expected because of Shakespeare studying back then.
- DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsLeonardo DiCaprioClaire DanesJohn LeguizamoShakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.A little weird to see modern people talking in Old English, but a bit funny to see a noble family become a beach boy gang.
- DirectorRobert MulliganStarsGregory PeckJohn MegnaFrank OvertonAtticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama, defends a Black man against an undeserved rape charge, and tries to educate his young children against prejudice.Follows the book for the most, just wished Aunt Alexandra wasn't completely left out in the whole thing! In which, some parts were changed around or cut.
- DirectorMike GabrielEric GoldbergStarsMel GibsonLinda HuntChristian BaleAn English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth century Virginia.Honestly it's one of my favorite Disney movies ever made!
- DirectorLuc JacquetStarsMorgan FreemanRomane BohringerCharles BerlingIn the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.She wanted us to learn about the poles, but this is more on the wildlife. Upsetting to see how much the penguins struggle for their survival and generations.
- CreatorBill NyeJames McKennaErren GottliebStarsBill NyePat CashmanMichaela Leslie-RuleScientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young viewers.I'm pretty sure this is what everyone would agree they would remember most during science class a lot!
- CreatorPeter ReesStarsRobert LeeJamie HynemanAdam SavageA weekly documentary in which two Hollywood special effects experts attempt to debunk urban legends by directly testing them.Just as good as Bill Nye!
- DirectorJoe JohnstonStarsJake GyllenhaalChris CooperLaura DernThe true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.In astronomy, we were going to build model rockets to launch, and Ms. Copeland showed us this to see how real rockets could be made by teenagers. Now in my collection of favorites.
- DirectorStephen SommersStarsElijah WoodCourtney B. VanceRobbie ColtraneIn Missouri, during the 1840s, young Huck Finn fearful of his drunkard father and yearning for adventure, leaves his foster family and joins with runaway slave Jim in a voyage down the Mississippi River toward slavery free states.The movie is okay, maybe a bit too sugar coated a bit. I didn't like reading it though.
- 1997–20231h 35mTV-PG7.1 (1.8K)TV EpisodeDirectorNadia TassStarsAlison ElliottHallie EisenbergLucas BlackA television remake of William Gibson's classic play about Annie Sullivan's efforts to draw Helen Keller from her world of darkness, blindness, deafness and silence.Shortly after learning about Helen Keller, my teach showed us this months after. Most wouldn't agree, but this version is just as good as the orignal.
- StarsBob DoroughJack SheldonLynn AhrensA series of shorts illustrating various songs that teach multiplication tables, grammar, science, American history, computers, economics, and environmentalism.Whenever my history teacher finds it too hard to explain a certain topic, this came in handy for him.
- DirectorDelbert MannStarsRichard ThomasErnest BorgnineDonald PleasenceA young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I.Mr. Shore wanted us to see how it wasn't so good on the enemy side of WWI. Unless anyone read the story, you'll never guessed what happens at the end.
- DirectorLloyd KramerStarsJon VoightEllen BurstynJeff DanielsAn elderly amusement park maintenance man, Eddie, is trapped in purgatory and the only way out is to confront five people from his past. Unfortunately, dark secrets from his service in the Philippines begin to haunt him.One of the saddest movies I ever watched. I'd recommend this movie to anyone who loves about the afterlife, love, forgiveness, and significance of life.
- DirectorRobert StevensonStarsHal StalmasterLuana PattenJeff YorkJohnny Tremain is drawn into the Revolutionary War, and becomes a patriot fighting to free the colonies from England. Along the way he learns about life and about himself.It was a fun movie, nothing surprising but a good Disney film. Taken during Revolutionary War.
- DirectorThomas CarterStarsRobert Sean LeonardChristian BaleFrank WhaleyA group of teens adores forbidden music in Nazi Germany just before the outbreak of World War II.During WWII and Holocaust, this allowed me to see that there were rebellions against Hitler's Nazi party by the German people. A bit disappointed to know this is another war film that has no happy ending.
- DirectorJack ClaytonStarsRobert RedfordMia FarrowBruce DernA Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.The book was somewhat okay, but this movie really needed a bit more emotions or suspense added to the appropriate time. At least this had Robert Redford.
- DirectorMark OsborneJohn StevensonStarsJack BlackIan McShaneAngelina JolieTo everyone's surprise, including his own, Po, an overweight, clumsy panda, is chosen as protector of the Valley of Peace. His suitability will soon be tested as the valley's arch-enemy is on his way.Only thing that irritated me was that coach kept on repeating this movie over and over again when there's no activities to try.
- DirectorJohn Lee HancockStarsDennis QuaidJD EvermoreRachel GriffithsA Texas baseball coach makes the major league after agreeing to try out if his high school team made the playoffs.One of the best sports movie I've watched. Didn't mind that some parts made the film go too slow, it brought more interest.
- DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsKevin CostnerBruce GreenwoodShawn DriscollIn October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.While I think the missile crisis is a good history to learn, this movie lacked a punch that made it seem a bit well...dull.
