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Movies about academical debate or its parts like critical thinking, argumentation, checking the facts etc. Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. 13 titles. 1. The Great Debaters (2007) PG-13 | 126 min | Biography, Drama, Romance. 7.5. Rate. 65 Metascore.
- Candy Jar (2018) “When you’re debating, don’t get bored by the sound of your own voice.” Genre & Rating: Romantic Comedy, PG. Synopsis: Dueling debate team co-presidents fight for admission into their dream universities, the state title… and their feelings for each other.
- Speech & Debate (2017) “We get to say whatever we want. Why don’t we say it in a way that they don’t forget?” Genre & Rating: Dramedy, PG-13. Synopsis: Three unlikely friends resurrect the dead Speech and Debate club to fight against a modern-day witch hunt in their Salem, Oregon high school.
- A Sort of Homecoming (2015) “If you want to succeed this year, you have to be a top researcher, a master of logic and reason and a persuasive speaker. You have to do it all.
- The Great Debaters (2007) “Debate is blood sport. It’s combat. But your weapons are words.” Genre and Rating: Drama, PG-13. Film Synopsis: An inspiring dramatization of the first predominantly black debate team led by Professor Melvin B. Tolson at Wiley College.
A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. 15. The Good Shepherd.
Aug 10, 2020 · The Great Debaters (2007) Based on a true story, poet and professor Melvin B. Tolson ( Denzel Washington) decides to start a debate team of young students at a predominately black college in...
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Aug 13, 2013 · 35. The Decline of the American Empire: a Canadian film about the ways in which academic talk becomes personal. 36. First Love:: a sensitive South Korean film about a college student’s infatuation with her drama professor. 37. The Sterile Cuckoo: Liza Minelli stars in this story about the sexual initiation of a self-conscious college student. 38.
Aug 3, 2013 · 400 Films about Higher Education (or at Least Set on Campuses): 51-100. martinkich / August 3, 2013. Cultural Representations of Higher Ed, No. 7. I am working backwards through this list. Here are films 51 to 100. The rankings are my own and in most cases somewhat arbitrary.
Jun 18, 2010 · 10. The Human Stain (2003) This film is based on Philip Roth’s 2000 novel of the same name. Coleman Silk (played by Anthony Hopkins) is a classics professor at the fictional New England school Athena College.
