Teacher’s Pet

What it’s about

Clara is a brilliant but isolated high school senior. After her English teacher dies mysteriously, a charismatic replacement named Mr. Heller arrives and takes a disturbing interest in her academic potential. His mentorship turns into a dangerous obsession, and Clara uncovers his horrifying secret identity and murderous past. Trapped in a psychological game with a predator who has eliminated anyone standing in his way, Clara must use her understanding of his twisted psychology against him before she becomes his next victim.

What hooks you

Noam Kroll writes and directs this thriller, with Drew Powell as Detective Sommers and Michelle Torian as Clara. The cast also includes Barbara Crampton as Sylvia and Sara Tomko as Mrs. Estrada. The film’s premise of a student outsmarting a predator offers a tense cat-and-mouse dynamic.

Who it’s for

It suits viewers who like psychological tension built on intellect and manipulation, and those drawn to stories where an isolated protagonist must outwit a dangerous adversary.