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Freedom Writers Details

2007 Certificate 12
  • Rated:
  • 70
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A young teacher (Swank) inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school. Read more

Starring Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn
Director Richard LaGravenese
Genres Drama

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Freedom Writers

A young teacher (Swank) inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.

Starring Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Robert Wisdom, April L. Hernandez, Jason Finn, Kristin Herrera, April Hernandez, Jacklyn Ngan, Kristen Herrera, Sergio Montalvo, Deance Wyatt, Vanetta Smith, Gabriel Chavarria, Hu
Director Richard LaGravenese
Studio PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 58 mins
HD DVD: 1 hr 58 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
HD DVD: English
Released DVD: 09 Jul 2007
HD DVD: not available
Production year: 2007
Format DVD
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  • Freedom Writers is the nauseatingly earnest yet thoroughly winning account of real-life maverick high-school... read more on Time Out

    • David Jenkins, 
    • Time Out
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  • 57 out of 59 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    a HUGE film, unmissable...!!

    This is one of those extraordinary true to life films that simply blow you away while you watch it. Surrounding the attempt to integrate various cultures into a school in Long Beach California after the Rodey King riots, this shows the winning of hearts and minds, and the changes that can be made through examples and choices. It is perhaps particularly quite relevant with the current situation of increased gang problems here in the UK.

    This is an inspirational, emotional blender of a story, that is unquestionably my film of 2007 so far The positives in this film are immense, miss this at your peril, this is a brilliant piece of real life movie and I couldn't recommend it highly enough. 5 stars plus !

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  • 19 out of 21 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    GOD DAM BRILLIANT

    This film blew me away Never have i watch such a good film Its really opens your eyes to how lucky you are If you havn't seen it you you have too. Its a about a young teacher who dares to fight againest the education stystem and give these kids who are in gangs use guns been in jail a better chance She gives them not only a better education but another way of life It no way is cheesy instread it really makes you feel and understand Whats more its based on a true story Must must see!

      • A customer from mars
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    Freedom Writers

    MTV's Freedom Writers set to debut this week

    • 27 Feb 2007

    Freedom Writers, a new film from the motion picture production division of MTV, debuts in UK cinemas this Friday, starring Hilary Swank as an English teacher who finds herself with a class of truants and gang members. While the film could be labelled as a hard-hitting drama, MTV Films has also been responsible for diverse mix of teen films and comedies that have been widely successful. The hilarious Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, Jackass: The Movie and Jackass Number Two are based on... Read more

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12,750 Member ratings
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2,415
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  • 30
158
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205
  • 10
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