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Teaching Mrs. Tingle

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Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)

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Reviews Counted:68

Fresh:13

Rotten:55

Average Rating:4/10

Consensus: As a dark comedy-thriller, this movie lacks humor and thrill.

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Leigh Ann is an all A student except in her history class, Mrs. Tingle's history class that is. The only person in Leigh Ann's way is her class rival MaryBeth Carter. One day Leigh Ann has her... Leigh Ann is an all A student except in her history class, Mrs. Tingle's history class that is. The only person in Leigh Ann's way is her class rival MaryBeth Carter. One day Leigh Ann has her friend Luke steal the history test, which will boost her grade up. Luke is caught by Mrs. Tingle and Mrs. Tingle reports it to the principal. Luckily, the principal is not there that day so before she can tell him tomorrow, Luke and Leigh Ann knock her out. They take her back to there place and tie her up. After this point school will never be a safe haven again. [More]

Starring: Katie Holmes, Helen Mirren, Barry Watson, Marisa Coughlan

Starring: Katie Holmes, Helen Mirren, Barry Watson, Marisa Coughlan, Liz Stauber, Molly Ringwald, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael McKean, Lesley Ann Warren, Vivica A. Fox, John Patrick White

Director: Kevin Williamson

Director: Kevin Williamson
Screenwriter: Kevin Williamson
Producer: Cathy Konrad
Composer: John Frizzell

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Dec 21, 1999

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  • Teaching Mrs. Tingle
  • Written and directed by Kevin Williamson (SCREAM, SCREAM 2, TV's DAWSON'S CREEK), TEACHING MRS. TINGLE is a cool, cutting-edge comedy starring Hollywood's hottest young talent! Leigh Ann Watson (Katie Holmes -- TV's DAWSON'S CREEK, GO, DISTURBING BEHAVIOR) is the brightest girl at Grandsboro High ... but her dreams of a much-needed college scholarship are sabotaged when her history teacher, the dreaded Mrs. Tingle (Helen Mirren -- CALENDAR GIRLS), falsely accuses her of cheating! Desperate to prove her innocence, Leigh Ann conspires with her friends Luke (Barry Watson -- SORORITY BOYS) and Jo Lynn on a scheme that will teach Mrs. Tingle a lesson of her own! Before they know it, however, their plan spins hilariously out of control ... and becomes an endless comedy of errors! Also featuring Vivica A. Fox (KILL BILL VOLUME 1) and Molly Ringwald (SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE) -- you're sure to delight in all the fun and thrills of this hip movie treat!
  • Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
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    Helen Mirren's acting stands out in this mean-spirited dark comedy like an original Picasso in a paint-by-numbers art show.

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    10/22/09
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    Here you have a movie in which three teenagers go to a teacher's house and take her hostage. Either you go all the way with that premise, or you don't go there at all.

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    04/09/05
    Robin Clifford
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    [Kevin Williamson] seems to have lost touch with his inner-teen.

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    08/01/03
    David Nusair
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    Pushes the boundaries of credibility!

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    Dismal.

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    This flaccid exercise suggests Williamson should spend less time on storyboards and more time at his laptop.

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    A wildly uneven and sloppily directed movie, full of clashing tones and undigested bits of superior films.

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    Despite the occasional intelligent flourish, though, the story is irredeemably dumb.

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