Often it's difficult to tell the teachers from the students.

An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret. Ryan Gosling stars as a high school teacher with a drug addiction, in this 2006 indie drama that saw him nominated for an Academy Award. Acclaimed by critics and audiences worldwide, the Chicago Sun-Times called the film a masterpiece, awarding the film four stars out of four, and Paste Magazine named it at #16 in their 50 Best Movies of the Decade list.