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The Kindergarten Teacher

A kindergarten teacher in New York becomes obsessed with one of her students whom she believes is a child prodigy.

Director

Sara Colangelo

Year

Genre

drama, thriller

Box Office

N/A

Production

Maven Screen Media,Paper Chase Films,Studio Mao,Farcaster Films,Imagination Park Entertainment,Manhattan Productions,Pia Pressure,Pie Films

Awards

3 wins & 12 nominations

Homepage

https://www.netflix.com/title/80240972

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Lisa Spinelli

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Simon

Gael GarcÃa Bernal

Justin

Ato Blankson-Wood

Marianne

Grant Spinelli

Michael Chernus

Derek Bishop

Jillian

Jillian Panlilio

Jimmy Roy

Meghan

Anna Baryshnikov

Steven

Becca

Lainie

Brittany

Josh Spinelli

Michael

Sanjay Roy

Samrat Chakrabarti

Nikhil Roy

Magda

Stefaniya Makarova

Mr. Bishop

Clark Carmichael

Robert

Shyaporn Theerakulstit

Poet 1

Poet 2

Nikhil Melnechuk

Gus

Allen McCullough

Gloria

Officer Marshall

Aamira Martinez

Officer Lugo

Kindergarten student

Avishai Greenberg

Kindergarten student

London Valentine

Kindergarten student

Kindergarten student

Donovan Pierre Coleman

Beach-goer

Kindergarten Student

Aubrey Hickerson

Lainie's Friend

Poet

McManus Woodend

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Lisa Spinelli Jimmy Roy Simon

Beautiful enough for me - The Kindergarten Teacher

Beautiful enough for me

[sound of boat approaching] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[sound of boat approaching]

[man giving lecture] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[man giving lecture]

What is it? The fourth week now?
Let's hear someone else. - The Kindergarten Teacher

What is it? The fourth week now? Let's hear someone els...

A dream garden blooms - The Kindergarten Teacher

A dream garden blooms

[both chuckle] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[takes deep breath]
Someone said it was derivative. - The Kindergarten Teacher

[takes deep breath] Someone said it was derivative.

[scrubbing toilet] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[scrubbing toilet]

[Lisa] Okay, let's move on to "S." - The Kindergarten Teacher

[Lisa] Okay, let's move on to "S."

And do you see
how there's a piece of an "S"? - The Kindergarten Teacher

And do you see how there's a piece of an "S"?

The curve of a slithering
[imitating snake hiss] sss... - The Kindergarten Teacher

The curve of a slithering [imitating snake hiss] sss...

[Lisa] Snake. That's right.
Actually, everybody think of a snake. - The Kindergarten Teacher

[Lisa] Snake. That's right. Actually, everybody think o...

Think of the way a snake moves - The Kindergarten Teacher

Think of the way a snake moves

Okay. We're going to do song circle
after one more letter. - The Kindergarten Teacher

Okay. We're going to do song circle after one more lett...

Yeah. One more letter. Does anybody have
any idea what the next letter is? - The Kindergarten Teacher

Yeah. One more letter. Does anybody have any idea what the n...

"T" is the letter that comes after "S"
in the alphabet. - The Kindergarten Teacher

"T" is the letter that comes after "S" i...

Very good! "T" is a tall, tough letter,
like a hard tooth! - The Kindergarten Teacher

Very good! "T" is a tall, tough letter, like a har...

Finish up the letter you're working on
and let's do song circle. - The Kindergarten Teacher

Finish up the letter you're working on and let's d...

♪ O-ro the rattlin' bog,
The bog down in the valley-o ♪ - The Kindergarten Teacher

♪ O-ro the rattlin' bog, The bog down in the valley-o ♪...

-Beach?
-[children laughing] - The Kindergarten Teacher

-Beach? -[children laughing]

It's almost like a sign from God. - The Kindergarten Teacher

It's almost like a sign from God.

That was a poem. It's remarkable. - The Kindergarten Teacher

That was a poem. It's remarkable.

