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Insipid and thick!
Mike Antonucci, San Jose Mercury News
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Before school lets out, Mrs. Tingle's class is going to need a substitute teacher.
1999 · 1h 36m · PG-13
Comedy, Thriller
Directed by
Kevin Williamson
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Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Overview
A bright high-school senior has her impending status as valedictorian jeopardized when her bitter history teacher, Mrs. Tingle, gives her a poor grade on a project. When an attempt to get ahead in Mrs. Tingle's class goes awry, mayhem ensues and friendships, loyalties and trust are tested by the teacher's intricate mind-games.
Director and cast
- Kevin Williamson Director
- Helen Mirren as Mrs. Eve Tingle
- Katie Holmes as Leigh Ann Watson
- Jeffrey Tambor as Coach 'Spanky' Wenchell
- Barry Watson as Luke Churner
- Marisa Coughlan as Jo Lynn Jordan
- Michael McKean as Principal Potter
- Liz Stauber as Trudie Tucker
- Molly Ringwald as Miss Banks
- Vivica A. Fox Cast
- John Patrick White Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
19%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Depressing!
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
Slow-moving.
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
Rotten
A wildly uneven and sloppily directed movie, full of clashing tones and undigested bits of superior films.
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Rotten
Newly benign, and noticeably clumsy.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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