Movie

My Teacher, Mr. Kim

2003 · 117 min

A gentle, good-natured comedy that ambles through rural life and slowly warms into something sincere and quietly moving.

Tagline: To sir with love… and money?
Overview: A teacher attempts to lure his handful of students in a small, rural school to Seoul so that he can move on to a better school. His efforts backfire however, and his school becomes one of the highest ranked in the nation.
How it feels: Warm, light, earnest and satirical. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Education, redemption, class, found family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: education
redemption
class
found family
greed
Places: countryside
school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild