Half Nelson

Name: Half Nelson
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006-09-22
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Jeff Lima, Shareeka Epps, Nathan Corbett, Tyra Kwao-Vovo

IMDb ID: tt0468489 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 7.1 (93,694 votes)

Genres: Drama

An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Half Nelson
Canada: Half Nelson (English)
Canada: Half Nelson (French)
Germany: Half Nelson
Spain: Half Nelson
Spain: Half Nelson (Catalan)
France: Half Nelson
United Kingdom: Half Nelson
Greece: Half Nelson
Ireland: Half Nelson (English)
India: Half Nelson (English)
Italy: Half Nelson
Norway: Half Nelson
New Zealand: Half Nelson (English)
United States: Half Nelson
South Africa: Half Nelson (English)
Mexico: La otra cara de Nelson
United States: La otra cara de Nelson (Spanish)
Hungary: Fél Nelson
Portugal: Half Nelson - Encurralados
Brazil: Half Nelson: Encurralados
Lithuania: Pusė Nelsono
Romania: Singurătate în Doi
Poland: Szkolny chwyt
Turkey: Tepetaklak Nelson (Turkish)
Vietnam: Thầy Giáo Giang Hồ
Turkey: Yarim öğretmen (Turkish, DVD Title, Alternative Title)
Bulgaria: Наполовина Нелсън - мъртва хватка (Bulgarian)
Russia: Полу-Нельсон
Japan: ハーフネルソン (Japanese)
China: 半个尼尔森 (Mandarin)
China: 单臂扼颈 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
Taiwan: 我的左派老師
La otra cara de NelsonContent RatingRRelease Date2006-09-22Runtime106 minutesMetascore85IMDb Popularity0User Reviews234Critic Reviews166Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsstudent
classroom
class
teacher
borderline personality disorderFilming LocationsNew York Hall of Science, 111th Street, Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, New York City, New York, USAProduction CompaniesHunting Lane Films
Journeyman Pictures
Silverwood FilmsOfficial SitesStudioCanal International (France) - https://www.studiocanal.com/title/half-nelson-2006/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468489/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0468489.jpgUpdated At2025-03-25T19:36:35

Directors

Ryan Fleck

Writers

Ryan Fleck
Anna Boden

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Ryan Gosling | Character: Dan Dunne
Actor: Jeff Lima | Character: Roodly
Actor: Shareeka Epps | Character: Drey
Actor: Nathan Corbett | Character: Terrance
Actor: Tyra Kwao-Vovo | Character: Stacy
Actor: Rosemary Ledee | Character: Gina
Actor: Tristan Mack Wilds | Character: Jamal
Actor: Bryce Silver | Character: Bernard
Actor: Kaela C. Pabon | Character: Lena
Actor: Erica Rivera | Character: Erika
Actor: Stephanie Bast | Character: Vanessa
Actor: Eleanor Hutchins | Character: Simone
Actor: Sebastian Sozzi | Character: Javier
Actor: Tina Holmes | Character: Rachel
Actor: Karen Chilton | Character: Karen
Actor: Kitty | Character: Dave - The Cat
Actor: Starla Benford | Character: Principal Henderson
Actor: Anthony Mackie | Character: Frank
Actor: Denis O'Hare | Character: Jimbo
Actor: Monique Gabriela Curnen | Character: Isabel
Actor: Deidre Goodwin | Character: Tina
Actor: Collins Pennie | Character: Mike
Actor: Thaddeus Daniels | Character: Referee
Actor: Susan Kerner | Character: Motel Slow Dancer
Actor: Raymond Anthony Thomas | Character: Earle
Actor: Stanton Davis | Character: Trumpet Player
Actor: Ron Cephas Jones | Character: Mr. Dickson
Actor: Christopher Williamson | Character: Charles
Actor: Leslie Eva Glaser | Character: Rose
Actor: Sharon Washington | Character: Suzanne
Actor: Deborah Rush | Character: Jo Dunne
Actor: Jay O. Sanders | Character: Russ Dunne
Actor: Nicole Vicius | Character: Cindy
Actor: David Easton | Character: Jeff Dunne
Actor: Adepero Oduye | Character: Crack Smoker
Actor: Katie Nehra | Character: Woman with Camera
Actor: Steve Kursh | Character: Man on Bed
Actor: Matt Kerr | Character: Mr. Light
Actor: Harvey Milk | Character: Self

