Stand and Deliver (1988)
Directed by Ramón Menéndez · 103 min · Drama
53.6 TOPICAL score · #1,677 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.
Stand and Deliver (1988, directed by Ramón Menéndez) has a TOPICAL score of 53.6 - ranked 1,677 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and historical impact, and lowest on cast. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.1/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.8/10 (494 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 20 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- Critics90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.1/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.8/10 (494 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 20 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read41,438 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Edward James Olmos (actor #584), Lou Diamond Phillips (actor #1,280), Rosanna DeSoto, Andy Garcia (actor #839)