Finding Forrester
Visit website7.1/10 • 1.1K
2000-12-21 • 2h 16m
In an ordinary place, he found the one person to make his life extraordinary.
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.
- Directors
- Gus Van Sant
- Writters
- Mike Rich
- Editors
- Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Finding Forrester
Visit website2000-12-21 • 2h 16m
7.1/10 • 1.1K
In an ordinary place, he found the one person to make his life extraordinary.
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.
- Directors
- Gus Van Sant
- Writters
- Mike Rich
- Editors
- Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Top Billed Cast
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Sean Connery
William Forrester
Rob Brown
Jamal Wallace
F. Murray Abraham
Robert Crawford
Anna Paquin
Claire Spence
Damany Mathis
Kenzo
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 deathhigh schoolfriendshipscholarshipsibling relationshipbased on novel or bookunsociabilitybecoming an adultupper classscotlandpoetryliteratureprofessormentorintellectually giftedplagiarismliterature competitionprivate schoolmanuscriptseclusionpulitzer prizefather figure