Pay it Forward


A new teacher arrives at a local school, and gives his class an assignment in which they must change the world in some way. One bright youngster decides to start helping people, which leads him to situations way too complex for him to handle. His well-meaning attempts appear to fail, especially his plan to hitch his mom up with the teacher, who is badly disfigured.


121 minutes.
No persons under 10 .
Drama
Indian dancing is easier than I thought!
Indian dancing is easier than I thought!

Credits

Cast
Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment, Jay Mohr
Director
Mimi Leder
ScreenplayLeslie Dixon, from the novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde
MusicThomas Newman
CinematographyOliver Stapleton
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2000
Produced byBel Air Entertainment, Tapestry Films, Warner Bros.

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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

The Moviesite
Ian Douglas
14
Cape Argus
Taariq Halim
10
Cape Argus
Adrian Monteath
15
The Star
Joanna Rix
14
Die Burger
Francois Smith
10
Sunday Times
Barry Ronge
15
eye Weekly
Catharine Tunnacliffe
10
Box Office
Wade Major
1
Total Film
Dan Jolin
5
Film Review
Jason Caro
5
Empire
Emma Cochrane
10

What the People say

Internet
1802 Netizens
14

Average .. 51%

10

Visitor Comments

Ian Douglas: Gee, this film had me in tears several times, I found it very emotionally powerful and moving, and was expecting a host of Oscar nominations. Looks like the Americans thought differently, the reviewers have slated it as soppy. But if you believe that most people are basically good, the film will strike a strong chord with you.






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