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2007
Directed by Richard LaGravenese
Synopsis
Their story. Their world. Their future.
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
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Cast
Hilary Swank Patrick Dempsey Scott Glenn Imelda Staunton April Hernandez Castillo Mario Kristin Herrera Jaclyn Ngan Sergio Montalvo Jason Finn Deance Wyatt Vanetta Smith Gabriel Chavarria Hunter Parrish Antonio García Giovonnie Samuels John Benjamin Hickey Robert Wisdom Pat Carroll Will Morales Armand Jones Ricardo Molina Angela Alvarado Liisa Cohen Tim Halligan Brian Bennett Lisa Banes Giselle Bonilla Earl Williams Show All…
DirectorDirector
Richard LaGravenese
ProducersProducers
Danny DeVito Michael Shamberg Stacey Sher Jordana Glick-Franzheim
WriterWriter
Richard LaGravenese
Original WritersOriginal Writers
Erin Gruwell Freedom Writers
CastingCasting
Margery Simkin Julianne Weiss
EditorEditor
David Moritz
CinematographyCinematography
Jim Denault
Assistant DirectorsAsst. Directors
Donald Sparks Dieter Busch
Executive ProducersExec. Producers
Hilary Swank Tracey Durning Nan Morales Dan Levine
Camera OperatorsCamera Operators
Patrick Rousseau Geoffrey Haley
Production DesignProduction Design
Laurence Bennett
Art DirectionArt Direction
Peter Borck Macie Vener
Set DecorationSet Decoration
Linda Lee Sutton Thomas Betts Mike Malone
Special EffectsSpecial Effects
Thomas Mertz
Visual EffectsVisual Effects
Dan Schmit Michael Caplan
StuntsStunts
William Morts Janet Brady Sharon Schaffer Eugene Collier Sean A. Rosales Boni Yanagisawa Chrissy Weathersby Ball Jose Vasquez Stan Tinay Larnell Stovall Sam Situmorang Marcus Salgado Hayley C. Rosales Darryl Reeves Austin Priester Jane Oshita Lin Oeding Vanessa Motta Delma Miranda John Koyama Natascha Hopkins Steven Ho Jason Finn Eddie J. Fernandez Roel Failma Marly Coronel Jwaundace Candece Sonny Mario Ayon Greg Anthony
ComposersComposers
Mark Isham Will.i.am
SoundSound
David Parker Per Hallberg Karen Baker Landers Scott Millan Michael Keller Christopher Assells Dan Hegeman Dino DiMuro
Costume DesignCostume Design
Cindy Evans
MakeupMakeup
Beverly Jo Pryor Debra Denson
HairstylingHairstyling
Candy L. Walken Bonnie Clevering Jason Green Yvonne Depatis-Kupka
Studios
Double Feature Films Jersey Films
Countries
Germany USA
Primary Language
English
Spoken Languages
Spanish English
Alternative Titles
Escritores de la libertad, Escritores da Liberdade, Écrire pour exister, Писатели свободы, Özgürlük Yazarları, Saját szavak, Diarios de la calle, Páginas de Liberdade, 自由作家, Mezi řádky, יומני החופש, Гласове на свободата, Письменники волі, Wolność Słowa, 프리 라이터스 다이어리, 街頭日記, Escritores de Libertad, Jurnalul străzii, フリーダム・ライターズ, Laisvės puslapiai, Besede svobode, บันทึกของหัวใจ...ประกาศให้โลกรู้
Genres
Drama Crime
Themes
Underdogs and coming of age Moving relationship stories Student coming-of-age challenges Emotional teen coming-of-age stories Emotional and touching family dramas Powerful stories of heartbreak and suffering Racism and the powerful fight for justice Show All…
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Premiere
15 Feb 2007
- UKKeswick FilmFestival
Theatrical
05 Jan 2007
- Canada
- USAPG-13
07 Mar 2007
- Kuwait
- Switzerland
08 Mar 2007
- Netherlands
09 Mar 2007
- RomaniaAP
14 Mar 2007
- Belgium
- France
15 Mar 2007
- UK
22 Mar 2007
- Australia
- Switzerland12
29 Mar 2007
- Singapore
04 Apr 2007
- Germany12
13 Apr 2007
- Austria
11 May 2007
- Spain
17 May 2007
- Malaysia
18 May 2007
- Denmark
- Norway
- Sweden15
21 Jul 2007
- Japan
27 Aug 2007
- Brazil12
Digital
18 May 2007
- Argentina
01 Oct 2021
- Turkey
Physical
18 May 2007
- Hungary16
09 Jul 2007
- UK12
19 Jul 2007
- Iceland
10 Sep 2007
- Greece
15 Oct 2007
- Italy
19 Sep 2009
- Philippines
01 Mar 2012
- United Arab Emirates
Releases by Country
- Date
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Argentina
18 May 2007
- Digital
Australia
22 Mar 2007
- Theatrical
Austria
13 Apr 2007
- Theatrical
Belgium
14 Mar 2007
- Theatrical
Brazil
27 Aug 2007
- Theatrical12
Canada
05 Jan 2007
- Theatrical
Denmark
18 May 2007
- Theatrical
France
14 Mar 2007
