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Dangerous Minds
She broke the rules... and changed their lives.
She broke the rules... and changed their lives.
Drama - 1995
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Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must throw decorum to the wind. When Johnson returns to the classroom, she does so armed with a no-nonsense attitude informed by her military training and a fearless determination to better the lives of her students -- no matter what the cost.
Director:
,
John N. Smith
Cast:
,
Michelle Pfeiffer
,
George Dzundza
,
Robin Bartlett
,
John Neville
,
Courtney B. Vance
,
Renoly Santiago
,
Lorraine Toussaint
,
Beatrice Winde
,
Skye Bassett
,
Wade Dominguez

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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
99 min
Release date:
11 Aug 1995
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$23,000,000
Revenue:
$179,519,401
Awards:
6 wins & 8 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
The movie pretends to show poor black kids being bribed into literacy by Dylan and candy bars, but actually it is the crossover white audience that is being bribed with mind-candy in the form of safe words by the two Dylans.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
What makes it work is the integrity of Pfeiffer's performance and Smith's direction, and the high spirits of the young, racially diverse supporting cast.
– Edward Guthmann,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
If only the filmmakers had used some subtlety in telling the story, they could have done right by the real LouAnne Johnson.
– Kevin McManus,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
The tale screenwriter Ronald Bass came up with, and the way director John N. Smith tells it, is stereotypical, predictable and simplified to the point of meaninglessness.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb 2001
fresh:
Pfeiffer gives a funny, scrappy performance that makes you feel a committed teacher's fire to make a difference.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2001
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