Freedom Writers
“Their story. Their world. Their future.”
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
Genres
Crime, Drama
Studio
Double Feature Films
Language
en
Status
Released
How Freedom Writers performed
Budget
$21.0M
Worldwide Gross
$43.1M
Gross Profit
$22.1M
Return
2.1× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$7M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Crime) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Erin Gruwell
Hilary Swank
Erin Gruwell
Scott Casey
Patrick Dempsey
Scott Casey
Steve Gruwell
Scott Glenn
Steve Gruwell
Margaret Campbell
Imelda Staunton
Margaret Campbell
Eva Benitez
April Hernandez Castillo
Eva Benitez
Andre Bryant
Mario
Andre Bryant
Gloria Munez
Kristin Herrera
Gloria Munez
Sindy
Jaclyn Ngan
Sindy
Alejandro Santiago
Sergio Montalvo
Alejandro Santiago
Marcus
Jason Finn
Marcus
Jamal Hill
Deance Wyatt
Jamal Hill
Brandy Ross
Vanetta Smith
Brandy Ross
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