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Half Nelson (2006) 7.3
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7.3/10 from 49,385 users
Metascore: 85/100
Reviews: 173 user | 196 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret. Director:Ryan Fleck |
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Cast
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| Jeff Lima | ... | ||
| Shareeka Epps | ... | ||
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Tyra Kwao-Vovo | ... | |
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Rosemary Ledee | ... | |
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Erica Rivera | ... |
Erika
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Young Caucasian Dan Dunne teaches history and coaches the girls basketball team at a Brooklyn high school populated primarily by black and Hispanic students. To the chagrin of his superiors, Dan bucks the outlined curriculum of historical facts in favor of the philosophy of historical events, generally discussing the concept of dialectics. As such, he captures the imagination of his students, at least in the classroom. Outside of the classroom, Dan's life is in shambles. He has a distant but cordial relationship with his family. He uses illicit drugs rampantly. Although his former girlfriend Rachel was able to clean up her drug habit, Dan believes that rehab will not work for him. Due to a combination of these issues, he treats women poorly. Thirteen year old Drey is a student in his class and a player on his basketball team. Drey has her own problems. Her parents are divorced, with her father a virtually non-existent figure in her life and her EMT mother generally absent as she is ... Written by Huggo
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Secrets don't let go.Genres:
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Rated R for drug content throughout, language and some sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 August 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Half Nelson - Encurralados See more »Box Office
Budget:
$700,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$53,983 (USA) (11 August 2006)Gross:
$2,694,973 (USA) (8 December 2006)Company Credits
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Dan: [rolling his eyes but gamely playing along] Who's there?
Cindy: The Interrupting Cow.
Dan: The Interru...
Cindy: Moooooo!
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Written and Performed by Jeremy L. Balon (as Remy Balon)
Courtesy of TC1 Productions
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Trivia
The film's title "Half Nelson" refers to a wrestling hold in which one arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind to the back of the neck. See more »Quotes
Cindy: Knock, knock.Dan: [rolling his eyes but gamely playing along] Who's there?
Cindy: The Interrupting Cow.
Dan: The Interru...
Cindy: Moooooo!
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"Black Hearts"Written and Performed by Jeremy L. Balon (as Remy Balon)
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Ryan Gosling made happen what happens only once every so often. Made me look at what I seen before under a new magnifying light. He took me with him and showed me, with the most astonishing clarity, the complexity of a talented man dragged down by a legacy of good intentions and addiction. We're permitted to visit his family once and we understand what he's fighting with without any weapons. He doesn't blame anyone but he's the result of his own DNA and he knows it. His bright moments, the explanation of what History is for instance, is a glimpse into the man he could actually be, fully. The humanity that Ryan Gosling lends to his character on his darker moments it's as chillingly real as it is moving. The chemistry he establishes with the wonderful Shareeka Epps is as powerful as the one he established with me. I want to meet him, I want to meet Dan and while I was thinking that I realize I know him already. He lives next door to me, he's related to me, I was his friend. This is what superb performances do. They re-awake you.