Freedom Writers
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- Synopsis
- Assigned the thankless task of teaching freshman English at a gang-infested Long Beach, CA high school, a 23-year-old teacher resorts to unconventional means of breaking through to her hardened students in director Richard LaGravenese's adaptation of ......
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- Starring
- Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Mario
- Director(s)
- Richard LaGravenese
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 122 min.
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Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites
The movie works.Read the full review
San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe SteinAdd Critic to Favorites
Overall Freedom Writers is a noble effort. At a time when New Year's resolutions to change already are falling by the wayside, you can't help but be moved by a group of young people who followed through on their resolve.Read the full review
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Nathan RabinAdd Critic to Favorites
Though the film seldom strays from formula, there's something strangely moving about Swank's conviction that, in spite of everything, people are really good at heart.Read the full review
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LaGravenese takes a 'Wife'
07/27/09 Richard LaGravenese is attached to write and direct the love story "Man and Wife" for Universal Pictures. | Variety