The English Teacher Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Follows Linda Sinclair (Julianne Moore), a forty-year-old unmarried English teacher whose greatest relationships are with her favorite authors and stories. When a disheartened former student moves back into town after failing to make it as a playwright in New York, Linda decides to step out of her comfort zone and mount his play with the help of the high school drama teacher.

Plot

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Plot

Linda Sinclair (Julianne Moore) is a forty-year-old unmarried high school English teacher in the small town of Kingston, Pennsylvania. She shares a small apartment with two Siamese cats and her rich collection of great literature. She maintains no close personal relationships aside from those she has with her favorite authors and stories. Her life is far less complicated than the dramas she devours on the page, and she likes it that way.

But Linda’s simple life turns an unexpected page when former star pupil Jason Sherwood (Michael Angarano) returns to Kingston after trying to make it as a playwright in New York. Now in his 20s, Jason is on the verge of abandoning art, pressured by his overbearing father, Dr. Tom Sherwood (Greg Kinnear), to face reality and go to law school. Linda can’t stand the thought of Jason giving up on his dreams so she decides to mount his play – a dark, angst-ridden, ambitious work – as a Kingston High School production, with flamboyant drama teacher Carl Kapinas (Nathan Lane) directing.

As Linda, now well out of her normal comfort zone, takes further risks in life and love, the stage is set for highly comic downfall. With the play, her reputation, and her teaching career on the line, Linda finds an unlikely ally in herself. Amidst the ruins of her formerly perfect life, can she find a way to her own unique storybook ending?

Cited as official plot version from cinedigm.com

Comedy

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The English Teacher.

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  Charlie Saxton

  ... Will Traynor

  Bandslam, Art of a Hit

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  Julianne Moore

  ... Linda Sinclai

  Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Room Next Door

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  Nathan Lane

  ... Carl Kapinas

  Mirror Mirror, Spellbound

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  Greg Kinnear

  ... Dr. Tom Sherwood

  The Present, Heaven Is For Real

• M
  Michael Angarano

  ... Jason Sherwood

  Horizon: An American Saga, The Art of Getting By

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  Lily Collins

  ... Hallie Anderson

  MaXXXine, Mirror Mirror

• J
  Jessica Hecht

  ... Principal Megan Slocum

  Eleanor The Great, The Magic of Belle Isle

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  Nikki Blonsky

  ... Sheila Nussbaum

  Bosco, Hairspray 2

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  Erin Wilhelmi

  ... Joni Gerber

  Jamie Marks is Dead

Crew Behind the Film

The The English Teacher behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director

Craig Zisk

Screenwriters

Dan Chariton
Stacy Chariton

Producers

Matthew E. Chausse
Naomi Despres
Ben LeClair
Robert Salerno

Production Details

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Key Facts

• The film will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26th.

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Feb 2013

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