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

1. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

R | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.

Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver

Votes: 743,544 | Gross: $132.09M

2. It Comes at Night (2017)

R | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son. Then a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge.

Director: Trey Edward Shults | Stars: Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, Riley Keough

Votes: 103,286 | Gross: $13.99M

3. Queen Bees (2021)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After reluctantly agreeing to move into a home for seniors, a woman encounters a clique of mean-spirited women and an amorous widower.

Director: Michael Lembeck | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Jane Curtin, Loretta Devine, Ann-Margret

Votes: 3,733

4. Song to Song (I) (2017)

R | 129 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Two intersecting love triangles. Obsession and betrayal set against the music scene in Austin, Texas.

Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman

Votes: 22,594 | Gross: $0.44M

5. Camp Nowhere (1994)

PG | 96 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A group of junior high kids don't want to go to summer camps chosen by their parents. They make their own adult-free camp and "hire" an ex drama teacher to help.

Director: Jonathan Prince | Stars: Jonathan Jackson, Christopher Lloyd, John Putch, Peter Scolari

Votes: 10,690 | Gross: $10.47M

6. Love the Coopers (2015)

PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

The intertwined stories of four generations of Coopers unfold right before the annual family reunion on Christmas Eve. Can they survive the most beautiful time of the year?

Director: Jessie Nelson | Stars: Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, John Goodman, Ed Helms

Votes: 26,792 | Gross: $26.28M

7. The Last Station (2009)

R | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's (Christopher Plummer's) struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things.

Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti

Votes: 19,173 | Gross: $6.62M

8. Germany Year Zero (1948)

Not Rated | 78 min | Drama

A young German boy faces the problems of the tough life in the immediate post-WWII Berlin.

Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Edmund Moeschke, Ernst Pittschau, Ingetraud Hinze, Franz-Otto Krüger

Votes: 13,737

9. Rocket Gibraltar (1988)

PG | 99 min | Drama

An old patriarch unites all members of his family for his birthday, but the group of people are full of personal and social problems.

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Suzy Amis, Patricia Clarkson, Frances Conroy

Votes: 2,187 | Gross: $0.19M

10. C'est la vie! (I) (2017)

117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A hectic wedding party held in an 17th century French palace comes together with the help of the behind-the-scenes staff.

Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jean-Paul Rouve, Gilles Lellouche, Vincent Macaigne

Votes: 12,153

11. Step Up Love Story (2002–2004)

120 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Makoto and Yura are happy newlyweds but neither of them have any prior sexual experience. Desperate to improve their sex life, they seek help from their relatives, friends and the media.

Stars: Yûji Ueda, Tomoko Kawakami, Naoko Takahashi, Yu Asakawa

Votes: 220

12. Lovelorn (2005)

142 min | Drama

A single mother with a child meets a retired teacher who tries to keep pace with his new life and to protect them from her ex-husband.

Director: Yavuz Turgul | Stars: Meltem Cumbul, Sener Sen, Timuçin Esen, Güven Kiraç

Votes: 10,514

13. The Leopard Man (1943)

Approved | 66 min | Film-Noir, Horror, Thriller

A seemingly-tame leopard used for a publicity stunt escapes and kills a young girl, spreading panic throughout a sleepy New Mexico town.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Margo, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell

Votes: 5,961

14. Symetria (2003)

99 min | Drama, Thriller

A man falsely accused of assaulting an old woman tries to adapt to his new life in prison.

Director: Konrad Niewolski | Stars: Arkadiusz Detmer, Andrzej Chyra, Janusz Bukowski, Marcin Jedrzejewski

Votes: 3,772

15. 24 Nights (1999)

Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When Jonathan Parker was 4 years old, his mother's words and a chance encounter with a Salvation Army Kris Kringle instilled in him a lifelong belief in legend of Santa Claus.

Director: Kieran Turner | Stars: Kevin Isola, Aida Turturro, Stephen Mailer, David Burtka

Votes: 401

16. She's the Mayor (2011)

30 min | Comedy

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Stars: Janet-Laine Green, Scott Wentworth, Tonya Williams, Joseph Motiki

Votes: 156

17. The Daughters of Fortune (1999)

119 min | Drama

A story of a mother who had to change her profession from a teacher to a high class prostitute to make a living.

Director: Márta Mészáros | Stars: Olga Drozdova, Jan Nowicki, Masza Petraniuk, Olaf Lubaszenko

Votes: 152

18. Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series (2006)

131 min | Comedy, Drama

Bussan refuses to accept his death and returns to Kisarazu as a ghost to make peace with his friends. Unfortunately his reappearance brings unforeseen consequences.