[tears page from notebook] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[tears page from notebook]

-[Becca] Yeah. She quit.
-[Lisa] That must be why I was confused. - The Kindergarten Teacher

-[Becca] Yeah. She quit. -[Lisa] That must be why I was conf...

[Becca] All right. Bye. - The Kindergarten Teacher

[Becca] All right. Bye.

[girls chattering in the back seat] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[girls chattering in the back seat]

-[Lainey] So what did he say?
-[Brittany] That he likes me - The Kindergarten Teacher

-[Lainey] So what did he say? -[Brittany] That he likes me

[doorbell] - The Kindergarten Teacher

-[birds chirping]
-[children chattering] - The Kindergarten Teacher

-[birds chirping] -[children chattering]

It's almost like a sign from God." - The Kindergarten Teacher

It's almost like a sign from God."

I think that Lainey and Josh knew
lots of words at that age, but... - The Kindergarten Teacher

I think that Lainey and Josh knew lots of words at that age,...

[takes deep breath] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[takes deep breath]

Why do you use the word "disturbing?" - The Kindergarten Teacher

Why do you use the word "disturbing?"

It's not disturbing, I suppose.
It's more like... - The Kindergarten Teacher

It's not disturbing, I suppose. It's more like...

It is almost like a sign from God." - The Kindergarten Teacher

It is almost like a sign from God."

[class chattering] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[class chattering]

But then the word "beautiful" is repeated, - The Kindergarten Teacher

But then the word "beautiful" is repeated,

With so few elements
you make something very... - The Kindergarten Teacher

With so few elements you make something very...

It's as if it was said by someone
that has seen a lot of beauty, - The Kindergarten Teacher

It's as if it was said by someone that has seen a lot o...

Okay, so for next week,
I would like you all to focus... - The Kindergarten Teacher

Okay, so for next week, I would like you all to focus...

The banal, the mundane. Just, - The Kindergarten Teacher

The banal, the mundane. Just,

That's a very powerful word
and you guys are just little kids, - The Kindergarten Teacher

That's a very powerful word and you guys are just littl...

[Jimmy crunches biscuit] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[Jimmy crunches biscuit]

[smells deeply] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[smells deeply]

"...They so smote the garden bed - The Kindergarten Teacher

"...They so smote the garden bed

Um... I just felt like Jimmy was acting
a little strange today. - The Kindergarten Teacher

Um... I just felt like Jimmy was acting a little strange tod...

-Maybe like every few days.
-Really? - The Kindergarten Teacher

-Maybe like every few days. -Really?

Pop up. Start walking back and forth
like a zombie, like, - The Kindergarten Teacher

Pop up. Start walking back and forth like a zombie, like,

Oh! Nobody knows he does it, but me.
[laughs] - The Kindergarten Teacher

Oh! Nobody knows he does it, but me. [laughs]

He owns that big night club in Bayonne.
Ultra Lounge? - The Kindergarten Teacher

He owns that big night club in Bayonne. Ultra Lounge?

His mom is doing her thing in Miami.
She's not around. - The Kindergarten Teacher

His mom is doing her thing in Miami. She's not around.

I did coat check at Ultra Lounge
for a year, - The Kindergarten Teacher

I did coat check at Ultra Lounge for a year,

His uncle, Sanjay, does come by the house, - The Kindergarten Teacher

His uncle, Sanjay, does come by the house,

The bull stood alone in the backyard - The Kindergarten Teacher

The bull stood alone in the backyard

Say yes, - The Kindergarten Teacher

[chairs moving] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[chairs moving]

I thought everything was supposed
to be observational, - The Kindergarten Teacher

I thought everything was supposed to be observational,

I mean it is great, but this seems
like an exercise in surrealism. - The Kindergarten Teacher

I mean it is great, but this seems like an exercise in surre...

But I find it really interesting
that you just went your own way. Really. - The Kindergarten Teacher

But I find it really interesting that you just went your own...

