The Penguin Lessons
- 2025 film
Comedy drama about an English teacher working in Argentina, adapted from a true memoir. Stars Steve Coogan, Jonathan Pryce, Bjorn Gustafsson, Vivian El Jaber, Alfonsina Carrocio and David Herrero
- New film - out now
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The Penguin Lessons review
Think Dead Penguins Society.
David Jenkins, Little White Lies, 16th April 2025The Penguin Lessons review
Starring Steve Coogan as a jaded teacher in 1970s Argentina, The Penguin Lessons is a whimsical misfire.
Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 16th April 2025The Penguin Lessons review
Steve Coogan's English teacher takes up a position at a boarding school in Buenos Aries in the 1970s, where a military coup and a penguin upend his life.
John Nathan, The Jewish Chronicle, 16th April 2025The Penguin Lessons review
English teacher Tom Michell (Steve Coogan) takes up a role at a boarding school in Argentina in 1976, where a military coup -- and the accidental adoption of a penguin -- upend his life.
Helen O'Hara, Empire, 15th April 2025The Penguin Lessons is a waddling delight
Steve Coogan and one defiant penguin charm their way through Argentina's dark chapter in this quietly affecting, oddly irresistible true story.
Rex Reed, New York Observer, 31st March 2025The Penguin Lessons review
Steve Coogan makes a feathered friend in sweet British buddy dramedy.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter, 25th March 2025