Reception
The film received mostly negative reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes measuring a 19% approval rating. Roger Ebert compared the film to Election in its concept but said that Teaching Mrs. Tingle fell short of Election in wit, and in that Teaching Mrs. Tingle had no sympathethic characters. Ebert complimented Mirren's acting, however.
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