Blackboard Jungle (1955)
"They turned a school into a jungle!"
ThumbScore
👍 81%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 70%
(RT: 74%, MC: 67) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Margaret Hayes as Lois Judby Hammond
John Hoyt as Mr. Warneke
Richard Kiley as Joshua Y. Edwards
Emile Meyer as Mr. Halloran
Warner Anderson as Dr. Bradley
Is Blackboard Jungle good?
Most people think so. 81% audience score, estimated from 165 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 70%.
Overview
Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Dadier makes various attempts to engage the students' interest in education, challenging both the school staff and the pupils. He is subjected to violence as well as duplicitous schemes. Wikipedia ↗
