Sean Connery
Forrester
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United States. Language. English. Budget. $43 million [1] Box office. $80 million [2] Finding Forrester is a 2000 American drama film written by Mike Rich and directed by Gus Van Sant. In the film, a black teenager, Jamal Wallace ( Rob Brown ), is invited to attend a prestigious private high school.
- $43 million
- Terrence Blanchard
- December 22, 2000
Jan 12, 2001 · A 16-year-old basketball star is mentored by a reclusive writer in a prestigious prep school. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this 2000 film.
- (88K)
- Drama
- Gus Van Sant
- 2001-01-12
Finding Forrester. Sean Connery portrays a reclusive author who bonds with a talented inner-city youth. 2,860 IMDb 7.3 2 h 16 min 2001. X-Ray PG-13. Drama · Cerebral · Inspiring · Feel-good. Subscribe to STARZ for $1.99/month for 3 month (s) and $9.99/month thereafter, or rent or buy. Watch with STARZ. Start your subscription. Rent movie.
- 136 min
Dec 19, 2000 · Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. A unique relationship develops between an eccentric, reclusive novelist and a young, amazingly gifted scholar-athlete. After the novelist discovers that ...
- (2.7K)
- Gus Van Sant
- PG-13
- Sean Connery
Dec 22, 2000 · A film about a reclusive writer (Sean Connery) and a brilliant black teen (Rob Brown) who forms a friendship and learns about writing. Roger Ebert praises the insights into writing and the performances, but criticizes the sports and romance elements.
Summaries. Forrester, the author of a famous book, decides to help Jamal, a 16-year-old student, discover his writing prowess by mentoring him and enrolling him into a prestigious private school. Because of scoring exceptionally high on a statewide standardized exam, and being an exceptionally good basketball player, Jamal Wallace is sent to a ...
