Movie

The Headmaster

1921

A gentle, stagey silent comedy-drama where moral compromise and social climbing play out with quiet, mannered charm.

In short: 1921 film by Kenelm Foss
How it feels: Satirical, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, family, class, morality
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: The Headmaster

In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

In your watch list

More like this

Like The Headmaster, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
family
class
morality
parenthood
Places: school
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none