IMDb RATING
7.2/10
125K
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A young boy attempts to make the world a better place after his teacher gives him that chance.A young boy attempts to make the world a better place after his teacher gives him that chance.A young boy attempts to make the world a better place after his teacher gives him that chance.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
Jim Caviezel
- Jerry
- (as James Caviezel)
Hannah Leder
- Thorsen's Daughter
- (as a different name)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the scene where Helen Hunt's character strikes her son Trevor across the face, Haley Joel Osment requested that she actually hit him to make it seem more realistic. However, director Mimi Leder declined to allow that to happen in the film.
- GoofsThe point of triage in an ER is to identify and treat patients in need of immediate care. No nurse in his/her right mind would pass over a girl having an acute asthma attack for an obviously stable man with a gunshot wound, no matter what order they arrived in.
- Quotes
Trevor McKenney: I think some people are too scared, or something. I guess it's hard for people who are so used to things the way they are - even if they're bad - to change. 'Cause they kind of give up. And when they do, everybody kind of loses.
- SoundtracksYou Gotta Move
Written and Performed by Sam Cooke
Featured review
Pay It Forward is based on a plot that makes you think almost about everything -both while watching and after. There are elements that make you smile and cry, and the cast is very good at delivering the superb scenario. Helen Hunt and Kevin Spacey surely do not disappoint and Haley Joel Osment performs perfect, giving everything one could expect from such a young actor. Jon Bon Jovi is the surprise among the cast and adds a nice flavor to an already delicious dish. From the beginning until the very end, the movie manages to touch somewhere deep in your heart, and although I did not the book it was based on, the plot makes a lot of sense in its entirety and shines with its originality. It does not come with numerous awards or an exceptionally high IMDb rating, but it really is a very good movie.
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Box office
- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $33,519,628
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,631,359
- Oct 22, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $55,707,411
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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