The School of Rock

“He just landed the gig of his life: 5th grade.”

Dewey Finn (Jack Black), a guitarist dumped from his band, takes a job impersonating a substitute teacher at an upscale prep school just to cover his rent. He discovers his fifth-grade class can actually play, kids with real musical talent locked inside years of sitting still and obeying. Linklater lets the story breathe, finding warmth in watching a washed-up rocker and a roomful of kids discover they can make music together.