Finding Forrester
2000 · Movie · 136 min. · United States
Finding Forrester is a drama about a unique relationship between William Forrester, an eccentric, reclusive novelist, and Jamal Wallace, a young, black, amazingly gifted scholar-athlete. After the novelist discovers that the young athlete is also an excellent writer and secretly takes him on as his protñ, they develop an unlikely friendship. As they learn more about each other, they learn more about themselves, and ultimately, with the help of his new mentor, the basketball star must choose the right path between following his writing dreams or his hoop dreams.
Direction Gus Van Sant
Cast Sean Connery · Rob Brown · F. Murray Abraham · Anna Paquin · Busta Rhymes · April Grace · Michael Pitt · Michael Nouri · Richard Easton · Glenn Fitzgerald · Stephanie Berry · Matt Damon · Lil Zane · Damion Lee · Tom Kearns · Matt Malloy · Charles Bernstein · Jim Titus · Tim Hall · Larry Wade Carrell · Ron Morgan · Alison Folland · Alex Trebek · Fly Williams III · Damany Mathis · Jimmy Bobbitt
Soundtrack Varios
Screenplay Mike Rich
Cinematography Harris Savides
Original title Finding Forrester
6.7
18K votes (FilmAffinity)
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