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Waiting for "Superman" poster

A DAVIS GUGGENHEIM FILM

Waiting for "Superman"

20101h 51mPGMovie

Documentary

IMDb7.4/ 10 · 11.3K votes

THE FATE OF OUR COUNTRY WON'T BE DECIDED ON A BATTLEFIELD, IT WILL BE DETERMINED IN A CLASSROOM.

Gripping, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, Waiting for Superman is an impassioned indictment of the American school system from An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim.

Thought-provoking
Heartwarming
Bittersweet
School
Class
True story

Pace: Brisk
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after and watching alone. Contains a child in peril.

DirectorDavis Guggenheim

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.9 / 10

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Charles AdamsSelf

Jonathan AlterSelf

Geoffrey CanadaSelf

Celeste BellSelf

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