You Better Wake Up And Pay Attention: The Best High School Struggle Movies
Freedom Writers
Despite the recent L.A. race riots, new teacher Erin Gruwell was excited to begin her job at a recently integrated high school in Long Beach, CA. Played by Hilary Swank, Gruwell was determined to teach the “unteachables” in her classroom despite the obvious racial tensions between her students. The 2007 film Freedom Writers also co-starred the dreamy Patrick Dempsey and was based on a documentary about Gruwell for ABC’s “Primetime Live.”