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Half Nelson

Secrets don't let go.

  • Movie
  • 2006
  • R
  • 1h 47m

Directed by Ryan Fleck

6.7

TMDB audience rating
6.7 out of 10 from 1,009 votes

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Overview

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 and crew

  • Ryan Gosling

    Ryan GoslingDan Dunne

  • Shareeka Epps

    Shareeka EppsDrey

  • Anthony Mackie

    Anthony MackieFrank

  • Jeff Lima

    Jeff LimaRoodly

  • Monique Gabriela Curnen

    Monique Gabriela CurnenIsabel

  • Tina Holmes

    Tina HolmesRachel

  • Nathan Corbett

    Nathan CorbettTerrance

  • Tyra Kwao-VovoStacy

  • Rosemary LedeeGina

  • Tristan Mack Wilds

    Tristan Mack WildsJamal

  • Bryce SilverBernard

  • Kaela C. PabonLena

  • Erica RiveraErika

  • Stephanie Bast

    Stephanie BastVanessa

  • Eleanor Hutchins

    Eleanor HutchinsSimone

  • Sebastian Sozzi

    Sebastian SozziJavier

  • Karen Chilton

    Karen ChiltonKaren

  • Starla Benford

    Starla BenfordPrincipal Henderson

Director
Ryan Fleck
Writer
Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden
Music
Kevin Drew
Cinematography
Andrij Parekh