Top 20 movies like Stand and Deliver

Stand and Deliver

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 is of 1 hour(s) and 43 minute(s). It is Produced By:  American Playhouse, Olmos Productions. It was released on 1988-03-11. It has the tagline: At a tough school, someone had to take a stand...and someone did. Together, one teacher and one class proved to America they could... It has an average vote of 7.62 on TMDB.

Genres: Drama

1. Peel

Peel

After his father takes his two brothers and high tails it, Peel is forced to grow up in a state of arrested development. Once his mother dies, he must forge his own path and attempts to find his lost brethren.

It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.

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2. Legacy

Legacy

A portrayal of the early Latter-day Saints' joys, sacrifices, hopes, and trials; their epic journey to the Salt Lake Valley; and their legacy of faith in Jesus Christ.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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3. The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts in 2016.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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4. The Implacable Three (Tres hombres buenos)

The Implacable Three

Guzman, a rich U.S. landowner is forced to leave for a short time, leaving his pregnant wife alone in the ranch. That night, a group of bandits, believing that the house is empty, enters with the purpose of stealing. She surprises them and they kill her. When Guzman returns, he finds in the fingers of his dead wife the tie pin of the murderer. Then, with the help of a Portuguese and a Mexican friends,he begins his revenge.

It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.

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5. Funky Monkey

Funky Monkey

Boy genius Michael Dean teams up with a super-talented chimpanzee and his caretaker to take down an animal testing lab. In exchange the scientist gives the boy some pointers on the girl of his dreams.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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6. Like Father Like Son

Like Father Like Son

Dr. Jack Hammond has best chances to become medical superintendent in the clinic. So he's completely absorbed in his work and has no understanding for his teenage son Chris' problems with school. By accident one of them drinks a brain-exchanging serum, and it switches their identities. This leads of course to extraordinary complications in school and at work, but also to insight in the problems and feelings of each other.

It has an average vote of 5.674 on TMDB.

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7. Blue Chips

Blue Chips

Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around.

It has an average vote of 6.04 on TMDB.

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8. Ladies' Night

Ladies' Night

Romantic Comedy about two girls who find love in the most unexpected places in modern-day Mexico City.

It has an average vote of 7.085 on TMDB.

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9. Banana Split

Banana Split

Over the course of a summer, two teenage girls develop the perfect kindred spirit friendship, with one big problem: one of them is dating the other's ex.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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10. Revenge of the Ninja

Revenge of the Ninja

After his family is killed in Japan by ninjas, Cho and his son Kane come to America to start a new life. He opens a doll shop but is unwittingly importing heroin in the dolls. When he finds out that his friend has betrayed him, Cho must prepare for the greatest battle he has ever been involved in.

It has an average vote of 6.26 on TMDB.

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11. Happythankyoumoreplease

Happythankyoumoreplease

Captures a generational moment - young people on the cusp of truly growing up, tiring of their reflexive cynicism, each in their own ways struggling to connect and define what it means to love and be loved. Six New Yorkers juggle love, friendship, and the keenly challenging specter of adulthood. Sam Wexler is a struggling writer who's having a particularly bad day. When a young boy gets separated from his family on the subway, Sam makes the questionable decision to bring the child back to his apartment and thus begins a rewarding, yet complicated, friendship. Sam's life revolves around his friends — Annie, whose self-image keeps her from commitment; Charlie and Mary Catherine, a couple whose possible move to Los Angeles tests their relationship; and Mississippi, a cabaret singer who catches Sam's eye.

It has an average vote of 6.502 on TMDB.

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12. American Me

American Me

During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits.

It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.

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13. Brain Damage

Brain Damage

Brian comes under the addictive spell of a parasite with the ability to induce euphoric hallucinations in its hosts.

It has an average vote of 6.719 on TMDB.

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14. My First Client (어린 의뢰인)

My First Client

A success-hungry lawyer finds himself unable to turn his back on a suspicious case involving a child who claims she murdered her brother.

It has an average vote of 8.8 on TMDB.

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15. Por mis pistolas (Por mis pistolas)

Por mis pistolas

Fidencio Borer, an apothecary in a village on the northern border of Mexico, discovers some old title of a mine in Arizona and decides to claim them. Trying to cross the border is a border guard intercepted by exaggerating in the line of duty. On the way is captured by a tribe of Apaches and is about to be burned alive, but thanks to the Great Head Horse Lying having toothache and learns that the prisoner it can heal, ordered his release on the condition that the cure. Fidencio would take the wheel and gets the eternal friendship of the Chief apache.

It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

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16. The Red Pill

The Red Pill

When a feminist filmmaker sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men’s Rights Movement, she begins to question her own beliefs. Chronicling Cassie Jaye’s journey exploring an alternate perspective on gender equality, power and privilege.

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

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17. The Delta Force

The Delta Force

A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandos have been called in to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner.

It has an average vote of 5.868 on TMDB.

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18. Life of a King

Life of a King

The true story of one man's mission to give inner city kids of Washington DC something he never had - a future. After being incarcerated for eighteen years, Eugene Brown established the Big Chair Chess Club to get kids off the streets and working towards lives they never believed they were capable of. This is his inspirational story.

It has an average vote of 7.148 on TMDB.

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19. Chivas: The Movie (Chivas: La película)

Chivas: The Movie

A documentary that chronicles the recent years of the famous C.D. Guadalajara, a Mexican football club commonly known as 'Chivas', their ups and downs, victories and struggles.

It has an average vote of 8.7 on TMDB.

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20. Cassandro

Cassandro

The true story of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso that rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.” In the process, he upends not just the macho wrestling world but also his own life.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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