# Freedom Writers (2007)

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**Runtime**: 123 min
**Genres**: Crime, Drama
**Directed by**: Richard LaGravenese
**Written by**: Richard LaGravenese
**Starring**: Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April Hernandez Castillo, Mario

> *Their story. Their world. Their future.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You teach a class of at-risk students and then they challenge everything. Director Richard LaGravenese leaves you with their stories.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 7.6/10 (92523 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 69% · Metacritic 64/100

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