[Directors Group]
Name: Ryan Fleck | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Ryan Fleck | Role: Writer
Name: Anna Boden | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Anna Boden | Role: Producer
Name: Charlie Corwin | Role: Producer
Name: Doug Dey | Role: Producer
Name: Hunter Gray | Role: Producer
Name: Lynette Howell Taylor | Role: Producer
Name: Rosanne Korenberg | Role: Producer
Name: Scott London | Role: Producer
Name: Clara Markowicz | Role: Producer
Name: Paul Mezey | Role: Producer
Name: Alex Orlovsky | Role: Producer
Name: Jamie Patricof | Role: Producer
Name: Jeremy Kipp Walker | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Broken Social Scene | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Andrij Parekh | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Anna Boden | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Eyde Belasco | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Beth Mickle | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Inbal Weinberg | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Erin Benach | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Loretta Alston | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sabrina Alston | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Marilyn Cush | Role: Makeup Department
Name: David Kalahiki | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Xandra Mercedez | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Leo Won | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Ronny Merdinger | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Nicholas R. Bell | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Amyjoy Clark | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Mariela Comitini | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Heidi Barack | Role: Art Department
Name: Justin Bischoff | Role: Art Department
Name: Jared Bumgarner | Role: Art Department
Name: Tze Chun | Role: Art Department
Name: Dan De Lorenzo | Role: Art Department
Name: Joey DePaolo | Role: Art Department
Name: Nick Fabiano | Role: Art Department
Name: Corey Gegner | Role: Art Department
Name: Julie Gollins | Role: Art Department
Name: Alonso Homs | Role: Art Department
Name: Dan-ah Kim | Role: Art Department
Name: Ryan Minelli | Role: Art Department
Name: Mark Pelter-Robson | Role: Art Department
Name: Luke Pendley | Role: Art Department
Name: Mike Romano | Role: Art Department
Name: Jürgen Schadeberg | Role: Art Department
Name: Herb Snitzer | Role: Art Department
Name: Bernard Stollman | Role: Art Department
Name: Keren Masser | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Leslie Bloome | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Crabb | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tom Efinger | Role: Sound Department
Name: Judy Karp | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Moros | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jaime Reyes | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul Sacco | Role: Sound Department
Name: Abigail Savage | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nicholas Schenck | Role: Sound Department
Name: Craig Spencer | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Ricardo Guzman | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Bert Hilaire | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jeff Huston | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Corey Stewart | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Adam B. Bell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Carter Bissell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Molly Condit | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Katie Dainson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: DeWitt Davis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Daniel Feighery | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Frisbie | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jared Graf | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Wesley Hodges | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Knable | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mike 'Electric' Mervilde Jr. | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Smokey Nelson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Nostrand | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Aaron Randall | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gabrielle Russomagno | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Tran | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matthew Walker | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Toshiro Yamaguchi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Tiffany Nottage | Role: Casting Department
Name: Rita Powers | Role: Casting Department
Name: Sean Powers | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Molly Bauml | Role: Costume Department
Name: Jennifer LeRoux | Role: Costume Department
Name: Natalia Parsons | Role: Costume Department
Name: Andrea Roa | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Chad Beck | Role: Editorial Department
Name: George Bunce | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Cindy Lee | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mike Trinker | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Mark De Pace | Role: Location Management
Name: Marcy McKenzie | Role: Location Management
Name: Sam Yoo | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Doug Bernheim | Role: Music Department
