The School of Rock

About The School of Rock

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey must risk everythin…

The School of Rock (2003) is a comedy music film directed by Richard Linklater. At 110 minutes long, it arrived in October 2003.

Jack Black stars as Dewey Finn, Joan Cusack as Rosalie Mullins, Mike White as Ned Schneebly, and Sarah Silverman as Patty Di Marco. Written by Mike White. It was produced by Scott Rudin Productions.

Shelv files it under awestruck, comforting, rock 'n' roll, and musician. In the United States it streams on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel, and fuboTV.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Josie and the Pussycats, and Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium make useful companions to The School of Rock, all filed under hilarious. It scores 7.1 out of 10 from 6,415 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.