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Finding Forrester
Sign in to save2000 film directed by Gus Van Sant
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7.1Gus 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.
Cast
- Sean Connery as William Forrester
- Rob Brown as Jamal Wallace
- F. Murray Abraham as Robert Crawford
- Anna Paquin as Claire Spence
- Damany Mathis as Kenzo
- Busta Rhymes as Terrell Wallace
Themes
- dying and death
- high school
- friendship
- scholarship
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- unsociability
- becoming an adult
- upper class
- scotland
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
92,846 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
74%
Metacritic
62/100
- Year
- 2000
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Genres
- Drama, Sport
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 5 wins & 13 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Gus Van Sant
- Written by
- Mike Rich
- Produced by
- Sean Connery Laurence Mark Rhonda Tollefson
- Starring
- Sean Connery F. Murray Abraham Anna Paquin Busta Rhymes Rob Brown
- Cinematography
- Harris Savides
- Edited by
- Valdís Óskarsdóttir
- Music by
- Bill Frisell
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures Laurence Mark Productions Fountainbridge Films
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release date
- December 20, 2000 ( 2000-12-20 )
- Running time
- 136 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $43 million
- Box office
- $80 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 136
- FilmAffinity ID
- 854286
- Official website
- www.sonypictures.com/movies/findingforrester
- Image
- Finding Forrester logo.png
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- Commons category
- Finding Forrester
- publication date
- 2001-03-01
- title
- Finding Forrester
- capital cost
- 43000000
- review score
- 62/100
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Finding Forrester is a 2000 American drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Mike Rich. In the film, a teenager, Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown), is invited to attend a prestigious private high school. By chance, Jamal befriends a reclusive writer, William Forrester (Sean Connery), through whom he refines his talent for writing and comes to terms with his identity. Anna Paquin, F. Murray Abraham, Michael Pitt, Glenn Fitzgerald, April Grace, Busta Rhymes, and Charles Bernstein star in supporting roles.
Although the film is not based on a true story, film critics have compared the character portrayed by Connery with real-life writer J. D. Salinger. Connery later acknowledged that the inspiration for his role was indeed Salinger.