Movie · Drama · Romance

The story of a social studies teacher who gives an assignment to his junior high school class to think of an idea to change the world for the better, then put it into action. When one young student creates a plan for "paying forward" favors, he not only affects the life of his struggling single mother, but he sets in motion an unprecedented wave of human kindness which, unbeknownst to him, has blossomed into a profound national phenomenon.

2001 · 2h 3m
Director Mimi Leder

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Pay It Forward

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The story of a social studies teacher who gives an assignment to his junior high school class to think of an idea to change the world for the better, then put it into action. When one young student creates a plan for "paying forward" favors, he not only affects the life of his struggling single mother, but he sets in motion an unprecedented wave of human kindness which, unbeknownst to him, has blossomed into a profound national phenomenon.

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Average 5.6
Reviews 129
Fresh 50
Rotten 79

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Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
2001
Run Time
2 hr 3 min
Rated
11
Region of Origin
United States
© 2000 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Danish (Denmark) , Dutch (Netherlands) , Finnish (Finland) , French (France) , German (Germany) , Greek (Greece) , Norwegian (Norway) , Polish (Poland) , Portuguese (Portugal) , Russian (Russia) , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish (Sweden) , Turkish (Türkiye)

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.