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Hilary Swank's high school drama Freedom Writers is the latest in a not-so-distinguished line of movies about big-hearted Caucasian teachers charged with mentoring — and inspiring — troubled ''urban'' kids.
The Principal (1987)
Jim Belushi literally kicks ass as a headmaster struggling to get his
students hooked on phonics.
Dangerous Minds (1995)
Michelle Pfeiffer's sassy ex-Marine (!) uses Bob Dylan lyrics to teach
poetry. Whatever works.
Sunset Park (1996)
5'1'' Rhea Perlman coaches a thuggish b-ball team on and off the court.
Again: Rhea Perlman.
Music of the Heart (1999)
Meryl Streep fights the power by offering violin lessons at a Harlem
elementary school.
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