George Dzundza, Michelle Pfeiffer, Courtney B. Vance

An ex-marine teacher struggles to connect with her students in an inner city schools.

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31% liked it

36 critics

R, 99 min.

Directed by: John N. Smith

Release Date: August 11, 1995

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DVD Release Date: July 13, 1999

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  • July 21, 2009
    way to make teachers look cool
  • March 30, 2009
    That song outdid the movie heaps. However, it was quite an enjoyable, non-inflammatory watch at the time. I can still remember Pfeiffer on the desk.
  • June 8, 2008
    Michelle Pfeiffer was great...the movie, very emotional and down to earth, motivating and inspirational...
  • March 13, 2008
    Michelle Pfeiffer looking hot in the ghetto trying to teach knowledge.
  • January 16, 2008
    I didn't think this was a bad movie since I'm a sucker for stories about teachers who change their student's lives. Michelle Pfeiffer plays an ex-Marine who is placed in an inner city classroom full of tough & unruly students. They try to intimidate her but she slowly makes a dif...( read more)ference in their lives.
  • November 4, 2009
    I LLOOOOVVEEDD that movie back in the 90's !!!!
  • October 24, 2009
    Dangerous Minds is about love, hate, fear, and strength. Dangerous Minds is about life.
  • October 23, 2009
    "Gangsters Paradise"
  • October 22, 2009
    This was a good compelling movie.
  • September 22, 2009
    TH BEST DRAMA MOVIE ++++++++++++++++++++

Critic Reviews


May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Pfeiffer gives a funny, scrappy performance that makes you feel a committed teacher's fire to make a difference. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie pretends to show poor black kids being bribed into literacy by Dylan and candy bars, but actually it is the crossover white audience that is being bribed with mind-candy in the form of safe ... full review

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