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A Marine officer leaves her military career behind to become an inner-city English teacher. With a style all her own she gets her class of tough-as-nails kids to trust her and to believe in themselves. This true-life drama is based on "My Posse Don't Do Homework," a novel by educator LouAnne Johnson. Read more

Starring	Courtney B. Vance, Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza, Bonnie Bartlett
Director	John N. Smith
Genres	Drama

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- - 9
  - 1
  Typical clichés, contradicted by good acting
  
  Michelle Pfeiffer leads the cast in this drama set in a North California school. The storyline is easy to read, and the ending is clear to see half way through ... read more »
  
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  - Schmiddle
  - Wales
  - 13 Apr 2005 at 09:12
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- - 0
  - 0
  Loved it!
  
  Abolutely loved this film. It's so inspiring. I haven't watched freedom writers but I have been reccommended to watch it as it is similar to this. Fab ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 02 Sep 2011 at 21:22
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  amazing, great
  
  love this film it is like an older version of freedom writers, it is very entertaining and i would watch again.
  
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  - 24 Aug 2011 at 19:58
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  Great watch
  
  Great film you know its going to end but you can watch this film over and over again an not get bored
  
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  - 19 Jul 2011 at 21:37
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  Loved it!
  
  I have watched this film a number of times and enjoy it just as much each time I watch it. It shows that with a little bit of the right help even a person ... read more »
  
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  - 13 May 2011 at 13:02
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  Good film
  
  Good film.. Definitely worth watching. Well acted. Slightly predictable but Michelle at her best. Ex marine takes over a class of troubled teens and earns there... read more »
  
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- - Junior130186
  - 1 review
  - dunstable
  - 27 Feb 2011 at 17:01
- - 1
  - 0
  Fantastic
  
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  Epic film must be in the list of ones to watch from the 90's
  
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- - cooky666
  - 3 reviews
  - Bridgend
  - 02 May 2009 at 09:20
- - 1
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  All a bit too predictable
  
  This is a short (90 Min) easy-to-follow movie about a new school teacher (Michelle Pfeiffer) who is allotted to a particularly difficult class; full of ... read more »
  
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- - Gray
  - London, England
  - 04 Apr 2009 at 12:57
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  Gr8
  
  Gr8 film wood watch again
  
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- - squeezymoo
  - 16 reviews
  - Wishaw
  - 27 Jun 2008 at 15:46
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  easy but good watching,
  
  This plot has been done to death over the years, this version may not be the most in depth, but it was made by the men who made The Rock, and Con-Air, so what ... read more »
  
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  - Worthing
  - 13 Apr 2008 at 21:46
- - 2
  - 0
  realistic and very watchable.
  
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  The reason I like this film is that it deals with a hard hitting and at times bleak subject matter in a realistic way.
  
  It would have been easy to ... read more »
  
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  - Warminster
  - 08 Apr 2008 at 16:25
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- - 9
  - 1
  Typical clichés, contradicted by good acting
  
  Michelle Pfeiffer leads the cast in this drama set in a North California school. The storyline is easy to read, and the ending is clear to see half way through ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 330762
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  - Schmiddle
  - Wales
  - 13 Apr 2005 at 09:12
- - 5
  - 0
  Great Film!
  
  Watched this whilst on half-term with my two teenagers. This is a great film which shows how young adults with a 'no hope' future can, with the right ... read more »
  
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- - Milliemop
  - 111 reviews
  - Stockport
  - 06 Jun 2006 at 21:08
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  Dangerous minds is ...
  
  Dangerous minds is well mint..it's a proper angster film where this white trash comes as a teacher to a school where there's loads of blacks who don'... read more »
  
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- - Salma#6
  - BOLTON
  - 20 Jun 2004 at 11:11
- - 3
  - 1
  A nondescript script
  
  If you've got any imagination whatsoever, you can tell from the cover exactly what's going to happen and how. This is still watchable though, with an ... read more »
  
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- - Mia
  - London
  - 30 Jan 2005 at 11:27
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  Fantastic!!
  
  A hard hitting movie that will get you every time.
  
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- - Cazuk1976
  - 214 reviews
  - Peterborough
  - 17 Apr 2007 at 20:41
- - 2
  - 0
  realistic and very watchable.
  
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  The reason I like this film is that it deals with a hard hitting and at times bleak subject matter in a realistic way.
  
  It would have been easy to ... read more »
  
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  - Warminster
  - 08 Apr 2008 at 16:25
- - 1
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  Classic Movie
  
  This is a great film and an absolute classic of the ninetys.
  
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  - Surrey, England
  - 02 Jan 2006 at 13:48
- - 1
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  Michelle Pfeiffer kicks a@!*
  
  Maybe not her best performances but certainly up there with them!
  
  Good story, excellent soundtrack, a good evenings entertainment
  
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  - Clacton on sea, England
  - 12 Apr 2007 at 22:05
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  very good
  
  Entertaining and well acted
  
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  - england
  - 03 Aug 2007 at 22:28
- - 1
  - 0
  easy but good watching,
  
  This plot has been done to death over the years, this version may not be the most in depth, but it was made by the men who made The Rock, and Con-Air, so what ... read more »
  
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- 553064
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  - Worthing
  - 13 Apr 2008 at 21:46

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  A Marine officer leaves her military career behind to become an inner-city English teacher. With a style all her own she gets her class of tough-as-nails kids to trust her and to believe in themselves. This true-life drama is based on "My Posse Don't Do Homework," a novel by educator LouAnne ...