[Classic Example]

Freedom Writers

Synopsis: A dedicated California teacher finds a way to unify her disadvantaged, racially divided students, and to improve their grasp of academics, partly by having them keep journals about their violent, troubled lives.

Genre: Drama, Adaptation, Biopic and Teen

Comes Out: January 5th, 2007

Rated: PG-13 for violent content, some thematic material and language.

Official Movie Website: http://www.freedomwriters.com/

List of the Actors:
Hilary Swank
Imelda Staunton
Scott Glenn
Mario
Robert Wisdom
William Morales
Patrick Dempsey
Kristin Herrera

Movie Pictures
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Is anyone thinking about watching this movie? It look really interesting.

[eliteninja]

dang, this movie looks good
and i really like hilary swank
i wanna watch

[getxinfatuated]

seem a little cliche like all the other "good teacher go to bad school, change the students into better people.."

[theatre]

I just saw the trailer for this movie for the first time today and it doesn't look good at all. I have to agree with getxinfatuated in saying that it is very cliche and overdone.

[HeffyEnd]

lol Patrick Dempsey.

Looks just like Dangerous Minds, which is also a biopic. Hell, they might even be about the same thing.

[dhl]

AHHH.
I really want to see this movie.
Yeah, it's a bit cliche. I'm a sucker for 'inspirational'-type movies. :]

[chobit145]

Cliche or not, I want to watch this movie
I read the book and it was really touching ><!

[xcuriousxgirlx]

ohh i want to watch this =]

[marc3lla]

i really want to watch this... i can't wait.. hopefully it's good.

[Jah nee nee x]

woow the featurette makes me really want to watch this movie for some reason. can't wait!

[tOasty]

I remember reading that book. It was pretty good, but if Patrick Dempsey wasn't it in it, I probably wouldn't see it.

[sunshine4ever]

seem a little cliche like all the other "good teacher go to bad school, change the students into better people.."

It's based on a real life experience. I don't think it's cliche at all. Try it out. I met Erin Gruwell, and it was a "changing" experience. Haha.

[ooo_it's_mE]

i wanna see it, even though it really is cliche.

[lavitadolce]

i agree with getxinfatuated.
i was like omg.. when i first saw the trailer
if they used another school, another city, i'd probably give it more respect
yah the film takes place during the time after the L.A riots (1992), but so what
they try to make it seem like the majority of people in Long Beach is made up of Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics.
But according to the lbc city demographics, in 1990 Blacks made up of only about 13%, Asians 12%, but yeah Hispanics 23%, which is fairly large; but compare all that to Whites, which is 49.5%. And in 2000, the demographics changed having Hispanics as the majority, with 35%, but Asians and Blacks combined are still less than Whites (33%).
I just have a problem with this film b/c they make it seem like the majority of LB is made of Blacks, sorry but that's not even close to true. Wilson High, hehh.

city of long beach demographics

[Bboy Stan]

Awesome movie..I liked it..sad in a way...

[teeny]

i saw the movie last night and gotta say it was better than i expected~
i mean it was the typical type of movie, but there were alot of heartfelt moments and scenes which were great~

[Sailorprinzess]

I seen this movie last night, and I really liked it. I thought it was very well acted, and it's so inspirational. It's nice to know that there really was a teacher who cared for her students like this.

[Bboy Stan]

Yeah..it was cool how **SPOILERshe chose her students over her marriage.***

[pencilcasee.]

i want to watch it, but i think i'll read the book first. there's a few kids i know at wilson too lol so it should be interesting.

[koumi]

lol Patrick Dempsey.

Looks just like Dangerous Minds, which is also a biopic. Hell, they might even be about the same thing.

That's what I thought as well when I saw the trailer.