The Teacher
Watermelon Pictures | Release Date: April 11, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The Irish TimesTara BradyJan 25, 2025
The parallel father-and-son storylines may feel a bit too tidy, but Nabulsi’s film is powered along by terrific performances and palpable fury. Read full review
75
TheWrapSteve PondOct 21, 2024
Ground zero here – for the characters, for the nations, for the filmmaker – is futility. Nabulsi drops us on that ground and doesn’t let us pretend it’s anything else. Read full review
75
The Film StageJared MobarakOct 21, 2024
Moments when the characters’ actions and dialogue drive home this reality of Israel’s apartheid state are where The Teacher truly shines. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarApr 18, 2025
That spirit-crushing feeling of powerlessness is what director Nabulsi aims to fend off, admittedly through not always effective narrative means, but with emotional sincerity nonetheless. Read full review
70
VarietySiddhant AdlakhaApr 14, 2025
What the characters can or cannot do in response, and the catharsis they’re prevented from attaining, are both key parts of their story, and of life in the West Bank at large — a reality Nabulsi conveys in stark, realistic hues, despite her first-feature growing pains. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenOct 21, 2024
Navigating a complex narrative line, Nabulsi doesn’t always achieve the nuance or the propulsive tension the material requires, but she has a sure grasp of emotional give-and-take and day-to-day realities. Read full review
70
Little White LiesGrace DoddOct 17, 2024
Gripping and full of tension, The Teacher not only makes for a wonderful cinematic experience, but poses some all-important questions the wider world has seemingly avoided answering for too long. Read full review
60
Screen DailyTim GriersonOct 21, 2024
The film simmers with rage at the cruelty of one nation toward another, although the plotting grows increasingly convoluted, undermining the story’s righteous anger. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawOct 17, 2024
Nabulsi hits the dramatic beats with confidence and Bakri has genuine distinction; his sensitivity and intelligence command every scene. Read full review
50
ColliderElisa GuimarãesApr 11, 2025
The Teacher is not what it sets out to be. It is too melodramatic, too bloated, and too messy to work. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comPeyton RobinsonApr 11, 2025
Putting on display the day-to-day reckonings of Palestinian life under violent Israeli occupation, Nabulsi’s film touches the heart but loses grip on the mind as it journeys to juggle more subplots than its hands can handle. Read full review
50
IndieWireWilson ChapmanOct 21, 2024
The movie struggles to translate its noble aims to compelling drama, with any audience investment merely being a byproduct of the inherently high stakes. Read full review
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