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Stand and Deliver

Stand and Deliver

Drama · 1988

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.

Movie details

Stand and Deliver

“At a tough school, someone had to take a stand...and someone did. Together, one teacher and one class proved to America they could...”

1988 Drama 1h 43m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.3 / 10

22.7K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

89 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

77 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.8 / 10

Community rating

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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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Stand and Deliver?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Ramón Menéndez

Written by

Tom Musca · Ramón Menéndez

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Jaime A. Escalante

Lou Diamond Phillips

Lou Diamond Phillips

Angel Guzman

Rosanna DeSoto

Rosanna DeSoto

Fabiola Escalante

Andy Garcia

Andy Garcia

Dr. Ramirez

Estelle Harris

Estelle Harris

Secretary

Mark Phelan

Mark Phelan

Cop

V

Virginia Paris

Raquel Ortega

Court is in session

Put Stand and Deliver on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.