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Finding Forrester

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Finding Forrester
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PG13,2hrs 13min
Genres:
Drama,Comedy
Released:
December 20, 2000
Director:
Gus Van Sant
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures
Starring:
Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham  ...more
Synopsis: In the spirit of his Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting, Gus Van Sant directs this tale of the unlikely bond that develops between an aging, reclusive novelist named Forrester (Sean Connery) -- who hasn't written anything since winning a Pulitzer Prize decades earlier -- and Jamal (Rob Brown), a 16-year-old with a hidden desire to be a writer. When Jamal is cited for his athleticism in basketball by an elite Manhattan prep school, he is forced to adapt to an environment far from his South Bronx upbringing, ... Full Synopsis
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Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
The ending leans to soap opera, but Van Sant, revisiting the closet-genius theme of "Good Will Hunting" is too keen an observer of character to let this funny and touching film go soft. Full Review
Metascore
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62
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Based on 27 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Sean Connery
William Forrester
Rob Brown
Jamal Wallace
F. Murray Abraham
Professor Crawford
Anna Paquin
Claire
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