Movies that might be useful at school
Mainly to 14yo-18yo pupils. Movies that may amuse them, but also may let them think.
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- DirectorTheodore MelfiStarsTaraji P. HensonOctavia SpencerJanelle MonáeThe story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.
- DirectorPavel ParkhomenkoStarsYaroslav ZhalninMikhail FilippovVladimir SteklovOn April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Gagarin blasted off in a Vostok rocket and he orbited Earth for 106 minutes. He was the cosmonaut who was selected from over three thousand fighter pilots throughout the Soviet Union.
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsRobin WilliamsRobert Sean LeonardEthan HawkeMaverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.
- DirectorAamir KhanAmole GupteStarsDarsheel SafaryAamir KhanTisca ChopraAn eight-year-old boy is thought to be a lazy trouble-maker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school.Dislexya
- DirectorPeter WernerStarsJames WolkTreat WilliamsDominic Scott KayBrad Cohen who, despite being challenged by Tourette's Syndrome at a very young age, defies all odds to become a gifted teacher.Tourette Syndrome
- DirectorCarys WatfordStarsBella PaddenHelena AlbrightAnika SelvarajahFour space-obsessed 9-year-old girls embark on a secret mission in their cardboard rocket.YouTube. English.
- DirectorKate TsangStarsSimon PearlMadeleine ConnerJake MillerAn off-beat comedy about Ex, an imaginary friend, who is forced to consider retirement when his creator, Izzy, starts to grow up.YouTube. English.
- DirectorAlbert GonzalezStarsMary DarlingAlex R. GonzalezGreg GonzalezThe new boy in the high school catches the eye of a beautiful girl. Out of loneliness and boredom, he starts writing notes on a his desk during his English class only to start mysteriously receiving replies.YouTube. English (few words).
- DirectorDennis GanselStarsJürgen VogelFrederick LauMax RiemeltA high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.
- DirectorNino AldiStarsAdam WaheedJake HunterAina DumlaoThemes of identity and discrimination unfold during a train ride between two stations as an African American, an Arab-American and a white man try to rob a train. However, no one wants to rob their own race.YouTube. English. Racism.
- DirectorDoug RolandStarsSteven PrescodRobert TarangoFrancisco BurgosA late-night encounter on a New York City street leads to a profound connection between a teen-in-need and a DeafBlind man.YouTube. English. Blindness.
- DirectorChris OvertonStarsRachel FieldingPhilip YorkRachel ShentonA deaf 6-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her to use sign language to communicate.YouTube. English. Deafness.
- DirectorPaolo GenoveseLuca MinieroStarsGianni FerreriFabrizia SacchiA sergeant of the Carabinieri records an unusual deposition from a young woman, namely that all her dreams have been stolen.YouTube. Italian. Women rights.
- DirectorIsabella SalvettiStarsMaria Elena SchiorlinGabriele SgrignuoliFrancesco De MirandaIn a neighborhood of Rome, Mirko is playing soccer with his friends. He meets Luana, sitting nearby. The two twelve years olds hit it off but an awful surprise leaves Mirko breathless. Luana instead smiles happily for the first time in her life.YouTube. Italian.
- DirectorMatteo PianezziStarsMartino ApollonioFabio RaimondiSara SartiniYouTube. Italian (few words).
- DirectorVito PalmieriStarsMatilde Da SilvaLuca Di CostanzoAlessandra FantiniDespite a shy nature, Matilde is a child with a dynamic intelligence and a strong spirit. In her classroom, however, something is upsetting her. Combining the suggestions received from her teacher, the interest in the tools of a hairdresser mother and her passion for tennis, Matilde looks for a drastic and original solution to find the serenityYouTube. Italian. Deafness.
- DirectorFrancesco FelliStarsCarlo Delle PianeStefania SandrelliGiordana MoscatiTells the story of Carlo, a man affected by Alzheimer, who falls in love every day for the same woman, Elena, without remembering she has been his wife for ages.YouTube. Italian.
- DirectorGabriele SalvatoresStarsDenise ElveticiAnna BellatoGeno DianaYouTube. Italian.
- DirectorJames KennedyStarsKatie BeresfordEdward EastonNatalie FerrignoA hopeless romantic invents a device allowing him an infinite amount of attempts to impress the girl of his dreams...but he must die each time.YouTube. English.
- DirectorMarie NoëlleStarsKarolina GruszkaArieh WorthalterCharles BerlingFollows the famous physicist and chemist Marie Curie and her struggle for recognition in the male-dominated science community in early 20th century France.
- DirectorRory UpholdStarsRory UpholdAhmed BharoochaBaron Vaughn'How do you know that Adam and Eve weren't black?...' An awkward comedy about first dates, race, and racism.YouTube. English. Racism.
- DirectorChristian ElliottNeal JohnsonStarsEvelin KostovaHarry AnichkinGergana ArnaudovaEvery year millions of people are trafficked across international borders illegally. Many die on the perilous journey in pursuit of a better life.Vimeo.
- 2014–2016TV EpisodeDirectorMatteo KefferMaurizio MontesiStarsCaterina GuzzantiEdoardo FerrarioLeonardo MalteseYouTube. Italian. Arts.
- DirectorZulena Segarra-BerríosStarsPaulina SofiaDenise MartinezChelsea CookA teenage girl discusses her latest sexual encounter with a schoolmate and learns how easy it is to contract a sexually-transmitted illness (STI) and get tested for it.YouTube. English. Std.
- DirectorMino LoyAdriano BaraccoA documentary that follows the life of Benito Mussolini, the Italian fascist dictator, from his early years to his death by using historical footage.