Film

Half Nelson

2006 · 1h 47m · Drama

Secrets don't let go.

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

91%

Metacritic

85

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.

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

• Ryan FleckDirector · Writer
• Anna BodenEditor · Producer · Writer
• Lynette Howell TaylorProducer
• Rosanne KorenbergProducer
• Alex OrlovskyProducer
• Jamie PatricofProducer
• Scott LondonExecutive Producer
• Doug DeyExecutive Producer
• Clara MarkowiczExecutive Producer
• Charlie CorwinExecutive Producer

HALF NELSON trailer

Release date

August 11, 2006

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

R

Budget

$700,000

Revenue

$4,911,725

Genres

Drama

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