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Movie

Half Nelson

2006·1h 46m·R
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
96,018 votes
Metascore
85
Metacritic

An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.

Half Nelson is a 2006 drama movie directed by Ryan Fleck, starring Anthony Mackie, Jeff Lima, Ryan Gosling. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 96,018 votes and runs 1h 46m.

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Director
Ryan Fleck
Stars
Anthony Mackie
Jeff Lima
Ryan Gosling
Shareeka Epps
Details
2006-09-22
106 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
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