A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.
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- shirazesat6h agoHeartbreaking but a must-watch, with many lessons to learn
- Jay Ashley SparksNovember 18, 2025Although not the most exciting movie, Brody is outstanding and pushed this to a 4 star review. Filmed more as a fly on the wall documentary than a traditional movie, there were moments where speeches by Brody's character Henry Barth were simply powerful, emotionally charged and at times overwhelming. Certainly sheds light on Teaching as a profession and the challenges that come with it, that is hidden from most. A real eye opening experience of movie
- leeartlee3d agoSo I thought this movie would be kind of a cool “ really hip teacher helps these toughest nails students see the light” kind of movie. Instead, it was no joking one of the most depressing and hopeless films I’ve ever seen… well at least for the last couple of years. There’s some really great parts but there’s a lot of just depressing “oh my God kill me now” parts too. I think that some people will really click with it. For most people, though I think they will not enjoy the movie. It’s fairly slow paced not that much happens and there’s no resolution to the problems that they present throughout the film.
- gnrrainNovember 10, 2025Exceedingly touching, thought-provoking, and insightful. I enjoyed this start to finish.
- ting63October 19, 2025Mesmerizing
- Ahmed SiddiquiSeptember 29, 2025Film shattered me. This is what films are made for. Deals with incredibly heavy and adult themes and topics, yet it’s the youth of today who have to deal with these realities. I’ve nothing more to add. This film said it all.
- colleenklein417May 12, 2025It was rather slow, but yet that is the point of it, watching you in emotions and reactions. I thoroughly enjoyed the acting the plot very real life characters.
- Daggerhead69December 24, 2024He's just like me fr - numb and hollow inside
- amanda maeNovember 23, 2024absolutely destroyed me i don't even know how to rate this one.
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Detachment Trivia
Detachment was released on April 24, 2011.
Detachment was directed by Tony Kaye.
Detachment has a runtime of 1 hr 37 min.
Detachment was produced by Bingo Gubelmann, Benji Kohn, Carl Lund, Austin Stark, Greg Shapiro, Chris Papavasiliou.
The key characters in Detachment are Henry Barthes (Adrien Brody), Principal Carol Dearden (Marcia Gay Harden), Mr. Charles Seaboldt (James Caan).
Detachment is rated Not Rated.
Detachment is a Drama film.
Detachment has an audience rating of 7.4 out of 10.