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Finding Forrester

2001·2h 16m·PG-13
DramaSport
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
93,287 votes
Metascore
62
Metacritic

Forrester, the author of a famous book, decides to help Jamal, a 16-year-old student, discover his writing prowess by mentoring him and enrolling him into a prestigious private school.

Finding Forrester is a 2001 drama sport movie directed by Gus Van Sant, starring Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 93,287 votes and runs 2h 16m.

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Director
Gus Van Sant
Stars
Sean Connery
F. Murray Abraham
Anna Paquin
Rob Brown
Creators
Mike Rich
Details
2001-01-12
136 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United States, Canada
★ English, German
Keywords
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