Director: Fuminori Kaneko | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Shô Sakurai, Wakana Sakai, Yoshinori Okada

Votes: 187

19. Zmruz oczy (2002)

Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Comedy

The story of a spirited ten-year-old girl who has run away from her proudly affluent parents in town and finds grudging refuge with the slightly slovenly caretaker of an abandoned farm, an ex-teacher.

Director: Andrzej Jakimowski | Stars: Zbigniew Zamachowski, Olga Prószynska, Rafal Guzniczak, Malgorzata Foremniak

Votes: 969

20. Dr. Kent Hovind Q&A (2015– )

Reality-TV

Christian evangelist Kent Hovind answers e-mails sent in by viewers.

Stars: Kent Hovind, Mary Tocco-Hovind, Bernie Dehler

Votes: 26

21. The Cage (2019 TV Movie)

87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An old woman finds herself trapped in her own apartment as she finds out a man pretending to be her distant nephew is actually a stranger.

Director: Jirí Strach | Stars: Jirina Bohdalová, Krystof Hádek, Viktor Preiss, David Svehlík

Votes: 286

22. Snezenky a machri po 25 letech (2008)

108 min | Comedy, Drama

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Director: Viktor Taus | Stars: Radoslav Brzobohatý, Jan Antonín Duchoslav, Petr Franek, Veronika Freimanová

Votes: 253

23. Bo to ziemia nasza... (1984)

16 min | Documentary, Short

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Director: Tadeusz Wudzki | Star: Eugeniusz Bielawski

24. Gerry Dee: No Reading Ahead - Live in Concert (2007 Video)

Not Rated | 61 min | Comedy

A stand-up-comedy performance by Canadian comic Gerry Dee.

Director: Gord McLennan | Star: Gerry Dee

Votes: 23

25. Ein Dorf rockt ab (2017 TV Movie)

89 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

When a farmer tries to save her farm by organizing a metal festival on her land, she faces opposition from her village.

Director: Holger Haase | Stars: Christina Große, Roman Knizka, Hannes Jaenicke, Amelie Herres

Votes: 69

26. Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode: Road Rage: Part One (1998)

TV-14 | 180 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A young German girl mysteriously disappears from outside a pub and a group of environmentalist stage a sit in to prevent a bypass from being built through a forest.

Director: Bruce MacDonald | Stars: George Baker, Louie Ramsay, Christopher Ravenscroft, Isobel Middleton

Votes: 111

27. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode: The Killings at Badger's Drift (1997)

TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An elderly woman is found dead in her own cottage and DCI Tom Barnaby is convinced the death is not a simple accident.

Director: Jeremy Silberston | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard

Votes: 2,247

28. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode: Orchis Fatalis (2005)

TV-14 | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Barnaby and Scott follow a trail of dead people involved in the collecting of rare orchids.

Director: Peter Smith | Stars: John Nettles, John Hopkins, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard

Votes: 865

29. Popular (1999–2001)
Episode: We Are Family (2000)

TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Lily and Carmen become Nicole and Mary Cherry's servants in hopes of receiving wigs to cover their mohawks. Sam and Brooke plan to stop their parents' wedding. Mary Cherry opposes her mom's decision to marry "CHiPs" actor Erik Estrada.

Director: Elodie Keene | Stars: Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, Tamara Mello, Christopher Gorham

Votes: 76

30. Touched by an Angel (1994–2003)
Episode: Angels Anonymous (2001)

TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

The angels attempt to change the lives of the individuals in a long-lost group of friends. Their influences on these people cause them all to end up unexpectedly at the same Polynesian ... See full summary »

Directors: Larry Peerce, John Blush | Stars: Roma Downey, John Dye, Valerie Bertinelli, Della Reese

Votes: 90

31. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode: Death and Dust (2007)

TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Barnaby and Jones are called to investigate a series of murders involving a pair of feuding families.

Director: Sarah Hellings | Stars: John Nettles, Jason Hughes, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard

Votes: 801

32. Jericho (2006–2008)
Episode: Semper Fidelis (2007)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

The marines come to town, offering Anderson an easy way out of hard decisions, but their behavior raises Jake's and Johnston's suspicions.

Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Skeet Ulrich, Ashley Scott, Lennie James, Brad Beyer

Votes: 760

33. Meet Me After School (2018)
Episode: Tsukitsuerareta Kyukoku no Sentaku! Futari ga Saigo ni Erabu Mirai (2018)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

The couple are torn asunder through intimidation by a parent, the cops and a lawyer. Friends come to the couple's rescue, but it may be too late. Still, there is hope if the couple stay ... See full summary »

34. Glee (2009–2015)
Episode: Pilot (2009)

TV-14 | 48 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

High school teacher Will Schuester tries to reinvent McKinley High School's Glee Club.

