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.

Beesley's Ratings

Id

468

Name

Finding Forester

Genre

Drama

Leads

Connery,S

Rating

4

Content Advisory

Parents strongly cautioned, Bad Language

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

Drama, History

Id

711

Title

Finding Forrester

Popularity

2.2662

Release Date

2000-12-21

Softcore

False

Vote Average

7.123

Vote Count

1199

Budget

$43,000,000

Revenue

$80,100,000

Runtime

136 minutes