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User Rating:
6.8/10   33,958 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Catherine Ryan Hyde (book)
Leslie Dixon (screenplay)
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Release Date:
20 October 2000 (USA) more
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Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded. more
Plot:
A young boy attempts to make the world a better place after his teacher gives him that chance. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
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(22 articles)
Jon Bon Jovi 'rules out return to acting'
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Jon Bon Jovi: 'I don't like Hollywood'
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements including substance abuse/recovery, some sexual situations, language and brief violence
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123 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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In the book, the teacher is a black man named Reuben St.Clair. The role of Reuben was originally offered to Denzel Washington but was turned down due to other commitments. When Kevin Spacey agreed to the movie the character was changed to a white man named Eugene Simonet. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Chandler is talking to his girlfriend before he leaves to go to Vegas, audio is heard but her mouth isn't moving. more
Quotes:
Arley: Sit down, I want to talk to you.
Trevor McKenney: You want to lie to me.
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Referenced in Danuta (2007) more
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Broken Home more

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74 out of 86 people found the following comment useful.
Unforgettable, 16 May 2005
10/10

In our world helping other people is perhaps the most important we can do. Children are the ones who often teach us how to behave in certain unpleasant circumstances. It is not only a moving story but everybody who sees this film stops for a moment or more and think over the meaning of life. One of the best American films I have ever seen with lots of good actors. Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt are wonderful. In secondary schools it should be a compulsory part of education. I am a teacher and when I want to talk about this topic I always choose this film and students find it a very good example, too. It has not got a happy ending like it often happens in life. It is not a stupid story, it gives us lots of extras. When I first watched it, at the end of the film I was full of emotions and just could not sleep for a while. To put it into a nutshell: Try it and pay attention to Pay it forward.

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