- StarsBobby BaileyLaren PooleJason RussellInvisible Children is an American documentary which shows the human rights abuses by the LRA (Lord's Resistance Army) in Uganda.Saw in 7th grade history. I never realized how bad Uganda really was until the. The shooting scene we all turned away from.
- DirectorHarvey HartStarsBuddy EbsenJoey CramerBelinda MontgomeryLittle Willy must win a dog sled race in order to save his grandfather's cattle ranch.Just like the book, this movie brought it to life.
- DirectorChristian DuguayStarsNeil Patrick HarrisKelli WilliamsRichard Ian CoxTwo thousand miles from home, Jim and Jennifer Stolpa (with baby Clayton) lose their way and are stranded in an endless wilderness of deep snow, battling for survival against the elements. Using only meager supplies and resourcefulness, the young couple struggles to keep themselves and their infant son alive in a frozen shelter while awaiting rescue. Realizing they won't be found, Jim ultimately strikes out on a courageous 50-mile mission, determined to reach help and return to save his loved ones in this exciting and moving true story.I completely forgot this movie! About a couple's survival against a winter storm when they get snow-stuck in the frozen road.
- DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsKenneth BranaghJulie ChristieDerek JacobiHamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.Probably one of the last movies I've seen in my last year of senior high. A long-running movie that I feel has a great cast.
- DirectorPeter LevinStarsThora BirchMichael RileyRobert BockstaelBased on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.On the subject of poverty and miracles, it just amazed me how this woman actually managed to find her purpose in life and stick to it, despite wrong decisions and difficult background. Recommended for those who want to believe in miracles and views of different social classes.
- DirectorStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie ReynoldsA silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.First film I remember in choir, we always watched either Disney or musical films for class.
- DirectorNathan GrenoByron HowardStarsMandy MooreZachary LeviDonna MurphyThe magically long-haired Rapunzel has spent her entire life in a tower, but now that a runaway thief has stumbled upon her, she is about to discover the world for the first time, and who she really is.Fourth movie in concert choir.
- DirectorRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsJodi BensonSamuel E. WrightRene AuberjonoisA mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.First time was in preschool, then in third grade. I don't know why but it used to scare me when I was very young, probably the death of Ursala that's why.
- CreatorWendy PerdueStarsFrank WelkerCasey KasemMindy CohnMystery Inc. teammates Shaggy, Scooby, Velma, Daphne and Fred have creepy adventures and new mysteries to solve. Always meeting some monster or ghost, the band of teens have gadgets and inventions that help on their detective adventures.Only one time during heavy rain and we had to stay in the cafeteria for recess.
- DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsMel GibsonGlenn CloseAlan BatesHamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.My humanities teacher called this our farwell party's main course. Just as good as the 96's version, but shorter and Mel Gibson.
- DirectorGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsPaige O'HaraRobby BensonJesse CortiA prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.The second movie in choir class, such good memories of this one.
- DirectorRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsTate DonovanSusan EganJames WoodsThe son of Zeus and Hera is stripped of his immortality as an infant and must become a true hero in order to reclaim it.Third movie, already saw, but left unfinished in class, and the teacher apparently forgotten about it the whole year.
- DirectorEd KaplanStarsReesa MallenKeith CooganJerry MarshakA young girl on another planet waits for the sun to come out.Based on the story by Bradbury, I always felt that this was one of the saddest movie I've watched when I was little.
- DirectorGary SiniseStarsJohn MalkovichGary SiniseRay WalstonA nomadic farm worker looks after his dimwitted, gentle-giant friend during the Great Depression.Good movie, sad story, the consequences of the American Dream.
- DirectorGil JungerStarsHeath LedgerJulia StilesJoseph Gordon-LevittA high-school boy, Cameron, cannot date Bianca until her anti-social older sister, Kat, has a boyfriend. So, Cameron pays a mysterious boy, Patrick, to charm Kat.Modern telling of Taming of the Shrew, very funny and weird at the same time.
- DirectorTerry GeorgeStarsDon CheadleSophie OkonedoJoaquin PhoenixPaul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa.English prompt, true story, bloody, nonetheless
- DirectorMark HermanStarsAsa ButterfieldDavid ThewlisRupert FriendThrough the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.8th grade had a small 2-week long lessons in English about the Holocaust and this movie was both our comprehension reading and movie of the day. Very sad and touching.
- DirectorTim McCanliesStarsHaley Joel OsmentMichael CaineRobert DuvallFourteen-year-old Walter Caldwell's irresponsible mother Mae sends him to live with his bachelor uncles, Hub and Garth, so that she can go on yet another husband-hunting trip.Used for reference in developing our critical-thinking skills.
- DirectorJerome RobbinsRobert WiseStarsNatalie WoodGeorge ChakirisRichard BeymerTwo youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.My most recent one for musical analysis. I had mixed feelings about this one, but it went pretty well. Studied the music that plays and sees how it fits into the background and describe it.
- DirectorLuis EstradaStarsDamián AlcázarJoaquín CosioErnesto Gómez CruzAfter being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.As part of studies of violence in Latin America, this movie provides insight on a crooked system and drug trade