2010·Documentary·1h 51m
7.0
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Gripping, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, Waiting for Superman is an impassioned indictment of the American school system from An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim.
Directed by Davis Guggenheim
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Jonathan Alter
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Christophe Beck
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Popular Reviews
20 reviews
vanessa
I watched this for my CWP class, and I didn't realize how divided the opinions are on this documentary. It did take me off guard how anti-union it is. I understand that the documentary covers education reform, but it failed to mention the role of race in a child's ability to get a proper education.
I watched this for my CWP class, and I didn't realize how divided the opinions are on this documentary. It did take me off guard how anti-union it is. I understand that the documentary covers education reform, but it failed to mention the role of race in a child's ability to get a proper education.
Brielle
1.0★ · 11/03/25
Propaganda for charter schools…
Propaganda for charter schools…
David Suarez Marcos
9.0★ · 10/11/25
QUE HAHYA ENTRADO EMILY Y NO MUCHOS OTROS. Que yo no tengo nada en contra de wlla pero es que si no entraba tampoco tenia tantas posibilidades de acabar en la carcel como los otros. Muy buen documental.
QUE HAHYA ENTRADO EMILY Y NO MUCHOS OTROS. Que yo no tengo nada en contra de wlla pero es que si no entraba tampoco tenia tantas posibilidades de acabar en la carcel como los otros. Muy buen documental.
Paige Olsen
1.0★ · 12/05/22
Watched this for my ElEd class. Yet another reason why I should move back to Canada to be a teacher. I really don’t think that teachers being incompetent is the root of why the American Public School System sucks as much as it does. And sending everyone to private schools won’t make it any better.
Watched this for my ElEd class. Yet another reason why I should move back to Canada to be a teacher. I really don’t think that teachers being incompetent is the root of why the American Public School System sucks as much as it does. And sending everyone to private schools won’t make it any better.
Elliot Taylor
5.0★ · 04/10/19
I watched it for an extra credit assignment for a class and it was basically exactly as good as you would expect that to be. It was an interesting subject that nearly everyone should be invested in and the structure was fine but it was shot fairly blandly and the production wasn't all that impressive. It held my interest, but didn't enthrall me or impress me.
I watched it for an extra credit assignment for a class and it was basically exactly as good as you would expect that to be. It was an interesting subject that nearly everyone should be invested in and the structure was fine but it was shot fairly blandly and the production wasn't all that impressive. It held my interest, but didn't enthrall me or impress me.