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Teaching Mrs. Tingle

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Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)

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Reviews Counted:23

Fresh:5

Rotten:18

Average Rating:4/10

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

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

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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    Dismal.

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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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    Andrew O'Hehir
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    A pat, hollow exercise!

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    Dennis Harvey
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    N/R

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    Dennis Lim
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    Terrible, painful!

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    Desson Thomson
    Desson Thomson
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    Teaching Mrs. Tingle is funny, smart and full of unpredictable twists and turns.

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    Ernest Hardy
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    The lack of surprises, plot twists, and clever dialogue makes this a distressingly lame offering.

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    James Berardinelli
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    Newly benign, and noticeably clumsy.

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    Janet Maslin
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    A screenful of nothingness!

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    Jay Carr
    Jay Carr
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    The movie needs a few more ideas and a lot more thrills to excite viewers, whether young or old.

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    Jeff Millar
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    Teaching Mrs. Tingle an ugly, failed attempt to pull off a Heathers - style, teen - oriented black comedy.

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    Jonathan Foreman
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    Wholly predictable and implausible plotting, thin characterizations, and stilted dialogue!

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    Kevin Maynard
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    Teaching Mrs. Tingle reveals Williamson not only to be as accomplished a director as he is a writer but also his willingness to move beyond horror to psychological suspense.

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    Kevin Thomas
    Kevin Thomas
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    Contains enough amusing moments and unpredictable twists for the film to score with teen audiences.

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    Kirk Honeycutt
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    A dull assignment.

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    Mark Caro
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    Spiteful and shallow!

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    Mick LaSalle
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    Insipid and thick!

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    Mike Antonucci
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    Depressing!

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    Even a fantasy, whoever it's for, has to have a plot that minimally makes sense, characters that make decisions based on coherent personalities, and a consistent tone. Unfortunately, Teaching Mrs. Tingle lacks all three.

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