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2007

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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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  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... read more »
  
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  Inspiring and enjoyable
  
  One of the few films that I like Hilary Swank in, I can watch this film again and again. A touching true story, it feels real and honest throughout and doesn&#... read more »
  
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- - spriglet
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  - 04 Dec 2011 at 01:19
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  Best Film Ever
  
  Best Film I Have Seen In A Long While .. I Am Now Ordering The Book And Have Read All About The Real Freedom Writers .. It Gets You Like That.
  
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  - 17 Jul 2011 at 23:49
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  Freedom writers
  
  Whilst it's great that some people have a passion for ,'saving' the 'unsaved;the film makers attempts to portray this is somewhat feeble and ... read more »
  
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- - Cairo
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  - 10 Jun 2011 at 21:18
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  freedom writters
  
  what a brilliant story, made me cry and made my daughter go to the libary and get the book Ann Frank out, this film i will buy
  
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  - 22 Apr 2011 at 12:05
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  truly inspriring!
  
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  this film about a group of college kids that basically have nothing going for them apart from they are in school kid gangs get taught that basically nothing is ... read more »
  
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- - titch15
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  - Exmouth
  - 03 Apr 2011 at 22:01
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  No bad reviews for this one. Beautiful, sensitive and true to life. Great acting by Hilary Swank - and the young cast. Definitely a feel good film - one not to ... read more »
  
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  - Hereford
  - 23 Feb 2011 at 12:19
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  Another good true story about a teacher dedicated to her students. The main character goes above and beyond her duty when she is angered by the apathy of the ... read more »
  
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- - wellybob1
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  - Preston
  - 22 Feb 2011 at 20:42
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  what a film this is a must see the best feel good movies are always true stories and this is no acception with a great cast, if you havent already you need to ... read more »
  
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- - russ353
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  - south west uk
  - 31 Oct 2010 at 22:14
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  Excellent film
  
  Hilary Swank once again delivers a stunning performance as a determined school teacher who sees her students as individuals rather than a challenged group who ... read more »
  
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- - melk83
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  - Abingdon
  - 05 Aug 2010 at 10:55
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  A really inspirational film without it being corny rubbish like dangerous minds..
  
  A real film! Although a tear jerker in places it is generally a ... read more »
  
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- - 65
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  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... read more »
  
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  - PaulaWestwood
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  - Ashton-Under-Lyne
  - 03 Mar 2007 at 21:07
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  Simply Brilliant and amazingly inspirational!
  
  They really don't make enough great films like this.Swank was brilliantly cast as Erin or 'Ms. G' as she was known by her students. This is a really... read more »
  
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  - 14 Mar 2007 at 22:01
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  A Great Movie!
  
  I saw this on preview at the cinema and I was simply blown away but this movie. It runs along a similar line to dangerous minds, so if you liked that film, you ... read more »
  
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  - 10 May 2007 at 23:20
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  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 ... read more »
  
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  - 11 Jul 2007 at 14:40
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  Prepare to be patronised!
  
  This is the cheesiest film I have ever seen. It is so far removed from reality and so sickeningly sweet that you'll be retching by the time Hilary Swank ... read more »
  
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  - 08 Sep 2007 at 22:47
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  Never been a Hilary Swank fan but this looked interesting so I gave it a whirl and I have to say I really quite enjoyed it. Woodrow Wilson High School is ... read more »
  
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  - WALES
  - 19 May 2008 at 23:31
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  mind-blowing
  
  An absolutely mind blowing performance from Hilary Swank as always. Mario is also surprisingly good as are the rest of the young cast. I loved this movie and is... read more »
  
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  - 19 Jul 2007 at 19:54
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  EXCELLENT
  
  Well made account of a true story.Great cast and well worth watching.This is a serious film and not like one review says is part funny....'FUNNY' it is ... read more »
  
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  - 18 Aug 2007 at 12:08
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  Excellent movie
  
  Moving emotionally charged real life drama based on America's gang culture, really enjoyed watching this move - everyone here ended up watching it twice. ... read more »
  
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  - 04 Sep 2007 at 19:58
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  Cheap cynical manipulative exploitative and basically crap
  
  Not even card-carrying members of the Islington Labour Club are likely to respond to this pile of politically correct garbage in which every cliche since ... read more »
  
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  - 11 Jan 2008 at 10:17

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Critics' reviews
- Hilary Swank inspires her class in this school-based drama. read more »
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- âFreedom Writersâ is the nauseatingly earnest yet thoroughly winning account of real-life maverick high-school... read more on Time Out
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- - David Jenkins
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
- The device of using the kids' personal stories delivers more honest uplift than many previous efforts
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- - Total Film
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:31
- It's a stirring real-life tale, and Hilary Swank is a suitably perky, excitable lead
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  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:31
- A film with a strong emotional tug and smartly laid foundation
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