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  • Finding Forrester (2000)
  • PG-13
    136 min | Drama
Finding Forrester (2000)
PG-13
136 min | Drama

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.
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Director
Writer
Mike Rich (written by)
Cinematographer
Editor
Valdís Óskarsdóttir (as Valdis Oskarsdottir)
Production Designer
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Release date
Jan 12, 2001 (United States)

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Cast

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61 cast members
Name Known for
Sean Connery
Forrester Forrester   See fewer
Rob Brown
Jamal Jamal   See fewer
F. Murray Abraham
Crawford Crawford   See fewer
Anna Paquin
Claire Claire   See fewer
Busta Rhymes
Terrell Terrell   See fewer
April Grace
Ms. Joyce Ms. Joyce   See fewer
Michael Pitt
Coleridge Coleridge   See fewer
Michael Nouri
Dr. Spence Dr. Spence   See fewer
Richard Easton
Matthews Matthews   See fewer
Lil' Zane
Damon (as Zane Copeland Jr.) Damon (as Zane Copeland Jr.)   See fewer
Tom Kearns
Coach Garrick Coach Garrick   See fewer
Matthew Noah Word
Hartwell Hartwell   See fewer
Charles Bernstein
Dr. Simon Dr. Simon   See fewer
Matt Malloy
Bradley Bradley   See fewer
Matt Damon
Sanderson Sanderson   See fewer
Jimmy Bobbitt
Rapper Rapper   See fewer
Capital Jay
Opposing Player Opposing Player   See fewer
Jim Titus
Student (as James T. Williams II) Student (as James T. Williams II)   See fewer
Cassandra Kubinski
Claire's Friend Claire's Friend   See fewer
Sophia Wu
Librarian Librarian   See fewer
Gerry Rosenthal
Student Speaker Student Speaker   See fewer
Tim Hall
Student Manager Student Manager   See fewer
Tom Mullica
Old Money Man Old Money Man   See fewer
David Madison
Kid in the Hall Kid in the Hall   See fewer
Joey Buttafuoco
Night Man Night Man   See fewer
Jaime McCaig
Referee Referee   See fewer
William Modeste
Referee Referee   See fewer
Daniel Rodriguez
Hallway Boy Hallway Boy   See fewer
Samuel Tyson
Creston Player Creston Player   See fewer
Vince Giordano
Big Band Leader Big Band Leader   See fewer
Gregory Singer
Violinist Violinist   See fewer
Dean Pratt
Trumpet Player Trumpet Player   See fewer
Kerry MacKillop
Trumpet Player Trumpet Player   See fewer
Harvey Tibbs
Trombone Player Trombone Player   See fewer
Jack Stuckey
Sax Player Sax Player   See fewer
Mark Lopeman
Sax Player Sax Player   See fewer
Marc Phaneuf
Sax Player Sax Player   See fewer
Larry Wade
Sax Player Sax Player   See fewer
Conal Fowkes
Piano Player Piano Player   See fewer
Matt Munisteri
Guitarist Guitarist   See fewer
John Sullivan
Drummer (as John Meyers) Drummer (as John Meyers)   See fewer
Ron Morgan
Mailor Priest Mailor Priest   See fewer
Alison Folland
Jeopardy Contestant Jeopardy Contestant   See fewer
Alex Trebek
Alex Trebek Alex Trebek   See fewer
Chris M. Allport
John Coleridge (voice) (uncredited) John Coleridge (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Brett Barsky
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael E. Bell
UPS Driver (uncredited) UPS Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Dennis Cabrini
Truck Driver (uncredited) Truck Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Alexander Conti
Little Boy (uncredited) Little Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Crosson
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Reverend Islaam
Team Bus Driver (uncredited) Team Bus Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Jessica Leshnower
Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited)   See fewer
Craig Loydgren
Planetarium Patron (uncredited) Planetarium Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Randi Rosenholtz
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Stickles
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Gus Van Sant
Library Assistant (uncredited) Library Assistant (uncredited)   See fewer
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