Name: The Act of Reading
Genre: Action, Documentary
Released: 2021
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Elizabeth Doss, Vicki Hebert, Samuel Otter, John Cleary

Elizabeth Doss

Vicki Hebert

Samuel Otter

John Cleary

A retired high school English teacher is confronted by a former student who failed her class 15 years prior. He then involves her in a feature-length presentation on Moby-Dick and the science of reading.

The Act of Reading

The Act of Reading (2021)

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A retired high school English teacher is confronted by a former student who failed her class 15 years prior. He then involves her in a feature-length presentation on Moby-Dick and the science of reading.

Action • 2021 • 1h 27m6.1

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Elizabeth Doss

Vicki Hebert

Samuel Otter

John Cleary