Movie

Finding Forrester

Name: Finding Forrester
Genre: Drama, Sport
Released: 2001
Duration: 136 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin, Rob Brown

2001·2h 16m·PG-13

DramaSport

IMDb Rating

★ 7.3/10

93,287 votes

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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

Release Date2001-01-12

Runtime136 min

TypeMovie

Audience RatingPG-13

Countries★ United States, Canada

Languages★ English, German

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