Despite the predictability of its plot and its similarity to Good Will Hunting, Finding Forrester has an honest, solid feel to it and good rapport between Connery and Brown.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Gus Van Sant -
Producer -
Laurence Mark , Dany Wolf -
Screenwriter -
Mike Rich -
Distributor -
Columbia Pictures -
Production Co -
Columbia Pictures , Laurence Mark Productions , Fountainbridge Films -
Rating -
PG-13 (Some Sexual References|Brief Strong Language) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 19, 2000, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 1, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$51.8M -
Runtime -
2h 13m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Stereo , Dolby A , SDDS , DTS , Surround , Dolby Digital , Dolby SR