Sideways Stories from Wayside School (2025 Film)

Sideways Stories from Wayside School is a 2025 movie based on the book of the same name. It was released by Disney, who have also adapted another Louis Sachar book before: Holes.

Plot
The film takes place at an elementary school known as Wayside. The School was supposed to be be one story high with thirty classrooms all in a row, but the Builderman accidentally built it thirty stories high with one classroom on each story. Also he forgot the nineteenth story. Miss Zarves teaches on the nineteenth story, but since it doesn't exist, neither does she. It takes place mainly on the thirtieth story in Mrs. Jewels class, which used to be Mrs. Gorf's until she disappeared. The class has 28 strange students, who all have their quirks and normalities. The film follows the misadventures of those who attend and work for the wacky school, from the perspective of Louis the Yard Teacher.

Release
The film was released on September 19th, 2025 with a budget of $25 million. It ended up grossing over $500 million worldwide.

It was released on Digital on December 18th 2025, and released on Blu-Ray and DVD three days later.

On January 18th 2026, the film was released on Disney+.

Reception
Reception was mainly positive, with an 80% on Rotten Tomatoes, 63 on MetaCritic, and a 7.3 on IMDb. Critics felt that the film perfectly captured the humor, charm and style of the original books, while being somewhat original.

Trivia

 * The three men in suits were uncredited, and it is unknown who played them, which fits their mysterious nature.