The read
A Balasaur Score of 56 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 62%, Metacritic 39/100. Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is suing the school for graduating their son who still cannot read or write. Amid the daily chaos of teaching in an inner city school, Alex Jurel tries to decide if he will lie at his deposition to protect the school or tell the truth and risk throwing away his career.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
Metacritic39/100
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
83 audience votes
Key crew
- Arthur HillerDirector
- W.R. McKinneyWriter
Cast
- Nick NolteAlex Jurel
- JoBeth WilliamsLisa Hammond
- Judd HirschRoger Rubell
- Ralph MacchioEddie Pilikian
- Allen GarfieldCarl Rosenberg
- Lee GrantDr. Donna Burke
- Richard MulliganHerbert Gower
- Royal DanoDitto Stiles
- William SchallertHorn
- Art MetranoTroy
- Laura DernDiane
- Crispin GloverDanny
