Stand and Deliver

1988 · Directed by Ramón Menéndez · 103 min · drama film, biographical film, teen film

★ 7.8/10 · 485 ratings on TMDB

Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.