Teaching Mrs. Tingle
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35 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

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  • Starring: Helen Mirren, Katie Holmes, Marisa Coughlan
  • Summary: All her life Leigh Ann Watson (Holmes) has done the right thing. Her only ticket out of town is the one scholarship that goes to her school's top student. All she needs is an "A" in history. There's just one problem: Mrs. Tingle, the history teacher who for 20 years has terrorized the students of Grandsboro High. (Dimension Films)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 32
  3. Negative: 15 out of 32
  1. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ernest Hardy
    90
    A dark, biting comedy-- funny, smart and full of unpredictable twist and turns.
  2. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Bill Gallo
    70
    Flecked with delicious malice, and the kids, especially newcomer Coughlin, performs with verve and high energy.
  3. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Kevin Maynard
    50
    Wholly predictable and implausible plotting, thin characterizations, and stilted dialogue.
  4. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    There is nothing funny about the situation in Teaching Mrs. Tingle.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. BradL.
    10
    If u haven't seen it, u have missed a lot.

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