You know, sometimes poets, like bulls,
they should be stubborn. - The Kindergarten Teacher

You know, sometimes poets, like bulls, they should be stubbo...

I'm just wondering why you wrote it
from a boy's point of view. - The Kindergarten Teacher

I'm just wondering why you wrote it from a boy's p...

[class murmurs] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[class murmurs]

Because she can.
That's what's interesting. - The Kindergarten Teacher

Because she can. That's what's interesting.

You know, it's interesting to see things
from a new vantage point. - The Kindergarten Teacher

You know, it's interesting to see things from a new van...

This week,
try using another point of view. Okay? - The Kindergarten Teacher

This week, try using another point of view. Okay?

Let's see what happens. All right?
And, please, - The Kindergarten Teacher

Let's see what happens. All right? And, please,

Okay? All right. Thank you. Bye-bye. - The Kindergarten Teacher

Okay? All right. Thank you. Bye-bye.

[door unlocks and grinds] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[door unlocks and grinds]

-[typing on mobile phone]
-[TV on] - The Kindergarten Teacher

-[typing on mobile phone] -[TV on]

[takes deep breath]
I was thinking about... - The Kindergarten Teacher

[takes deep breath] I was thinking about...

Why don't you take Dad's old camera, - The Kindergarten Teacher

Why don't you take Dad's old camera,

Yeah. But developing in a dark room
is totally different - The Kindergarten Teacher

Yeah. But developing in a dark room is totally different

Hi, Mr. Roy.
This is Lisa Spinelli calling. - The Kindergarten Teacher

Hi, Mr. Roy. This is Lisa Spinelli calling.

And I was just calling - The Kindergarten Teacher

And I was just calling

I left a message on Tuesday
with all my information, - The Kindergarten Teacher

I left a message on Tuesday with all my information,

[Lisa] I'm really curious
what's gonna happen - The Kindergarten Teacher

[Lisa] I'm really curious what's gonna happen

-I don't have any white on my paper.
-Yeah. Let's see, here it is. - The Kindergarten Teacher

-I don't have any white on my paper. -Yeah. Let's ...

[children chattering] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[children chattering]

[paint brushing] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[paint brushing]

-Why are we in the bathroom?
-[door grinds and closes] - The Kindergarten Teacher

-Why are we in the bathroom? -[door grinds and closes]

I want to talk to you about something
that I think is very important for a poet. - The Kindergarten Teacher

I want to talk to you about something that I think is very i...

There's many bathrooms, because, look, - The Kindergarten Teacher

There's many bathrooms, because, look,

I bet there's all sorts of things
you didn't notice before. - The Kindergarten Teacher

I bet there's all sorts of things you didn't notic...

[children playing in the yard] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[children playing in the yard]

[Jimmy and Lisa meowing] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[Jimmy and Lisa meowing]

[Jimmy recites a poem] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[Jimmy recites a poem]

Even when I turn on the light - The Kindergarten Teacher

Even when I turn on the light

It gets so bright, - The Kindergarten Teacher

It gets so bright,

[Lisa laughs and sighs] - The Kindergarten Teacher

[Lisa laughs and sighs]

Meghan, did you catch what he was saying?
Did you get the beginning? - The Kindergarten Teacher

Meghan, did you catch what he was saying? Did you get the be...

The Kindergarten Teacher poster

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A kindergarten teacher in New York becomes obsessed with one of her students whom she believes is a child prodigy.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Sara Colangelo

Writer: Sara Colangelo, Nadav Lapid

Production: Maven Screen Media,Paper Chase Films,Studio Mao,Farcaster Films,Imagination Park Entertainment,Manhattan Productions,Pia Pressure,Pie Films

Genre: drama, thriller

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 75/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 12 Oct 2018

Awards: 3 wins & 12 nominations

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/80240972

Also watch: The Man Who Feels No Pain, We the Animals, How to Dance in Ohio, Living in Oblivion, Married Life, Mister Lonely, Shirkers, Museo, The Color of Pomegranates, The Overnight, Anna and the Apocalypse