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Lean on Me
An unconventional teacher of East side High School has now become the headmaster and his main aim is to bring rectification in the school by correcting kids involved in felony and drug dealing.
8 February 1955, Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
4 February 1934, Brooklyn, New York, USA
1979, New York City, New York, USA
14 March 1934, Hahira, Georgia, USA
24 September 1970, New York City, New York, USA
29 July 1950, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
22 December 1948, Joliet, Illinois, USA
4 December 1954, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
7 July 1965, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
28 September 1940, New York, USA
August 01, 2003
Freeman goes for the gusto and pulls it off...
July 29, 2002
calculated to get you cheering -- and it does
January 02, 2011
Inspirational movie about a controversial teacher.
August 01, 2002
Watchable but formulaic tough-love-teacher movie, made perhaps before Morgan Freeman could get himself better roles.
April 07, 2004
Is a baseball bat the best way to organize a school? In the movie, sure. In real life, maybe not.
July 09, 2014
Avildsen's enthusiastic direction gives Lean on Me a heartwarming, feel-good tone that is accessible beyond the environs of its subject.
August 17, 2003
Freeman, as usual, infuses a standard-issue plot with extraordinary emotional conviction.