Fresh
School of Rock made me laugh harder than any movie I've seen this year.
David Ansen, Newsweek
The School of Rock
He just landed the gig of his life: 5th grade.
2003 · 1h 50m · PG-13
Comedy, Family, Music
Directed by
Richard Linklater
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The School of Rock
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Richard Linklater Director
- Jack Black as Dewey Finn
- Joan Cusack as Rosalie Mullins
- Mike White as Ned Schneebly
- Sarah Silverman as Patty Di Marco
- Miranda Cosgrove as Summer Hathaway
- Joey Gaydos Jr. as Zack
- Kevin Alexander Clark as Freddy Jones
- Rivkah Reyes as Katie
- Robert Tsai as Lawrence
- Maryam Hassan as Tomika
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A cathartic class comedy for kids of all sizes, it's Bugsy Malone in rock pomp, Slacker meets Spy Kids.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
It would be a shame if only kids went to see this film. Adults who can still plug in to their inner rocker, if only to play air guitar, will love it, too.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
Fresh
School of Rock is uncut bliss.
David Edelstein, Slate
Fresh
Hail! Hail! Jack Black: He's the clown king of rock & roll.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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