Every year, the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film, compiles a list of the best fils on a certain subject. The list is made up of the individual members’ lists of their personal favorites in these categories, ranked and weighted, with the ultimate list being ranked by their combined scores. You can check out the Chlotrudis list, but I thought I’d share my own personal Top 30 Films about Teaching/the Education System.
- About Dry Grasses (2023) Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Donnie Darko (2001) Richard Kelly
- Monster (2023) Hirokazu Koreeda
- Not One Less (1999) Zhang Yimou
- Anne at 13,000 Ft. (2019) Kazik Radwanski
- Short Term 12 (2013) Destin Daniel Cretton
- The Teachers’ Lounge (2023) Ilker Çatak
- Pariah (2011) Dee Rees
- Monsieur Lazhar (2011) Philippe Falardeau
- Girl Talk (2022) Lucia Small
- Blue Jean (2022) Georgia Oakle
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) Ronald Neame
- Blackboards (2000) Samira Makhmalbaf
- To Sir, With Love (1967) James Clavell
- Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) Mike Leigh
- Club Zero (2023) Jessica Hausner
- If… (1968) Lindsay Anderson
- Luce (2019) Julius Onah
- The Holdovers (2023) Aleander Payne
- Stand and Deliver (1988) Ramón Menéndez
- The Workshop (2017) Laurent Cantet
- The White Ribbon (2009) Michael Haneke
- Half Nelson (2006) Ryan Fleck
- The Substitute (2007) Ole Bornedal
- The History Boys (2006) Nicholas Hytner
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) Stephen Chbosky
- Spellbound (2002) Jeffrey Blitz
- Words on Bathroom Walls (2020) Thor Freudenthal
- Notes From a Scandal (2006) Richard Eyre
- Legally Blonde (2001) Robert Luketic