Why it may be worth watching
- Detachment combines Drama elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, James Caan.
- Viewers currently rate it 7.6/10 from 2,126 votes.
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Detachment
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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Cast
Adrien BrodyHenry Barthes
Marcia Gay HardenPrincipal Carol Dearden
James CaanMr. Charles Seaboldt
Christina HendricksMs. Sarah Madison
Lucy LiuDr. Doris Parker
Blythe DannerMs. Perkins
Tim Blake NelsonMr. Wiatt
William L. PetersenMr. 'Sarge' Kepler
Bryan CranstonMr. Dearden
Sami GayleErica
Betty KayeMeredith
Louis ZorichGrampa
Isiah Whitlock Jr.Mr. Mathias
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Best suited to viewers looking for Drama.
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Themes and topics
depressionfalsely accusedclassroomgrandfatherunhappinessanimal abusedreary
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