Movies and TvShows featuring "teacher-hero" theme.

Matilda Wormwood, a gifted and intelligent girl, faces misunderstanding from her crude family. However, when she starts school, she finds a kind teacher, loyal friends, and a sadistic headmistress. Frustrated with the cruelty, she discovers her telekinetic powers and uses them to stand up to her family and outsmart the headmistress.

In 1953, a progressive-thinking art history teacher arrives at Wellesley College and challenges the conservative norms and traditions of the all-female institution. She encourages her students to think independently and pursue their own ambitions, thereby questioning the roles assigned to women in society.

Based on a true story, 'Stand and Deliver' follows a dedicated and passionate mathematics teacher in an inner-city school who inspires his students to excel in the face of institutional discrimination and educational challenges. Through his innovative teaching methods and unwavering belief in his students' potential, he helps them overcome their personal struggles and achieve academic success.

A charismatic and unconventional teacher at a girls' school in 1930s Edinburgh, Miss Brodie influences her students with her unorthodox methods and idealism. Her teachings both inspire and lead them down questionable paths, as she becomes involved in a love triangle and political intrigue during the Spanish Civil War.

Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a heartwarming drama that tells the story of Mr. Chips, a dedicated teacher who has a profound impact on generations of students at a British public school. Set against the backdrop of the early 20th century, the film follows Mr. Chips as he navigates his personal and professional life, facing challenges and triumphs along the way. Through his unwavering dedication to his students, Mr. Chips proves that one person can make a lasting difference in the lives of many.

The Miracle Worker (2000) tells the story of Annie Sullivan, a dedicated teacher who helps Helen Keller, a deaf and blind girl, learn to communicate using sign language. Despite the challenges they face, Annie's perseverance eventually leads to a breakthrough, transforming Helen's life forever.

After a mercenary kills his girlfriend, a former commando goes undercover as a substitute teacher at a military academy to take down a dangerous criminal network involved in white supremacy.

A former CIA agent lives a suburban life as a high school teacher with his teen son. When the agent is attacked by former allies because of knowledge he possesses and his son is kidnapped, he is forced back into the business and his son suddenly sees a side of his father that he never knew existed.

In 1940s Louisiana, a young black man named Jefferson is falsely accused of murder and receives a death sentence. Grant, a dedicated teacher, is determined to help Jefferson find meaning and redemption in his final days. As Grant faces challenges from a racist society and a flawed justice system, he strives to educate Jefferson and create a sense of hope and justice in the face of social injustice and racial discrimination.

Jan Sienkiewicz, a writer and lecturer who was expelled from university, takes a job at a Warsaw high school. Under his care comes the school's famous class of rebellious and knowledge-resistant outcasts. IIB are students from hell, and their future seems doomed. But Sienkiewicz, armed with literature, enthusiasm and a lot of unconventional ideas, will challenge the group doomed to exclusion. Will he be able to tame her and save her? A story about friendship, love, school madness and that everyone deserves another chance.

The Miracle Worker is a movie based on the true story of Anne Sullivan, a dedicated teacher who helps her blind and deaf student, Helen Keller, communicate and learn. The film explores the power struggle between the two as Anne tries to break through Helen's isolation and teach her sign language. It showcases the teacher-student relationship and the impact of disabilities on individuals.

Melinda is a new substitute teacher at the Malawig Elementary School, located in a poor remote barrio. A young university graduate, her family expects her to look for work abroad, but in her idealism she takes on a challenging job in the provincial public school, which lacks resources and has corrupt personnel. The heavy monsoon rains and the nearby NPAs also add to her difficulties. The children are indifferent to their studies, having been affected by the hopelessness around them. Melinda tries to motivate them by capitalizing on their interest and talent in singing. She takes advantage of a funding opportunity to enter them in a choral contest. She encounters some resistance, however, from the school administration and from the parents of her students. Furthermore, the death of one of the choral group’s members at the hands of the Armed Forces of the Philippines casts a pall on their once joyful preparations. Melinda, however, constantly tries to rise above these challenges.