Waiting for "Superman"

Waiting for "Superman"

The fate of our country won't be decided on a battlefield, it will be determined in a classroom.

PG 2010 · 111 min · ★ 6.9 · Documentary

Gripping, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, Waiting for Superman is an impassioned indictment of the American school system from An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim.

Directed by Davis Guggenheim · Written by Davis Guggenheim

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