7 Movies To Watch On This Teachers Day 2024

Khuraijam Roger Singh
Sep 04, 2024

Dead Poets Society (1989)

Power of teachers to encourage independent thinking, a charismatic English teacher, John Keating, inspires his students to embrace individuality and seize the day at a strict all-boys preparatory school.

Taare Zameen Par (2007)

Directed by Aamir Khan, the Bollywood film tells the story of Ishaan, a dyslexic child who struggles in school until his art teacher recognizes his condition.

Three Idiots (2009)

The film explores the lives of three engineering students and the pressures they face and the satire about the social pressures under the Indian education system.

Freedom Writers (2007)

Erin Gruwell, a passionate teacher, inspires her at-risk students to rise above their circumstances through writing. Her innovative teaching methods and belief in her students help them share their stories.

Good Will Hunting (1997)

An American drama film directed by Gus Van Sant, the film tells the story of janitor Will Hunting, whose mathematical genius is discovered by a professor at MIT.

Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

Katherine Watson, a progressive art history professor, challenges the traditional roles of women at a 1950s college. The film explores the role of educators in encouraging students to question societal norms.

Stand and Deliver (1988)

Based on the true story of a high school mathematics teacher, Jaime Escalante, a high school math teacher, inspires his underprivileged students to succeed in calculus against all odds.

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