Movies like One Eight Seven

Based on a true story, this movie depicts a young teacher's efforts to inspire her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school. Freedom Writers tackles similar themes of empowerment and overcoming the challenges seen in inner-city schools.

Dangerous Minds follows former Marine LouAnne Johnson who becomes a teacher at a challenging inner-city school. With themes of educational challenges and gang violence, it offers a similar gritty exploration of teaching in a tough environment as One Eight Seven.

Stand and Deliver is an inspiring film based on the true story of a high school math teacher, Jaime Escalante, who motivates his underprivileged students to pass the AP Calculus exam. It shares One Eight Seven's focus on the impact that a dedicated teacher can have on at-risk students.

This action-thriller features a mercenary who goes undercover as a teacher to take down a gang operating inside a Miami high school. It's a more action-focused take on the concept of an educator confronting dangerous elements within a school, similar to One Eight Seven.

Half Nelson presents the story of a young teacher in a Brooklyn public school who forms a bond with a student when she discovers his secret. The film delves into the complex relationships between teachers and their students, akin to One Eight Seven.

James Belushi stars in this late 80s movie about a hard-nosed principal who takes over a crime and drug-riddled high school. The Principal echoes themes of educational reform and personal risk seen in One Eight Seven.