Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "strict-teacher"

1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

PG | 142 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.

Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Richard Griffiths

Votes: 694,584 | Gross: $249.36M

2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Family

With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.

Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Brendan Gleeson

Votes: 635,906 | Gross: $292.00M

3. Larry Crowne (2011)

PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After losing his job, a middle-aged man reinvents himself by going back to college.

Director: Tom Hanks | Stars: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Sarah Mahoney, Roxana Ortega

Votes: 70,971 | Gross: $35.61M

4. The Falling (2014)

Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

It's 1969 at a strict English girls' school where charismatic Abbie and intense and troubled Lydia are best friends. After a tragedy occurs at the school, a mysterious fainting epidemic breaks out threatening the stability of all involved.

Director: Carol Morley | Stars: Maxine Peake, Maisie Williams, Florence Pugh, Anna Burnett

Votes: 7,995

5. The 400 Blows (1959)

Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama

A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.

Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, Claire Maurier, Guy Decomble

Votes: 128,453

6. The Worst Witch (2017– )

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Family, Fantasy

Mildred lives an ordinary life until the day that Maud Spellbody crashes her broomstick into their balcony. Maud then introduces Mildred to Cackle's Academy--a school for young witches set high on a mountaintop.

Stars: Raquel Cassidy, Jenny Richardson, Clare Higgins, Dagny Rollins

Votes: 3,177

7. Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Thriller

The story of a girl who is willing to do anything to become Valedictorian, even if it means murdering the teacher that stands in her way.

Director: Kevin Williamson | Stars: Helen Mirren, Marisa Coughlan, Katie Holmes, Jeffrey Tambor

Votes: 21,753 | Gross: $8.95M

8. Little Nicholas (2009)

Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Family

Nicholas has every reason to keep things in life unchanged; however, when he accidentally overhears mum and dad talking about a new baby brother, his world will turn upside down. Will they abandon him to make room for the little stranger?

Director: Laurent Tirard | Stars: Maxime Godart, Vincent Claude, Charles Vaillant, Victor Carles

Votes: 14,140

9. Azumanga Daioh: The Animation (2002)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

A humorous and highly unpredictable animated series following a group of high school girls and their teachers.

Stars: Tomoko Kaneda, Yuki Matsuoka, Chieko Higuchi, Rie Tanaka

Votes: 3,518

10. Mariposas Verdes (2017)

101 min | Drama

Mateo an intelligent and popular school-boy falls in love with Daniel, but when that relationship is made public, Mateo is at a crossroads, and will have to decide between fighting his adversaries, or giving up everything.

Director: Gustavo Nieto Roa | Stars: Deivi Duarte, Kevin Bury, Cecilia Suárez, Maria Helena Doering

Votes: 719

11. Thirst (1949)

Not Rated | 83 min | Drama

A needy couple in a bad marriage travel back to Stockholm after a trip to Italy. Meanwhile, a widow resists seductions from two different persons - her psychiatrist and a lesbian friend.

Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Eva Henning, Birger Malmsten, Birgit Tengroth, Hasse Ekman

Votes: 2,842

12. Jangal Mein Mangal (1972)

140 min | Adventure, Romance

Biology Professor Laxmi, in the company of nine of her students, and a convent nun, Sophia, go on a field trip in Kerala, Southern India. Upon arrival, they decide to stay there at a Public... See full summary »

Director: Rajendra Bhatia | Stars: Kiran Kumar, Reena Roy, Sonia Sahni, Pran Sikand

Votes: 81

13. Opettajatar seikkailee (1960)

97 min | Comedy

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Director: Aarne Tarkas | Stars: Leni Katajakoski, Tommi Rinne, Pirkko Mannola, Leo Jokela

Votes: 131

14. The Head Mistress (1968)

70 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A man pretends to be an imbecile so that he may work at an all girl's school.

Director: Byron Mabe | Stars: Julia Blackburn, Marsha Jordan, Ray Sebastian, Gee Gentell

Votes: 147

15. No Men Allowed (2011)

102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

This movie is about a strict girls high school whose faculties are all female. After the maternity leave of a chemistry teacher, the principal has to bent the rules for the presence of a male teacher in the girls high school.

