Budget: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Opening Wknd:  FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Gross: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Crime / Drama /  more » Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination  more » User Ratings: 7.6 (11,474 votes)  more »   Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: A young teacher (Swank) inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.  more »

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Filmmakers: Richard LaGravenese - Director / Writer (screenplay), Freedom Writers - Writer (book "The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them"), Erin Gruwell - Writer (book "The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them"), Danny DeVito - Producer, Michael Shamberg - Producer, Stacey Sher - Producer, Jim Denault - Cinematographer, Mark Isham - Composer, Laurence Bennett - Production Designer, David Moritz - Editor  more »

Cast overview, first billed only (view more cast)		STARmeter™
	Hilary Swank ... Erin Gruwell	328
	Patrick Dempsey ... Scott Casey	314
	Scott Glenn ... Steve Gruwell	743
	Imelda Staunton ... Margaret Campbell	2,055
	April Lee Hernandez¹ ... Eva Benitez	3,102