To Sir, with Love

Right now you can watch To Sir, with Love in Australia on BINGE and Foxtel Now — and it holds up to as much attention as you give it. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 351 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Sidney Poitier anchors it with a performance that rewards close attention. Available now on BINGE — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, To Sir, with Love is worth clearing space for. To Sir, with Love takes its time building the world its characters inhabit, and the patience pays off. A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care. Sidney Poitier and Christian Roberts lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 1967. To Sir, with Love resists tidy resolutions in a way that respects how messy real consequences actually are. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

To Sir, with Love is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Sidney Poitier carries the material with a performance that rewards close attention. Worth starting sooner rather than later.