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School of Rock

School of Rock

He just landed the gig of his life: 5th grade.

3 October 2003110 minEN 7.1
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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 risks everything to prove that rock ’n’ roll can change lives.
Budget: $35,000,000Box Office: $131,100,000
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Viewer Opinions (5)

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daisyrowley@daisyrowley
gotta say that our family loved this flick. If you are a family who tolerates no swearing whatsoever, or if "kick some ass" would shock or offend you, then it's not for you. Watching "School of Rock", the verdict is. …
30 July 2018VerifiedUser Review
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Amy Thompson@amy974489 opinions · User since 2021
★★★☆☆ 5.7
The story gets bogged down in the second act. Decent cinematography, nothing special. …
1 February 2005User Review

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Audience Take

John Chard
So it’s Jack Black in a classroom full of kids, it probably shouldn’t work, and even might seem like some sort of cruel and unusual punishment to anyone with an aversion to Black, but this is feel worthwhile nirvana and a paean to rock and roll. It’s perhaps unsurprising that it’s crammed with clichés from the classroom splinter of moviedom, the kids a roll call of characters we have seen numerous times. The spoilt swot, the roughneck, the one suffering parental peer pressure, the weight issue one and on it goes, but boy can they play music when Dewey takes them out of classical mode and into rock central.
Deborah Morgan
To elaborate, some questionable directorial choices hold this back. The acting is competent, if unremarkable. Not bad, but there are better options out there.
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