Director: Rambod Javan | Stars: Reza Attaran, Vishka Asayesh, Pegah Ahangarani, Mani Haghighi

Votes: 7,866

16. Teacher Mechy (2023)

97 min | Comedy

After years in New York, Mercedes, a hardworking teacher, returns to the Dominican Republic and lands a job to teach modern dance in a high-class school - knowing nothing about modern dance.

Director: Frank Perozo | Stars: Cheddy García, Irvin Alberti, Francisca Lachapel, Denise Quiñones

Votes: 18

17. The Princess Academy (1987)

R | 90 min | Comedy

Lowbrow humor is the feature in this 'Porky's for girls'. The students of an elite international private school that teaches rich young women how to behave like proper ladies rebel against their strict, snobbish and brutish head teacher.

Director: Bruce A. Block | Stars: Eva Gabor, Lu Leonard, Richard Paul, Carole Davis

Votes: 211 | Gross: $0.21M

18. 4:30 (2005)

93 min | Drama

"4:30" traces the relationship between Xiao Wu, an eleven year old Chinese Boy and his tenant Jung, a thirty-something Korean man. Told entirely from the perspective of the boy, Xiao Wu, ... See full summary »

Director: Royston Tan | Stars: Young-jun Kim, Andrew Seow, Xiao Li Yuan

Votes: 543

19. Under the North Star II (2010)

138 min | Drama, War

Continues to follow the life of a Finnish family from aftermath of the Finnish Civil War to the Second World War which unites the country. But at what cost?

Director: Timo Koivusalo | Stars: Ilkka Koivula, Vera Kiiskinen, Risto Tuorila, Ritva Jalonen

Votes: 462

20. Ava (XVII)

Short, Drama, Thriller | Filming

This short film tells the story of Ava. A girl in her mid teens struggling with the loss her mother and the heartbreaking betrayal of her once close friends. At a time when Ava needs ... See full summary »

Director: Lee McPartlin | Stars: Holly Bradley, Greg Quigley, Cian Colbert, Noelle Clarke

21. Pilvilinna (1970)

89 min | Comedy, Drama

Teenager Erik returns from Paris to Finland in a rowboat and is accosted by a gang of youths in the countryside. He walks to Helsinki, returns to his parents' home and his old high school ... See full summary »

Director: Sakari Rimminen | Stars: Meri Oravisto, Erik Uddström, Pekka Lehto, Matti Penttilä

Votes: 117

22. Akseli and Elina (1970)

137 min | Drama, History, War

A former Red Rebellion leader returns home after being imprisoned for his participation in the Finnish Civil War, but soon finds out that wartime mindsets still linger in the heads of people.

Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Aarno Sulkanen, Ulla Eklund, Risto Taulo, Anja Pohjola

Votes: 519

23. Zajecia dydaktyczne (1980 TV Movie)

56 min | Drama, Romance

They are married and ambitious. He is a university lecturer and she is a medical doctor. When their babysitter quits, they need to decide who is going to stay at home and take care of the children, and their marriage starts falling apart.

Director: Ryszard Bugajski | Stars: Anna Nehrebecka, Krzysztof Gordon, Marek Bargielowski, Stanislaw Frackowiak

Votes: 16

24. Nasser & the Ticket (2022)

4 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

Whilst stuck in an Arabic class, Nasser, a Brazil football fan, does all he can to get a ticket to Pelé's first-ever match in Qatar.

Director: Tony El Ghazal | Stars: Hamad Al-Ibrahim, Abdul Ghani Maqboul, Mohamed Adel, Yousef Al-Jaber

25. Szansa (1979)

87 min | Drama

Jerzy Stuhr plays a high school teacher with a sensitive outlook on life and a soft spot for students who like art and literature as passionately as he does. His adversary is a possessed ... See full summary »

Director: Feliks Falk | Stars: Jerzy Stuhr, Krzysztof Zaleski, Tomasz Zieciowski, Elzbieta Karkoszka

Votes: 62

26. First Days (2001)

TV-G | 10 min | Short, Drama

A jaded kindergarten teacher is reminded of what it means to care when a young Spanish-speaking girl joins her class.

