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5 January 2007 (USA) moreTagline:
our story. our words. morePlot:
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school. | full synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(14 articles)
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Don't listen to the naysayers moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Hilary Swank | ... | Erin Gruwell | |
| Patrick Dempsey | ... | Scott Casey | |
| Scott Glenn | ... | Steve Gruwell | |
| Imelda Staunton | ... | Margaret Campbell | |
| April L. Hernandez | ... | Eva Benitez (as April Lee Hernandez) | |
| Mario | ... | Andre Bryant | |
| Kristin Herrera | ... | Gloria Munez | |
| Jaclyn Ngan | ... | Sindy | |
| Sergio Montalvo | ... | Alejandro Santiago | |
| Jason Finn | ... | Marcus | |
| Deance Wyatt | ... | Jamal Hill | |
| Vanetta Smith | ... | Brandy Ross | |
| Gabriel Chavarria | ... | Tito | |
| Hunter Parrish | ... | Ben Daniels | |
| Antonio García | ... | Miguel |
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Rated PG-13 for violent content, some thematic material and language.Parents Guide:
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123 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:PG-13 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | Netherlands:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Germany:12 | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-11 | Norway:15 | Sweden:11 | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M | South Korea:15Fun Stuff
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The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles is featured in the film. Gruwell takes the students on a field trip to the museum. An exterior view of the museum is shown, and there are scenes inside the museum, showing simulated entrances to gas chambers in death camps. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When "Mrs G." tells the students that they won't be with her in their junior year (the first time) she is writing on the board. The writing originally is "write a first person na".......and then it goes from "...narrative" to "...na" and then just "...first person". moreQuotes:
[following Erin's impassioned speech about the Nazi Holocaust]Tito: [raises hand] What's a holocaust?
Erin Gruwell: Who here knows what the Holocaust is?
[all keep their hands down except Ben, the only white kid, who sheepishly raises his]
Erin Gruwell: Who here has ever been shot at?
[all raise their hands except Ben, who lowers his]
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I read the message boards before seeing the movie and wasn't really that excited to go see it. Yes, the general storyline has been done before...
I'm a male teenager and this movie made me cry. I can't remember the last time a movie made me cry... in fact, I don't think I have (teary-eyed doesn't count). Freedom Writers moved me.
It was so much better than I expected. All I can say is that it is definitely worth at least a matinée viewing.
The movie reminded me that all of America isn't like white middle-class suburbia, of which I am a part. Regardless of how many times the same movie has been done before, the white middle-class can use as many reminders as possible that education is not that easy to obtain everywhere. Even in America, opportunity is not equal, and I think it's important for people to see that.
Don't judge the movie without seeing it.