

Finding Forrester
In an ordinary place, he found the one person to make his life extraordinary.
Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $43M
- Box office
- $80.1M
- Language
- English
- dying and death
- high school
- friendship
- scholarship
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- unsociability
- becoming an adult
- upper class
- scotland
- poetry
- literature
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereBeverly Hills, California1 Dec 2000
- Theatrical (limited)PG-1321 Dec 2000
- TheatricalPG-1312 Jan 2001
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1222 Feb 2001
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM28 Mar 2001
CanadaCA
- Theatrical25 Dec 2000
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical26 Jul 2001
AustriaAT
- Theatrical2 Mar 2001
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1618 Apr 2001
BrazilBR
- Theatrical12 Apr 2001
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical18 May 2001
CzechiaCZ
- TheatricalU22 Mar 2001
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1511 Apr 2001
EgyptEG
- Theatrical4 Apr 2001
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Finding Forrester was released on 21 December 2000.
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CinemaSerf
7/20/2026
"Jamal" (Rob Brown) has something of the "Will Hunting" to him, only without the chip on his shoulder. He's a clever lad from the Bronx but he has little opportunity to develop his education so tends to hang about the basketball court with his pals. They are all aware that from an adjacent building, someone is watching them. They call him the "window" and one night he decides to sneak up the fire escape and visit thi…
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