Freedom Writers

"Their story. Their world. Their future."

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7.9/10

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Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$21.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$43.1M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$22.1M

ROI: +105%

Budget Recovery205% of budget

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54.3K

Daily Avg

905

7-Day Trend

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Based On

The Freedom Writers Diary

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Long Beach

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Story Setting

Set In

Los Angeles

Time Period

1990s

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Jim Denault

Music / Score

Mark Isham

Production Companies

MTV Films2S FilmsJersey Group

Distributors

Paramount PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Freedom Writers

Available in 74 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	—	Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12	Netflix, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada18A	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	Netflix	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12

Canada18A

Germany12

Belgium16

Brazil12

Switzerland12

Denmark15

+6 more countries

Production

Director

Richard LaGravenese

Writers

Erin Gruwell, Richard LaGravenese, Freedom Writers

Production Companies

Double Feature FilmsJersey FilmsKernos

Cast

Hilary Swank

Erin Gruwell

Patrick Dempsey

Scott Casey

Scott Glenn

Steve Gruwell

Imelda Staunton

Margaret Campbell

April Hernandez Castillo

Eva Benitez

Mario

Andre Bryant

Kristin Herrera

Gloria Munez

Jaclyn Ngan

Sindy

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Sergio Montalvo

Alejandro Santiago

Jason Finn

Marcus

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Deance Wyatt

Jamal Hill

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Vanetta Smith

Brandy Ross

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