Teacher

James Lewis is a high school English teacher who decides to protect his favorite students from being bullied by their peers. While appearing calm, Lewis struggles with personal instability and past trauma. He finds himself in a conflict with a wealthy and influential student and the boy's father, who use their social status to avoid consequences for their actions. As the tension increases, the teacher resorts to increasingly extreme and questionable methods to resolve the situation.

The drama was written and directed by Adam Dick, who also served as a producer alongside Matthew Helderman and Zachary Kamen. The film stars David Dastmalchian as the teacher, with Kevin Pollak, Curtis Edward Jackson, Esme Perez, Matthew Garry, and Helen Joo Lee in supporting roles. Produced in the United States by Buffalo 8 and Spark in the Dark Productions, the movie has a runtime of 100 minutes. Audience reception is mixed to positive, with a rating of 5.9/10 from 1,800 votes on IMDb and a slightly higher score of 6.5/10 from 51 votes on TMDB.