The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)

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Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.

• Released: 2018-09-23
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 36m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 402 votes

Directed by Sara Colangelo.

Top cast

• Maggie Gyllenhaal as Lisa Spinelli
• Parker Sevak as Jimmy Roy
• Gael García Bernal as Simon
• Michael Chernus as Grant Spinelli
• Rosa Salazar as Becca
• Ajay Naidu as Nikhil Roy
• Anna Baryshnikov as Meghan
• Daisy Tahan as Lainie Spinelli
• Sam Jules as Josh Spinelli
• Samrat Chakrabarti as Sanjay Roy

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Where to watch The Kindergarten Teacher

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: watch free on Rakuten TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Stan; watch free on ABC iview; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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