The read
A Balasaur Score of 68 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 59%, Metacritic 52/100. Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes59%
Metacritic52/100
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
2,074 audience votes
Key crew
- Carl LundWriter
- Tony KayeDirector
- Taylor StewartOriginal Music Composer
- Andrew GrushOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Adrien BrodyHenry Barthes
- Marcia Gay HardenPrincipal Carol Dearden
- James CaanMr. Charles Seaboldt
- Christina HendricksMs. Sarah Madison
- Lucy LiuDr. Doris Parker
- Blythe DannerMs. Perkins
- Tim Blake NelsonMr. Wiatt
- William L. PetersenMr. 'Sarge' Kepler
- Bryan CranstonMr. Dearden
- Sami GayleErica
- Betty KayeMeredith
- Louis ZorichGrampa
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Themes
depressionfalsely accusedclassroomgrandfatherunhappinessanimal abusedreary