Overview

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.

Beesley's Ratings

Id

468

Name

Finding Forester

Genre

Drama

Leads

Connery,S

Rating

4

Content Advisory

Parents strongly cautioned, Bad Language

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

Drama, History

Id

711

Popularity

15.142

Release Date

2000-12-21

Title

Finding Forrester

Vote Average

7.1

Vote Count

1082

Budget

$43,000,000

Revenue

$80,100,000

Runtime

136 minutes