Rent Finding Forrester (2000)
3.6 of 5 from 74 ratings
2h 11min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown) is a talented 16-year-old basketball player in New York City whose secret passion is writing. William Forrester (Sean Connery) is a reclusive Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who never gave the world a second novel. After an accidental meeting, Forrester becomes Jamal's unlikely mentor, providing guidance to help develop the young mans exceptional skills. Soon, Forrester's harsh view of the world begins to change as both men learn lessons from each other about life - and the importance of friendship.
- Actors:
- Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin, Busta Rhymes, April Grace, Michael Pitt, Michael Nouri, Richard Easton, Glenn Fitzgerald, Lil' Zane, Stephanie Berry, Fly Williams III, Damany Mathis, Damion Lee, Tom Kearns, Matthew Noah Word, Charles Bernstein, Matt Malloy, Matt Damon
- Directors:
- Gus Van Sant
- Producers:
- Sean Connery, Laurence Mark, Rhonda Tollefson
- Voiced By:
- Chris M. Allport
- Writers:
- Mike Rich
- Studio:
- Sony
- Genres:
- Drama, Sports & Sport Films
- Collections:
- Back to School: Best Films Featuring Teachers, Films & TV by topic
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/02/2017
- Run Time:
- 136 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- HBO Making-Of: Finding Forrester
- Found: Rob Brown Featurette
- Deleted Scenes
- Original Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (1) of Finding Forrester
Reclusive writer mentors young guy. Again. - Finding Forrester review by AS
Nothing new here; all a bit of a cliché. Repetitive and overlong. Nevertheless, an entertaining movie with a good performance from Sean Connery and an excellent one from Rob Brown.
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