Movies I Watched In School
These are the films I had to watch in school for English projects, History lessons or just a treat for the end of the school year.
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- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. JacksonThe lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.Grade 12 English
- DirectorVolker SchlöndorffStarsDustin HoffmanKate ReidJohn MalkovichAn aging traveling salesman recognizes the emptiness of his life and tries to fix it.Grade 12 English
- DirectorEd HarrisStarsEd HarrisMarcia Gay HardenRobert KnottA film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock.Grade 12 Art
- DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsNicole KidmanEwan McGregorJohn LeguizamoA poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.Grade 12 Drama (An end of the year treat)
- DirectorMark BrozelStarsJames McAvoyKeeley HawesJoseph MillsonA chef and his restaurant-hostess wife resort to murder to take ownership of a high-class Glaswegian restaurant.Grade 11 English
- DirectorRupert GooldStarsPatrick StewartKate FleetwoodOliver BurchSir Patrick Stewart stars in a gripping Tony-nominated production.Grade 11 English
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin BalsamThe jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.Grade 11 English
- DirectorGary FlederStarsJohn CusackRachel WeiszGene HackmanA juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.Grade 11 English
- DirectorIrving PichelErnest B. SchoedsackStarsJoel McCreaFay WrayLeslie BanksA psychotic big game hunter deliberately strands a luxury yacht on a remote island, where he begins to hunt its passengers for sport.Grade 11 English
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsMatt DamonHeath LedgerMonica BellucciWill and Jake Grimm are traveling con-artists who encounter a genuine fairy-tale curse which requires true courage instead of their usual bogus exorcisms.Grade 11 English
- DirectorTerry GilliamTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleKing Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.Grade 11 Drama
- DirectorMorgan SpurlockStarsMorgan SpurlockDaryl IsaacsChemeeka WalkerWhile examining the influence of the fast food industry, Morgan Spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet of solely McDonald's food for one month.Grade 10 (I forget which class I watched this in)
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsDennis QuaidJake GyllenhaalEmmy RossumJack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.Grade 10 Science
- DirectorRichard AttenboroughStarsDenzel WashingtonKevin KlineJosette SimonSouth African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the Black anti-Apartheid activist Steve Biko.Grade 10 English
- DirectorEric GoldbergNew York City in the 1930s. Through George Gershwin's famous tune, "Rhapsody in Blue," a story is told about a day in the life of four random people who are longing for something more: a construction worker, who would rather play drums at a jazz club, an unemployed man looking for a job, a girl who wants to spend more time with her parents but must instead be dragged around the city by her governess, and a rich man with a bossy wife who would just like to have some fun.Grade 10 History
- DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsPaul MercurioTara MoriceBill HunterA maverick dancer risks his career by performing an unusual routine and sets out to succeed with a new partner.Grade 9 Drama
- DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsLeonardo DiCaprioClaire DanesJohn LeguizamoShakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.Grade 9 English
- DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsLeonard WhitingOlivia HusseyJohn McEneryWhen two young members of feuding families meet, forbidden love ensues.Grade 9 English
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsJulia RobertsAlbert FinneyDavid BrisbinAn unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply.Grade 9 Geography
- DirectorMimi LederStarsKevin SpaceyHaley Joel OsmentHelen HuntA young boy attempts to make the world a better place after his teacher gives him that chance.Grade 9 (I forget why we watched this)
- DirectorMark GriffithsStarsErin CottrellDale MidkiffVictor BrowneA widow (Erin Cottrell) and her son return home to be near her parents.Grade 8 History
- DirectorMichael Landon Jr.StarsErin CottrellDale MidkiffLogan BartholomewTragedy tests the faith and love of a family of pioneers as they carve out a life on the frontier.Grade 8 History
- DirectorMichael Landon Jr.StarsErin CottrellLogan BartholomewWilliam Morgan SheppardNewlywed settlers (Erin Cottrell, Logan Bartholomew) face hardship as they build new lives.Grade 8 History
- DirectorMichael Landon Jr.StarsJanuary JonesLogan BartholomewDale MidkiffThe Davis family saga continues as Missie's romance with a wealthy surveyor is interrupted by her father's life-threatening accident. However, the mysterious stranger who begins helping them makes Missie second-guess her true feelings.Grade 8 History
