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Release Date: January 5th, 2007

Running Time: 123 minutes

U.S. Box Office: $36,581,633

Rating: PG-13 for violent content, some thematic material and language.

Directed By: Richard LaGravenese

Starring: Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Imelda Staunton, Scott Glenn

Critics Reviews: 7 out of 10

Boston Globe They've gone and remade "Dangerous Minds," that Michelle Pfeiffer inner-city-high-school movie from 1995. With all the cliches intact, no less. Ty Burr

Reelviews Freedom Writers delivers the expected messages about hope and the ability to change one's destiny, and does it in a manner that it is emotionally and intellectually satisfying. This isn't a great movie, but it is effective drama where the big emotional scenes more often feel real than contrived. James Berardinelli

USA Today Freedom Writers is an earnest, well-meaning attempt at inspirational teen drama. It has some moving scenes and honest observations, based on a school in Long Beach, Calif., but the movie sinks under the weight of formula and stereotypes. Claudia Puig

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