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School of Rock (2003)

MMR 3.5/5
Review Published 14-07-2026

Overview

3.5/5
Summary
After being kicked out of his rock band, guitarist slacker Dewey Finn faces a mountain of debts and depression. He shares an apartment with his best friend, Ned Schneebly, an old band member who is now a substitute teacher. Dewey accepts a job as a substitute teacher at a snobbish private elementary school where his attitude and hijinks have a powerful result on his students. He learns they are talented young musicians, and he decides to form a rock band with them to win the $10,000 prize money in a local band contest. Once Dewey wins a competition called "Battle of the Bands", the prize money would solve his financial problems and put him back in the rock music spotlight.
Year
2003
Released
03-10-2003
Runtime
109 min
MPAA Rating
PG-13
7.2
Metascore
82