Stand and Deliver (1988)

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

• Drama

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.

Rating

7.8 / 10 (499 votes)

Release date

March 11, 1988

Runtime

1h 43m

Language

English

Director

Ramón Menéndez

Status

Released