Waiting for 'Superman'

Paramount Vantage | Release Date: September 24, 2010

7.3	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 53 Ratings

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CClarkFeb 20, 2011

A myopic, one-sided rant, long on bluster and woefully short on substance. While the film claims to analyze a serious issue, it's really a simple-minded attack on teacher's unions, with no solutions or insights offered.

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dellamorteMay 10, 2011

Waiting for Superman? ***Spoiler*** Well don't, he doesn't show up at all. Color me disapointed. They couldn't even be bothered to get Dean Cain... and he would have done it for a Snickers bar. Very misleading title.

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WatcherinwoodsDec 12, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I feel for the students profiled in this propagandistic documentary. The accusations levied against schools and teachers are simplistic, one sided and harsh. The solutions offered are equally simplistic and doomed. I say this as an educator who toiled in urban schools before, during and after this fantasy pic. Nine years later "Superman" and it's scapegoating of people and false solutions have been borne out. Teachers are leaving in droves and few college grads want the thankless job of teaching. Good job, guys! Oh yes. And schools are still broken and children are still not learning.… Expand

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