One Eight Seven

One Eight Seven

1997 · 119 min · EN · R · 6.6 (523 votes)
Dir. Kevin Reynolds · Starring Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan, Clifton Collins Jr., Tony Plana, Karina Arroyave

When schools become war zones and both sides start taking casualties, what then?

DramaThriller

After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher. The education system, where violent bullies control the classrooms and the administration is afraid of lawsuits, slowly drives Garfield mad.

VIBE

A simmering, urban thriller that captures the soul-crushing frustration of a system failing its educators. It feels like a slow descent into madness, fueled by a palpable sense of dread and a gritty, no-holds-barred realism.

tensegrittyfrustrateduneasysteady90s thrillerurban gritcharacter studyschool violenceteacher burnoutsystemic failurerevenge
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