The Kindergarten Teacher
Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal
Lisa Spinelli
Known for
The Dark Knight
Donnie Darko
Parker Sevak
Jimmy Roy
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Gael García Bernal
Simon
Known for
Coco
Old
Michael Chernus
Grant Spinelli
Known for
Severance
Captain Phillips
Rosa Salazar
Becca
Known for
Alita: Battle Angel
Bird Box
Ajay Naidu
Nikhil Roy
Known for
Office Space
Requiem for a Dream
Anna Baryshnikov
Meghan
Known for
Dickinson
Manchester by the Sea
Daisy Tahan
Lainie Spinelli
Known for
The Nice Guys
Little Fockers
Sam Jules
Josh Spinelli
Also in
American Genius
Boogie
Samrat Chakrabarti
Sanjay Roy
Known for
Little Voice
The Blacklist: Redemption
Haley Murphy
Brittany
Known for
Silent House
The Half of It
Stefaniya Makarova
Krystal
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Sara Colangelo Director · Asher Goldschmidt Composer Pepe Avila del Pino Cinematographer
United States release October 12, 2018 · Produced in Canada, Israel, United Kingdom, United States · Production Paper Chase Films, Studio Mao
Production
Maven Screen Media
Production
Paper Chase Films
Production
Studio Mao
Production
Farcaster Films
Production
Imagination Park Entertainment
Production
Manhattan Productions
Production
Pia Pressure
Production
Pie Films
Production
Netflix
Studio
Maven Pictures
Production
Canada · Israel · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 18, 2018
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · October 12, 2018
Limited theatrical
United States · October 12, 2018
Digital · Netflix
Australia
June 13, 2018 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
April 11, 2019 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 23, 2018 · Limited theatrical
Canada
September 6, 2018 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Denmark
September 23, 2018 · Limited theatrical
France
October 12, 2018 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
September 26, 2019 · Physical
Greece
February 14, 2019 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 23, 2018 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 3, 2019 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 8, 2019 · Theatrical
Israel
October 11, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
December 13, 2018 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 23, 2018 · Physical
Netherlands
November 15, 2018 · Theatrical
March 28, 2019 · Physical · DVD
Poland
March 29, 2019 · Digital
Portugal
January 3, 2019 · Theatrical
Russia
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 6, 2018 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
April 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 7, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Filmekimi
October 19, 2018 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 18, 2018 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
March 8, 2019 · Theatrical
July 1, 2019 · Physical
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