The School of Rock

2003 · directed by Richard Linklater

Rating

78/100

Hit

no

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.

The School of Rock (2003), directed by Richard Linklater, rates 78/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Jack Black
• Joan Cusack
• Mike White
• Sarah Silverman
• Miranda Cosgrove
• Joey Gaydos Jr.
• Kevin Alexander Clark
• Rivkah Reyes
• Robert Tsai
• Maryam Hassan

Crew

• Rogier Stoffers — Director of Photography
• Sandra Adair — Editor
• Craig Wedren — Original Music Composer
• Mike White — Screenplay

More from Richard Linklater

1. Boyhood (2014) — 96/100 · hit
2. Before Sunset (2004) — 85/100 · hit
3. Before Midnight (2013) — 85/100 · hit
4. Before Sunrise (1995) — 84/100 · hit
5. Dazed and Confused (1993) — 84/100 · hit
6. Waking Life (2001) — 79/100

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