---
title: 'Finding Forrester (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gus Van Sant'
released: '2000-12-22'
runtime_minutes: 136
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/finding-forrester-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181536/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Finding Forrester (2000)

2000 · 136 min · Drama · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Finding Forrester is a 2000 American drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Mike Rich. In the film, a teenager, Jamal Wallace, is invited to attend a prestigious private high school. By chance, Jamal befriends a reclusive writer, William Forrester, through whom he refines his talent for writing and comes to terms with his identity. Anna Paquin, F. Murray Abraham, Michael Pitt, Glenn Fitzgerald, April Grace, Busta Rhymes, and Charles Bernstein star in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gus Van Sant](https://cinepixo.com/people/gus-van-sant)
- **Producer:** [Sean Connery](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-connery), [Laurence Mark](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-mark), [Rhonda Tollefson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rhonda-tollefson)
- **Screenplay:** [Mike Rich](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-rich)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bill Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-brown)
- **Director of Photography:** [Haris Savides](https://cinepixo.com/people/haris-savides)
- **Editor:** [Valdís Óskarsdóttir](https://cinepixo.com/people/valdis-oskarsdottir)

## Cast

- [Michael Pitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-pitt)
- [Michael Nouri](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-nouri)
- [April Grace](https://cinepixo.com/people/april-grace)
- [Anna Paquin](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-paquin)
- [Alison Folland](https://cinepixo.com/people/alison-folland)
- [Gus Van Sant](https://cinepixo.com/people/gus-van-sant)
- [Sean Connery](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-connery) as William Forrester
- [Glenn Fitzgerald](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-fitzgerald)
- [Matt Malloy](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-malloy)
- [Rob Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-brown)
- [Busta Rhymes](https://cinepixo.com/people/busta-rhymes)
- [Alexander Conti](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-conti)
- [F. Murray Abraham](https://cinepixo.com/people/f-murray-abraham)
- [Matt Damon](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-damon)
- [Gerry Rosenthal](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-rosenthal)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/finding-forrester-2000
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