Movie poster for Lean On Me
TMDb Rating
7.3/10

332 verified votes

Lean On Me (1989)

Drama
108 min

"Eastside High was out of control...until Joe Clark took it back."

Plot Summary

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.

Director

John G. Avildsen

Top Cast

Morgan FreemanBeverly ToddRobert GuillaumeEthan PhillipsLynne Thigpen

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