Freedom Writers

About Freedom Writers

A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.

Freedom Writers is a 2007 crime film directed by Richard LaGravenese. Released in January 2007, it runs 123 minutes.

The film is filed under daughter, holocaust (shoah), ghetto, and diary. It is adapted from a novel.

Hilary Swank stars as Erin Gruwell, Patrick Dempsey as Scott Casey, Scott Glenn as Steve Gruwell, and Imelda Staunton as Margaret Campbell. The screenplay is by Richard LaGravenese. It comes from Double Feature Films and Jersey Films.

Schindler's List, The Pianist, and Remember the Titans make useful companions to Freedom Writers, all filed under biography. TMDB voters put it at 7.9 out of 10 across 2,521 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.