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Aug 20, 1999 · Helen Mirren is a very good actress. All too good for "Teaching Mrs. Tingle," where she creates a character so hateful and venomous that the same energy, more usefully directed, could have generated a great Lady Macbeth. She is correct to believe that comic characters are best when played straight.
19% Tomatometer 69 Reviews 31% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings A hardworking and bright high-school senior, Leigh Ann (Katie Holmes) has her impending status as valedictorian jeopardized when her...
- (69)
- Kevin Williamson
- PG-13
- Helen Mirren
From this review, it should be clear that Teaching Mrs. Tingle is more of a straight drama that's not just a "silly teen flick". In overall structure, the film is a "black comedy" (but where "comedy" is more the traditional dramatic sense of the term).
Teaching Mrs. Tingle Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Beth Pratt Common Sense Media. Misguided teen thriller -- don't bother. Full Review | Original...
Aug 20, 1999 · Teaching Mrs. Tingle: Directed by Kevin Williamson. With Helen Mirren, Katie Holmes, Jeffrey Tambor, Barry Watson. The story of a girl who is willing to do anything to become Valedictorian, even if it means murdering the teacher that stands in her way.
- (22K)
- Comedy, Thriller
- Kevin Williamson
- 1999-08-20
Rating: "Teaching Mrs. Tingle" is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). It includes profanity, brief sexual situations, violence played for laughs, and the idea that assaulting a teacher is a...
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Teaching Mrs. Tingle is a 1999 American teen black comedy thriller film written and directed by Kevin Williamson, in his directorial debut, and starring Helen Mirren, Katie Holmes, Marisa Coughlan, Barry Watson, and Jeffrey Tambor.
