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Freedom Writers (2007) -- A young teacher (Swank) inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
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Freedom Writers (2007) -- Interview: Hilary Swank "On Erin Gruwell"
Freedom Writers (2007) -- A young teacher (Swank) inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
Freedom Writers (2007) -- A young teacher (Swank) inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.

Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   15,130 votes
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Writers (WGA):
Richard LaGravenese (screenplay)
Freedom Writers (book) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
5 January 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
our story. our words. more
Plot:
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school. | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(14 articles)
Minnie Driver Is Hilary Swank's Best Friend
 (From Cinema Blend. 27 January 2009, 7:39 AM, PST)

Will Smith's Kid Gets Beat Up and Learns Karate
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 11 November 2008, 2:00 PM, PST)

User Comments:
Don't listen to the naysayers more

Cast

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violent content, some thematic material and language.
Runtime:
123 min
Country:
Germany | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles is featured in the film. Gruwell takes the students on a field trip to the museum. An exterior view of the museum is shown, and there are scenes inside the museum, showing simulated entrances to gas chambers in death camps. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: When Gruwell's husband, Scott, is watching football on TV while lying on his bed, the Falcons are playing. However, the Falcons didn't have those uniforms or Michael Vick, the star player of the Falcons, in the early '90s. more
Quotes:
Andre: She can't even look at me because I look like my dad. more
Movie Connections:
References Cleopatra Jones (1973) more
Soundtrack:
Listen!!! more

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211 out of 237 people found the following comment useful:-
Don't listen to the naysayers, 5 January 2007
Author: bandislife-1 from United States

I read the message boards before seeing the movie and wasn't really that excited to go see it. Yes, the general storyline has been done before...

I'm a male teenager and this movie made me cry. I can't remember the last time a movie made me cry... in fact, I don't think I have (teary-eyed doesn't count). Freedom Writers moved me.

It was so much better than I expected. All I can say is that it is definitely worth at least a matinée viewing.

The movie reminded me that all of America isn't like white middle-class suburbia, of which I am a part. Regardless of how many times the same movie has been done before, the white middle-class can use as many reminders as possible that education is not that easy to obtain everywhere. Even in America, opportunity is not equal, and I think it's important for people to see that.

Don't judge the movie without seeing it.

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