# School of Life (2005)

> A rigid biology teacher battles his school's charismatic new history instructor while learning that inspiration cannot be inherited or won as an award.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/21971

## Facts

- Runtime: 111 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family, TV Movie
- Director: William Dear
- Cast: David Paymer, Ryan Reynolds, Kate Vernon, Andrew Robb, John Astin, Don MacKay, Brenda McDonald, Paul Jarrett
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0340331/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, earnest, warm, family movie night, lazy sunday

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