Films and Shows Seen in School
From preschool to my senior year in high school. These are all videos my teachers have made us watch. Some I got hooked, already knew, and now favorites. Many are either for learning, examples on a subject, or just for fun!
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- StarsNoah ReidLeah ReneeElizabeth SaundersA young turtle named Franklin learns social lessons as he grows up with his family and friends.Whenever anyone came early to preschool, one of the teachers gave us options to watch, usually everyone wanted this fun turtle!
- CreatorsJoanna ColeBruce DegenKristin Laskas MartinStarsLily TomlinDaniel DeSantoLisa JaiAn eccentric teacher takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of a magic school bus.Only in science would I recall them bringing this out until the third grade. I'm still shock to see how many tapes of this series they hold in the back.
- DirectorSheldon LarryStarsKeith CarradineAnnette O'TooleBrendan FletcherIn this gripping coming of age survival saga, a colonial family seeks a new life in the uncharted Maine wilderness in 1768. Their hopes, dreams, and survival are put to the supreme test when 13-year-old Matt is left to protect their claim.The real title should be The Sign of the Beaver. After reading the book, we watched this. This film showed some parts that were not fully answered in the story.
- CreatorsRobert A. CinaderJack WebbStarsMartin MilnerKent McCordShaaron ClaridgeTwo regular police officers patrol Los Angeles.A substitute showed us the first episode to let us learn how to use context clues and analyzing information. I'm still trying to watch the whole series to this day!
- DirectorDick LowryStarsMeredith BaxterChris CooperLarry DrakeMargaret Reed, a wealthy and proud woman of Chicago unwillingly finds herself a member of the Donner party - a group of pioneers making their way to California by covered wagon in the summer of 1846. One by one the odds begin to stack against Margaret and her family as precious days slip away and an early winter storm closes the passes through the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Trapped without adequate food and supplies, Margaret struggles to keep her family alive.After learning about the California gold rush and the trail many opportunists took, this movie really brought out the turbulence many must've endured during the travel west. Upsetting to see how that family was treated also.
- DirectorCharles Stone IIIStarsNick CannonZoe SaldañaOrlando JonesA band director recruits a Harlem street drummer to play at a Southern university.My bio teacher had nothing planned when summer was coming up, so he made us watch this for three days. Before learning more about this film, me and classmates were all shocked to hear so much swearing. I'm surprised he even let us watch it.
- DirectorJeremiah S. ChechikStarsChevy ChaseBeverly D'AngeloJuliette LewisThe Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.A Christmas treat back in freshman year. This is the first one i saw of the series, now I'm gonna find the rest to see. Never realized how crazy Clark was until a second time.
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsMillie PerkinsShelley WintersJoseph SchildkrautDuring World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.We read a bit from the play and learned about the Holocaust for our background in literature for the book. I did wish though they would've showed the other version because it was more accurate and dramatic.
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsLogan LermanKevin McKiddSteve CooganA teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.My English teacher needed time to grade more papers, so she put this up. I recall that some complained about the differences between the novel and this. I think it's okay, only because it was on mythology.
- DirectorGregory NavaStarsJennifer LopezEdward James OlmosJon SedaThe true story of Selena, a Texas-born Tejana singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart-topping albums on the Latin music charts.For the week my Spanish teacher was out, the sub told us to take notes on the movie. I'd say after the first 42 minutes the movie is more exciting in her rising popularity than the flashbacks.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsMatt DamonKate WinsletJude LawHealthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the CDC works to find a cure.Another Christmas movie shown. It reminded me so much of that Pandemic game.
- DirectorJohn Kent HarrisonStarsKatie StuartDavid DorfmanGregory SmithA young girl and her genius kid brother are aided by three curious witches in their search for their missing scientist father, captive of an omnipotent otherworldly villain simply called 'It' whose evil is slowly infecting the universe.The book is a better, I only liked it because I was a fan of Gregory Smith and Katie Stuart. At least make the characters more resembling the way they were described.
- DirectorJohn HughesStarsSteve MartinJohn CandyLaila RobinsA Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower-curtain-ring salesman as his only companion.Couldn't believe Steve and John actually starred in a movie together! Reminded me so much of Lampoon vacation series some reason.
- DirectorJames B. ClarkStarsCelia KayeLarry DomasinAnn DanielThe story of a Native American girl, abandoned on a tiny island, who is protected by a wild dog.This movie I've seen only once until now. Stayed true to the book for the most part, minus some scenes were taken out from the novel. It's so sad after reading the real story, now it's a favorite of mine.
- DirectorKatja von GarnierStarsHilary SwankMargo MartindaleAnjelica HustonA little known, yet integral piece of American history: based on the lives of Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, two young radical women who were instrumental in getting women the right to vote in America.For women's suffrage. I found out my teacher skipped a specific scene in the middle, turns out everyone else seems to know about it.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsKirstie AlleyHenry CzernyGloria ReubenA masterful work accurately details the current consensus of what exactly occurred to prompt the colonial witch trials.My teacher wanted us to get a feeling of what the Crucible would be like, so he showed us this long movie, but never went all the way. I hated those girls.
- DirectorNicholas HytnerStarsDaniel Day-LewisWinona RyderPaul ScofieldA Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.Just like the play, only a lot more mystery involved.
- DirectorsBrenda ChapmanSteve HicknerSimon WellsStarsVal KilmerRalph FiennesMichelle PfeifferEgyptian Prince Moses learns of his identity as a Hebrew and his destiny to become the chosen deliverer of his people.Middle of learning about Egypt's history, and this, I kept thinking it was Disney at first. The music was great though.
- DirectorGabor CsupoStarsJosh HutchersonAnnaSophia RobbZooey DeschanelLeslie and Jess create the secret kingdom of Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres and giants where they spend their free time ruling as king and queen and fighting evil creatures.Went on a field trip to the theaters to watch the premiere! How lucky could a 6th grader get! Very moving and accurate. Recommend to any fan of the book.
- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsDrew BarrymoreSteve ZahnAdam GarciaA single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father.used to learn about the consequences of teen pregnancies and teenage promiscuity.
- DirectorFrank DarabontStarsJim CarreyMartin LandauBob BalabanIn 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.Unexpected to see Jim Carrey in a drama role. Used to teach us about how the government questioned the supposed communists.
- DirectorNoel NosseckStarsCandace Cameron BureFred SavageGregory Alan WilliamsA shy high school student's seemingly perfect relationship with a popular jock quickly turns abusive and dangerous.Our topic was about abusive relationship. I honestly think she should've ran while she had the chance.
- DirectorDouglas BarrStarsAmy Jo JohnsonBrett CullenWendie MalickA teenage gymnast is accepted to an elite training center in Seattle to train for the Olympics. After being criticized for her weight, she begins a regimen of purging and starving herself.Amy Jo Johnson the Pink Ranger is in this movie that covers: eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, and peer pressure.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsJodie FosterMatthew McConaugheyTom SkerrittDr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.At first, I kept on expecting some UFOs to appear, but it's more on their struggle to find other life in galaxies and the use of their technology.
- DirectorYves SimoneauStarsAidan QuinnAdam BeachAugust SchellenbergA historic chronicle based on the book by Dee Brown explains how Native Americans were displaced as the United States expanded west.For the lesson on Americans pushing the Natives away from their homeland and their struggle in the white man's world. Somewhat a bit gruesome during the fight scenes.