Director: Ryan Murphy | Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch

Votes: 2,970

35. Glee (2009–2015)
Episode: Acafellas (2009)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Will forms an all-male acapella vocal group, spending more time building his own confidence and more time away from the Glee Club.

Director: John Scott | Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch

Votes: 1,921

36. Glee (2009–2015)
Episode: The Rhodes Not Taken (2009)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Will thinks the glee club desperately needs more of an edge, so he brings in his former classmate, April Rhodes, to spice things up. Will's plan seems to be going smoothly until he realizes he may be losing a key member of the club.

Director: John Scott | Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch

Votes: 1,810

37. Glee (2009–2015)
Episode: Preggers (2009)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Kurt tries out for the football team in order to impress his dad. Sandy and Sue join forces to carry out their plans for destroying Glee Club.

Director: Brad Falchuk | Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch

Votes: 1,909

38. The Last of Us (2023– )
Episode: When We Are in Need (2023)

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Ellie crosses paths with a vengeful group of survivors - and draws the attention of its leader. A weakened Joel faces a new threat.

Director: Ali Abbasi | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Scott Shepherd, Troy Baker

Votes: 57,602

39. Elementary (2012–2019)
Episode: The Hound of the Cancer Cells (2014)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a famous cancer researcher is found dead, Holmes and Watson must determine if the scientist's untimely demise was tied to his latest cutting-edge invention. Meanwhile, Bell is finally cleared to re-enter the field.

Director: Michael Slovis | Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Jon Michael Hill, Aidan Quinn

Votes: 976

40. Major Crimes (2012–2018)
Episode: Trial by Fire (2014)

Not Rated | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When a gang member is killed a few hours after being found not guilty in a murder trial, a gang war threatens to ensue. The accused killer, a rival gang member, is represented by Sharon's ex-husband Jackson.

Director: Stacey K. Black | Stars: Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan

Votes: 242

41. Justified (2010–2015)
Episode: Cash Game (2015)

TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Raylan sets out to find out more about the mysterious group buying up land in Harlan, Boyd tries to make a profit off the ledger from the bank heist, and Ava is stuck in the middle of everything.

Director: Dean Parisot | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter

Votes: 1,383

42. Battle Creek (2015)
Episode: Homecoming (2015)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

When a local high school football coach is murdered, information about Russ' youth is revealed.

Director: James Roday Rodriguez | Stars: Josh Duhamel, Dean Winters, Aubrey Dollar, Edward Fordham Jr.

Votes: 248

43. Countdown (1982– )
Episode: Episode #72.30 (2015)

TV-14 | Game-Show

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Director: Derek Hallworth | Stars: Nick Hewer, Rachel Riley, Susie Dent, Sherrie Hewson

44. Money Wars (2015– )
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2015)

54 min | Drama

Money is tight everywhere, but due to the risky maneuvers of the money lender a father, a daughter and personal debts may be finally repaid. However, the path to success depends on a ... See full summary »

Director: Yoshishige Miyake | Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Yûko Ôshima, Fumino Kimura, Shô Takada

45. Countdown (1982– )
Episode: Episode #73.98 (2015)

TV-14 | Game-Show

Margaret Fatih vs. Graham Burgess.

Director: Derek Hallworth | Stars: Nick Hewer, Rachel Riley, Susie Dent, Deborah Meaden

46. Baby Daddy (2012–2017)
Episode: Double Date Double Down (2016)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Ben and Riley realize they are in for more than they bargained for with dating older, more mature adults, and work to come up with a plan to get out of their respective relationships. When ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Lembeck | Stars: Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Tahj Mowry, Derek Theler, Melissa Peterman

Votes: 124

47. Countdown (1982– )
Episode: Episode #74.24 (2016)

TV-14 | Game-Show

Paul Erdunast vs. Philip Allen.

Director: Derek Hallworth | Stars: Nick Hewer, Rachel Riley, Susie Dent, Julia Bradbury

48. Meet Me After School (2018)
Episode: Episode #1.10 (2018)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

The unconventional lovers make a promise to one another and will not let anything get in their way this time. Hijiri meets with her former student's mother and shows her resolve. She is ... See full summary »

Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Nobue Iketani, Masaki Kaji, Kazuna Kawaguchi

Votes: 8