Film

The School of Rock

2003 · 1h 50m · Comedy · Family · Music

He just landed the gig of his life: 5th grade.

IMDb

7.2

Rotten Tomatoes

92%

Metacritic

82

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey must risk everything to prove that rock 'n' roll can change lives.

Jack Black

Dewey Finn

Joan Cusack

Rosalie Mullins

Mike White

Ned Schneebly

Sarah Silverman

Patty Di Marco

Miranda Cosgrove

Summer Hathaway

Joey Gaydos Jr.

Zack

Kevin Alexander Clark

Freddy Jones

Rivkah Reyes

Katie

Robert Tsai

Lawrence

Maryam Hassan

Tomika

Aleisha Allen

Alicia

Caitlin Hale

Marta

Brian Falduto

Billy

Z Infante

Gordon

James Hosey

Marco

Angelo Massagli

Frankie

• Richard LinklaterDirector
• Mike WhiteScreenplay
• Scott RudinProducer
• Steve NicolaidesExecutive Producer
• Scott AversanoExecutive Producer
• Rogier StoffersDirector of Photography
• Craig WedrenOriginal Music Composer
• Sandra AdairEditor
• Ilene StargerCasting

Official Classic Trailer

Release date

October 3, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$131,098,967

Genres

Comedy, Family, Music

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