Movie · 136 min · D · drm, hst, spt
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.
Where to watch Finding Forrester
- Netflix
- Apple TV Store
- Amazon Video
- Rakuten TV
- Viaplay
- U-NEXT
- SF Anytime
- Amazon Prime Video
- Netflix Kids
- Netflix Standard with Ads
- FOD
- Claro video
- Blockbuster
Available on 13 platforms across 20 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 19 countries, best placed at #138 in Netherlands.
- Netherlands #138
- Malaysia #264
- Taiwan #287
- Belgium #329
- Bulgaria #349
- Saudi Arabia #365
- Greece #599
- South Africa #610
- Singapore #633
- Philippines #714
- Pakistan #740
- Portugal #769
- Hungary #775
- Guatemala #795
- Denmark #846
- Italy #846
- Slovakia #862
- Venezuela #870
- Japan #936
Available languages
Audio: Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Subtitles: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, NB, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
Chart history
Finding Forrester has spent 1 days in a top 3, 2 days in a top 10 and 17 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #2.
Cast
Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin, Damany Mathis, Busta Rhymes, April Grace, Michael Pitt, Michael Nouri, Richard Easton, Glenn Fitzgerald, Lil' Zane, Stephanie Berry, Fly Williams III, Damion Lee, Tom Kearns, Matthew Noah Word, Charles Bernstein
Crew
Sean Connery (producer), Laurence Mark (producer), Rhonda Tollefson (producer), Gus Van Sant (director), Mike Rich (writer)
Awards
1 wins from 2 nominations.
- Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize 2001 — won
- Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture 2001 — nominated