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Finding Forrester (2000)Finding Forrester (2000)

Finding Forrester (2000)

Drama

6.9

movie

United States of America
English
Inspiring
2000
Gus Van Sant
Alex Trebek, Alison Folland, Anna Paquin
136 min

Synopsis

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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.

Our Take

6.9
The Staff

Finding Forrester is the rainy afternoon type, or a summer night film — it’s a traditional American movie so to speak, with all the components to make your traditional need for a traditional movie more than satisfied. It tells the story of two writers, a young black kid living in a ghetto and struggling to admit his passion for writing over his passion for Basketball (played by Rob Brown), and a Pulitzer Prize winning writer who has renounced his success for unknown reasons (played by Sean Connery). The plot is predictable, and in that traditional sense, very enjoyable. Directed by Gus Van Sant, it will feel almost as a sequel to Good Will Hunting but trust me, this ends up being a great thing too.

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