The Ron Clark Story

Watch The Ron Clark Story (2006) online — a US–Canadian TV drama based on the real career of teacher Ron Clark, who left rural North Carolina for one of Harlem's roughest schools. Matthew Perry plays Clark without sitcom energy; the performance is quieter than most of his work, and it fits.

Director Randa Haines builds the film around specific incidents from Clark's actual classroom rather than a generic inspirational arc. His thirty-five rules — covering everything from etiquette to academic expectations — are the through-line. Ernie Hudson plays the overworked principal. The real Clark later founded the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta. Stream The Ron Clark Story on iFILM.