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A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, Metacritic 82/100. Scores higher than 96% of the 2,385 2000s comedy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Hulu, Apple TV+, and Paramount+.
Synopsis
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey must risk everything to prove that rock 'n' roll can change lives.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic82/100
6,396 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard LinklaterDirector
- Mike WhiteScreenplay
- Craig WedrenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jack BlackDewey Finn
- Joan CusackRosalie Mullins
- Mike WhiteNed Schneebly
- Sarah SilvermanPatty Di Marco
- Miranda CosgroveSummer Hathaway
- Joey Gaydos Jr.Zack
- Kevin Alexander ClarkFreddy Jones
- Rivkah ReyesKatie
- Robert TsaiLawrence
- Maryam HassanTomika
- Aleisha AllenAlicia
- Caitlin HaleMarta
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