Half Nelson

About Half Nelson

Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne leads a secret life of addiction that the majority of his students will never know. But things change when a troubled student Drey makes a startling discovery of his secret life, causing a tenuous bond between the two that could either end disastrously or provide a catalyst of hope.

Ryan Fleck's Half Nelson is a 2006 drama film. The film is filed under alcoholic, basketball, theft, and ghetto.

Ryan Gosling takes the lead as Dan Dunne, Shareeka Epps as Drey, Anthony Mackie as Frank, and Jeff Lima as Roodly. At 107 minutes long, it arrived in August 2006.

The screenplay is by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. It streams on fuboTV in the United States.

Coach Carter, Set It Up, and The Basketball Diaries make useful companions to Half Nelson, all filed under sports and teacher. TMDB voters put it at 6.6 out of 10 across 998 votes and it carries a R rating.