The Teachers' Lounge fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, politics, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Teachers' Lounge is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, politics, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, politics, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Teachers' Lounge is included with a subscription to Netflix in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, and Metacritic 82). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 38 min
The Teachers' Lounge runs 1 h 38 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Teachers' Lounge higher (89) than audiences (73). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in German, with some English, Polish, Turkish. Produced in Germany.
+61GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Teachers' Lounge in 75 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 11 storytelling tropes for The Teachers' Lounge, including Ambiguous Situation, Call-Back, Cool Teacher.
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