- DirectorMichael Landon Jr.StarsKatherine HeiglDale MidkiffCorbin BernsenA young woman on her way to a new life in the 1800's suddenly finds herself a widow. Now she must live with a recently widowed young man and his daughter. Can any of them find love again?Grade 8 History
- DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.Grade 8 History
- StarsSigourney WeaverDavid AttenboroughNikolay DrozdovA documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Each episode covers a different habitat: deserts, mountains, deep oceans, shallow seas, forests, caves, polar regions, fresh water, plains and jungles. Narrated by David Attenborough.Grade 8
- StarsMaggie HuculakLorne CardinalNigel BennettA dramatized comprehensive survey of the history of Canada.Grade 7 History
- DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsJohn TravoltaQueen LatifahNikki BlonskyPleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.Grade 7 Music
- DirectorSteve McNicholasStarsJason MillsPaul BendJohn SawickiEight performers take the audience on a journey through sound and music, where rhythm is the only language. Combining physical comedy and athleticism, it's a highly charged performance from an idiosyncratic group who could only come from the world of stomp.Grade 7 Music
- DirectorGabor CsupoStarsJosh HutchersonAnnaSophia RobbZooey DeschanelA preteen's life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality.Grade 5 English
- CreatorSteve RobertsStarsChris WigginsBrian JacquesRichard BinsleyMatthias is a mouse who lives at Redwall Abbey, a fortress under constant siege from evil rats. When an image a great mouse-warrior begins speaking to him, Matthias realizes his destiny: to be the successor to a great warrior.Grade 5
- DirectorKen AnnakinStarsJohn MillsDorothy McGuireJames MacArthurA Swiss family must survive being shipwrecked on a deserted island.Grade 5 (I have no idea why we watched this)
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsMatthew BroderickRutger HauerMichelle PfeifferThe thief Gaston escapes the dungeon of medieval Aquila through the latrine. Soldiers are about to kill him when Navarre saves him. Navarre, traveling with his spirited hawk, plans to kill the bishop of Aquila with help from Gaston.Grade 4 History (Again, not very accurate lol)
- DirectorMichael GottliebStarsThomas Ian NicholasJoss AcklandArt MalikA Little League player is sent back into medieval times where he is given the task of saving Camelot.Grade 4 History (Yeah I know, not very historically accurate)
- DirectorTommy O'HaverStarsAnne HathawayHugh DancyCary ElwesElla is under a spell to be constantly obedient, a fact she must hide from her new stepfamily in order to protect the prince of the land, her friend for whom she's falling.Grade 4
- DirectorBen GluckStarsPatrick DempseyMandy MooreJeremy SuarezAn old female friend of Kenai needs his help on a quest, much to Koda's growing consternation.Grade 4
- DirectorCarroll BallardStarsJeff DanielsAnna PaquinDana DelanyA father and daughter decide to attempt to lead a flock of orphaned Canada Geese south by air.Grade 4 Social Studies
- DirectorDavid DevineStarsNeil MunroIllya WoloshynFiona ReidA young boy learns to appreciate the music of his upstairs boarder, Ludwig Van Beethoven.Grade 3 Music
- DirectorDavid BreashearsStarsHeidi AlbertsenRoger BilhamJacob KyungaiJoin a band of trekkers as they journey through rugged terrain and extreme conditions to look out from Africa's highest point in David Breashears' mountain adventure, Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa.Grade 2
- DirectorDavid LickleyStarsTyrone BenskinFrom black bears in Montana to polar bears in the arctic, Bears features a fresh view of these powerful, majestic and often misunderstood animals in the full glory of their natural habitat, and highlights the universal threats to bear populations.Grade 2 (I think)
- DirectorChristopher D. SandersonStarsLance PatonAlanna BudhooHeath LambertsA boy named Nicholas goes to the park to play with his colorful stuffed animals. But a bad man named Mr. Hoobody wants to take away his best friend, Egg.Grade 2 English
- 1977–199542mTV-Y7.1 (462)TV EpisodeDirectorRon UnderwoodStarsPhilip WallerMimi KennedyThom SharpA lonely boy befriends a talking mouse who falls in love with his toy motorcycle.Grade 2
- StarsChub BaillyJodi CarlislePeter CullenRobert (voiced by Josh Rodine) is convinced that his toy rabbit is real. When he contracts scarlet fever, the rabbit is considered the cause of the illness and ordered to be burned. He is saved from "death" by a fairy, who turns him into a real rabbit.grade 1
- StarsEramelinda BoquerRick JonesSonja BallAnimated adaptations of stories by the acclaimed Canadian children's author, Robert N. Munsch.
- CreatorJoanna ColeBruce DegenKristin Laskas MartinStarsLily TomlinDaniel DeSantoLisa JaiAn eccentric teacher takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of a magic school bus.Throughout the years
- CreatorBill NyeJames McKennaErren GottliebStarsBill NyePat CashmanMichaela Leslie-RuleScientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young viewers.Throughout the years