Director: Lidia Estrada | Stars: Priscilla Rivera, Nicola Hersh, Yaneth Jerez, Alexa Fishman

27. Granita apo melani (1983)

88 min | Comedy

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Director: Pavlos Filippou | Stars: Spyros Ioannou, Kleri Katsantoni, Giorgos Mataragas, Akis Florentis

Votes: 42

28. Zenus (2021)

18 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

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Director: Miroslav Sálek | Stars: Sárka Melounová, Jana Pandulová, Linda Kynychová, Sárka Kacerová

29. Tantsuyushchiye prizraki (1992)

Drama, Comedy

Choreographic school, young talents are gathered here. After eight years of study there are three months to the final performance. And, at last, Giselle is appointed, the roles are assigned... See full summary »

Directors: Yuriy Korotkov, Efim Reznikov | Stars: Aleksey Yasulovich, Anna Ponomaryova, Nina Siyanko, Mariya Vinogradova

Votes: 49

30. Heart of Sagittarius (2016 Music Video)

6 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A student girl is suddenly picked up by her idol whom she admires a lot but never show that to anyone. When her bike is broken down, he took her to his house and looked after her as a special guest. Everything happens like a dream.

Director: Tran Thang Long | Stars: Thanh Duy, Pham Chanh Ngoc Nhi, Duy Khanh

31. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: Hippocritic Oath (1988)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A failing medical student plans to use murder to graduate.

Director: Vic Sarin | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Shaun Cassidy, Mavor Moore, Cynthia Belliveau

Votes: 101

32. Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode: Go to the Head of the Class (1986)

PG-13 | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A teenage horror buff is so smitten with a sexy classmate that he helps her use black magic on their loathsome English teacher, with shocking and bewildering results.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Christopher Lloyd, Scott Coffey, Mary Stuart Masterson, Tom Bresnahan

Votes: 554

33. Bliss (2002–2004)
Episode: Badness (2004)

TV-MA | 22 min | Drama, Romance

Young female law school professor and a legendary older lawyer and mentor at the school fall for each other during the week of competition between the two group of students they lead. Can they hook up without getting caught?

Stars: Andrew Airlie, John Maclaren, Zoie Palmer, Adrianne Richards

Votes: 15

34. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)
Episode: Wizard for a Day (1995)

Not Rated | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Rito and Zedd turn a science teacher into "Marvo the Meanie" as Rocky attempts to teach his class.

Director: Armand Garabidian | Stars: Amy Jo Johnson, David Yost, Johnny Yong Bosch, Karan Ashley

Votes: 436

35. The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994–1998)
Episode: Senora Garcia (1997)

TV-Y7 | Comedy, Drama, Family

Alex's nasty Spanish teacher is supposedly fired, and Alex realizes how lost the class will be without her strict teaching methods.

Director: Paul Hoen | Stars: Larisa Oleynik, Darris Love, Meredith Bishop, Michael Blakley

Votes: 19

36. Little Men (1998–1999)
Episode: Dangerous Lessons (1999)

TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Family

When a lion escapes from a traveling circus, Dan runs away from Plumfield Academy in order to join the hunt, while Nat's violin skills come to the attention of an overbearing music teacher.

Director: Robert Malenfant | Stars: Michelle Burke, Spencer Rochfort, Corey Sevier, Trevor Blumas

Votes: 10

37. Me, Eloise (2006–2007)
Episode: Eloise Goes to School Part 1 (2006)

TV-G | 20 min | Animation, Family

Eloise is ready to begin attending regular school. While she believes she is ready, is the school ready for her?

Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Tara Strong, Jeff Bennett, Kathleen Gati, April Winchell

Votes: 13

38. Flesh and Bone (2015)
Episode: Bulling Through (2015)

TV-MA | 64 min | Drama

Claire escapes her troubled past by joining the prestigious American Ballet Company in New York City, where she finds new opportunities and new enemies.

Director: David Michôd | Stars: Sarah Hay, Ben Daniels, Emily Tyra, Irina Dvorovenko

Votes: 435

39. The Worst Witch (2017– )
Episode: Double Hubble (2019)

TV-Y7 | 28 min | Family, Fantasy

Not everyone is excited to hear that Mildred's mother is a new teacher at school. However, some students are willing to give the non magical mother a chance.

Director: Dirk Campbell | Stars: Bella Ramsey, Nicola Stephenson, Clare Higgins, Raquel Cassidy

Votes: 45