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Half Nelson

Secrets don't let go.

2006 · R · 1h 47m

Directed by Ryan Fleck

6.7

TMDB audience score
1,009 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne leads a secret life of addiction that the majority of his students will never know. But things change when a troubled student Drey makes a startling discovery of his secret life, causing a tenuous bond between the two that could either end disastrously or provide a catalyst of hope.

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Cast

  • Ryan Gosling
    Dan Dunne

  • Shareeka Epps
    Drey

  • Anthony Mackie
    Frank

  • Jeff Lima
    Roodly

  • Monique Gabriela Curnen
    Isabel

  • Tina Holmes
    Rachel

  • Nathan Corbett
    Terrance

  • Tyra Kwao-Vovo
    Stacy

  • Rosemary Ledee
    Gina

  • Tristan Mack Wilds
    Jamal

  • Bryce Silver
    Bernard

  • Kaela C. Pabon
    Lena

  • Erica Rivera
    Erika

  • Stephanie Bast
    Vanessa

  • Eleanor Hutchins
    Simone

  • Sebastian Sozzi
    Javier

  • Karen Chilton
    Karen

  • Starla Benford
    Principal Henderson