Metacritic reviews

Good performances elevate the material.

What makes To Sir, With Love such an enjoyable film is the mythic nature of Poitier's character. He manages to come across as a real person, while simultaneously embodying everything there is to know about morality, respect, and integrity.

Even the weak moments are saved by Poitier, who invests his role with a subtle warmth.

A well-made, sometimes poignant, drama.

A cozy, good-humored and unbelievable little tale.

Well-meaning tripe from 1966, crossbreeding Swinging London and social consciousness as Sidney Poitier tries to educate some East End ghetto kids.

A British Blackboard Jungle that bears no resemblance to school life as we know it.

In movies like this one, Poitier's self-inflicted stereotype of goodness cancels out his acting.