Finding Forrester (2000)

12/21/2000 (US) • 2h 16m

Drama, History

In an ordinary place, he found the one person to make his life extraordinary.

Overview

Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.

Top Billed Cast

Sean Connery

William Forrester

Rob Brown

Jamal Wallace

F. Murray Abraham

Robert Crawford

Anna Paquin

Claire Spence

Busta Rhymes

Terrell Wallace

April Grace

Ms. Joyce

Michael Pitt

John Coleridge

Michael Nouri

Dr. Spence


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$43,000,000.00

Revenue

$80,100,000.00

Keywords

dying and death

high school

friendship

scholarship

sibling relationship

based on novel or book

unsociability

becoming an adult

upper class

scotland

poetry

literature

professor

mentor

intellectually gifted

plagiarism

literature competition

private school

manuscript

seclusion

pulitzer prize

father figure

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