- Theatrical
Germany
04 Apr 2007
- Theatrical12
Greece
10 Sep 2007
- PhysicalDVD
Hungary
18 May 2007
- Physical16DVD
Iceland
19 Jul 2007
- PhysicalDVD
Ireland
02 Mar 2007
- Theatrical15
Italy
15 Oct 2007
- PhysicalDVD
Japan
21 Jul 2007
- Theatrical
Kuwait
07 Mar 2007
- Theatrical
Malaysia
17 May 2007
- Theatrical
Mexico
02 Mar 2007
- Theatrical
Netherlands
08 Mar 2007
- Theatrical
Norway
18 May 2007
- Theatrical
Philippines
19 Sep 2009
- PhysicalDVD
Romania
09 Mar 2007
- TheatricalAP
Singapore
29 Mar 2007
- Theatrical
Spain
11 May 2007
- Theatrical
Sweden
18 May 2007
- Theatrical15
Switzerland
07 Mar 2007
- Theatrical
22 Mar 2007
- Theatrical12
Turkey
01 Oct 2021
- Digital
UK
15 Feb 2007
- PremiereKeswick FilmFestival
15 Mar 2007
- Theatrical
09 Jul 2007
- Physical12
USA
05 Jan 2007
- TheatricalPG-13
United Arab Emirates
01 Mar 2012
- PhysicalBlu-ray
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Review by Cande ★★½ 24
Me:
Lazy teacher: *plays this movie* -
Review by audri ★★★ 8
This white savior shit wasn't supposed to make me cry but IT DID
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Review by matty. ★★★★½ 5
Wow, I really don't understand the mostly-average reviews this film has on this site -- this film was amazing. Almost everything about it was amazing. Hilary Swank was fantastic, which means a lot because normally I don't enjoy her films. All the children in the classroom were very captivating; I grew emotionally attached to each one of them. The purpose and subject matter of this film was very engrossing to me -- racial injustice, especially when it comes to youth that don't get fair opportunities, is an issue I care about immensely. The story line quickly drew me in, as it was very emotionally gripping -- so much so that I teared up a bit on more than one occasion.…
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Review by Niara🌹📼 ★★★½ 3
Why was her husband such an ass???? He was insecure because he wasn’t doing anything and tried to shame her for her success... smh
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Review by russman ★★★ 2
Did these kids ever have math or science class?
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Review by Lena ★★★
Of course Umbridge would be the one trying to stop Ms. G.
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Review by maxdaweber ★★ 12
A character in this looks EXACTLY like Tyler, The Creator and I can’t get over it.
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Review by James ½ 2
>white savior
>blaming minorities for their own oppression xD -
Review by minha 2
the best part of this was eva saying “i hate white people”
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Review by 🎃🔥Mr. Like🔥🎃 ★★★★ 9
Rotten Tomatoes: 70%
Metacritic Metascore: 64
IMDB: 7.581/100
Release Date: 05 January 2007
Distributor: Paramount
Budget: $21M
Worldwide Gross: $43M
Total Film Awards: 2First Viewing Ranked
Andre: " Justice doesn't mean the bad guy goes to jail, it just means that someone pays for the crime."
SYNOPSIS: A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school.
Woodrow Wilson High School is located in Long Beach, California. The school is voluntarily integrated, and it isn't working. The Asians, the blacks, the Latinos, and a very few whites not only don't get along but also stay within their cultural cliques and are part of protective and violent gangs. There…
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Review by emkang ★ 10
I saw this movie way before my experience with social justice teaching. It's pandering in a way that is supposed to make privileged audiences feel good about themselves. Instead of addressing the systemic flaws that created the harsh world these students live in, it falls into the trap of white woman savior saving the poor illiterate kids of color, which is condescending at best, straight up racist at its worst. I don't think Hollywood will ever get a movie about teachers right if this kind of crap passes as verisimilitude.
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Review by chloe ★★★★
that wasn’t tyler the creator?!
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