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Freedom Writers
The biographical drama starring Hilary Swank, evolves around a dedicated young teacher who inspire her students to learn tolerance.
31 October 1981, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
30 July 1979, Brooks, Alberta, Canada
19 July 1986, Los Angeles, California, USA
21 February 1989, Los Angeles, California, USA
13 May 1987, Richmond, Virginia, USA
20 September 1983, Houston, Texas, USA
7 September 1971, Lafayette, Indiana, USA
20 August 1987, Carson, California, USA
9 January 1956, Archway, London, England, UK
August 13, 2007
While it is, like its genre brethren, inspiring and uplifting, Freedom Writers glosses over so much material that it makes the process look too easy.
July 14, 2007
Is this film formulaic? Yes. Does it accomplish what it set out to do? Yes. ... It's certainly not a perfect movie but it does offer many pleasures.
July 16, 2007
Worthwhile because of its honesty, because it tells a true story that's worth telling, and because Hilary Swank and company have done it so well.
July 03, 2011
The movie benefits from an interesting subject and good acting, I just wish it were more focused and deep.
August 04, 2007
Ironically, the film features almost zero teaching. Despite much pedagogical posturing, it doesn't teach us much, either.
January 09, 2007
Corny? You bet. And worse when the plot veers into the glitz of a Dangerous Minds and the sappiness of a TV After School Special. But the movie, which Swank helped produce by using her clout as a two-time Oscar winner, gets to you.
January 04, 2008
A richly rewarding film experience that rises to the top of its genre.
January 11, 2007
Engaging but clichéd inspirational drama set during the time of the 1992 race riots in Los Angeles. On some level, just about any movie featuring never-say-die teachers is effective.
January 06, 2007
Freedom Writers is another exceptional teacher scenario not so different from the norm.
January 05, 2007
Thanks to LaGravenese's empathetic writing and direction, and Swank's titanic force of will, Freedom Writers' unabashed earnestness proves unexpectedly powerful.
January 09, 2007
Our eager-beaver heroine suffers the kids' sarcasm, fails to earn their respect by bringing in a Tupac tape, then wins them over in a crucial scene that, fact-based or not, rings as false as anything in Dangerous Minds.
January 10, 2007
Square, sincere, and proud of it.
