Film

Finding Forrester

2000 · 2h 16m · Drama · History

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

IMDb

7.3

Rotten Tomatoes

74%

Metacritic

62

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.

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

Richard Easton

Prof. Matthews

Glenn Fitzgerald

Massie

Lil' Zane

Damon

Stephanie Berry

Janice

Fly Williams III

Fly

Damion Lee

Clay

Tom Kearns

Coach Garrick

• Gus Van SantDirector
• Mike RichWriter
• Sean ConneryProducer
• Rhonda TollefsonProducer
• Laurence MarkProducer
• Dany WolfExecutive Producer
• Jonathan KingExecutive Producer
• Harris SavidesDirector of Photography
• Bill BrownOriginal Music Composer
• Bill FrisellOriginal Music Composer

Trailer

Release date

December 21, 2000

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 16m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$43,000,000

Revenue

$80,100,000

Genres

Drama, History

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