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73% Critic Match
Lean On Me
“Eastside High was out of control...until Joe Clark took it back.”
7.3 / 10• 1989• 1h 48m•PG-13• English
Drama
Storyline
When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks doors and demands effort and results from students, staff and parents. Autocratic to a fault, this real-life educator put it all on the line.
Cast & Crew
Morgan Freeman
Principal Joe Clark
Lead
Beverly Todd
Ms. Levias
Robert Guillaume
Dr. Frank Napier
Ethan Phillips
Mr. Rosenberg
Lynne Thigpen
Leonna Barrett
Michael Beach
Mr. Darnell
Tony Todd
Mr. William Wright
Karen Malina White
Kaneesha Carter
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John G. Avildsen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Lean On Me is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
