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The School of Rock
UNITED STATES · 2003

The School of Rock

Richard Linklater
music education coming of age rebellious mentorship underdog competition personal transformation
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Synopsis

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey risks everything to

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