Name: Loren Hammonds | Role: Music Department
Name: Rich Kleiman | Role: Music Department
Name: Charles Spearin | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Ronald Arceneaux | Role: Production Department
Name: E.J. Bradley III | Role: Production Department
Name: John Henry | Role: Production Department
Name: Justin Rigby | Role: Production Department
Name: Lara Sfire | Role: Production Department
Name: Joe Wehmeyer | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Tony Osso | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Jeremy Balon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Bond | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Leonard Bullock | Role: Additional Crew
Name: George Bunce | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nissa Ren Cannon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Victoria Carter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Riddick Claudia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Craig DiFolco | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Leo Driver | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joe Facey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Darin Frank | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stacy Frankel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Amparo Garcia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gina Gordon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steven Gorel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Scott Greene | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shawn Hamilton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James Hundley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ilana Lifshitz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Melissa Lucier | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anthony Martinez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Scot Olive | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jillian Paul | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alyson Perlongo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Matthew Reedy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Morgan Roberts | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Adam Salky | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sofie Sandberg | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Sapia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ashley Sawyer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Sheffield | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Howard Shipman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kareem Taylor | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rachel Williams | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sergi Zamora | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jason Burke Sutter | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Jay Duplass | Role: Thanks
Name: Craig Kestel | Role: Thanks
Name: Scott Macaulay | Role: Thanks
Name: Rachel McAdams | Role: Thanks
Name: Jeremy Pikser | Role: Thanks
Name: Michelle Satter | Role: Thanks
Name: Gary Winick | Role: Thanks
Name: Boaz Yakin | Role: Thanks
Name: Howard Zinn | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Half Nelson | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3500867865/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3500867865/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563422467963.mp4?Expires=1788472782&Signature=dyt9A0fm97jPM6e7P~~xtNOS232uNe21wPa6t1oh5OP3oVq6EgOWuxhvlcd3QIxMAGmONfPmFAaHqKZNknS2WqZiMaXCiB~EyBNtwbIw3b-u8GRZZLd8TFC0I~0k1qA4DFdwZly~oVDAMgyU6lz2N9dWUJjTeEe7diPYrAk8trPjMiwDhtutjyWZSeudOL3cBH6bY09VTxHf1y57P0v9T6Absw8a~eo3NL4XS9kgJdoyZYnshyaHxZn-Wb75jDnXkAUy7TKqnyc3XZL7TCEpWQyCUwK0QnmcATIkMDAD3Rr8P~pgcU3ay0THCZ5q6~og9vi2thSKYCGoVpvfsrc~qQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The Rise of Ryan Gosling | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3627794969/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3627794969/1434659529640-260ouz-1657651945565.mp4?Expires=1788472782&Signature=T--5gO26zwLVgTLzSZO1n3jgZi-rOEyV7Pmf4ITQzQRgxdMHeTiMLln8YW59bKwNz4p7HIY66YgKSSIPiWqxdl92kkdk0EKHOk~-vWNvd7jh1Xt4IZjfTYcPewytq1~XxOF0j2WZgSKNRz8F2imU0QfGvJBg5pCbIYnwaym0PM5WB3ZP0xuCbiLTrXr4d7jukY5BEiVwXA4lTsgU8ywfE7Vnl-KcRZiq7qJOkeBs41xxLTAoVeaFVG59pOgUILj41Fc7ryXNqOUDAmJCD7UAxISUWegdrxB4bw3kOiCzcpO6xUC8-2hQZNAiEuQNtNH7bJ8splWDa9ehsIYkzvXyRg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Half Nelson Scene: Turning Point | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2177025049/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2177025049/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677995180805.mp4?Expires=1788472782&Signature=DBy~~b-w0OtqYJTacrBkSk6~RO208d6yg~6gOfUcRyHNrn5F2cqKlaTyYtk-YO1A40dABbb5HATlzTvLUDuMokOEHDEp9SwyN5Qv96RsdoCwsAakcRfgoM09mTWSE3y~ZBlbnycNEA-I~JMxlvJby0-h9gSR71SpiV0GASxXBiZe2Pva5aALSM7D~ida-M7iK6h-jOEKVs8qq9Vb-cK2JgFYhFygsdBlggXXPjFiFVUJb29U3HBwf1ZDZf5tKrl3H45xnEAA7EMTROTYLq~AMwT1vRx1rlTdjuGoGdmVey1Ik-PzRMUsCtiuXgjGzZXD3CRCYgpXmoKDuqaLQXyi3w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Half Nelson Scene: On Slide | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi365085721/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi365085721/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677915726548.mp4?Expires=1788472782&Signature=PcwXOLJ-JxGyPzxbVcaJ9VhJNhojENcfMKuS5qHmcYmdMYUORp0twfgtIO0ypDyAB3Ep6mXbgjjoDOYKPD3FnuvOlPAd3vmd4c64IEBPko2WWXadk~NXo30OwmvIHT-LiDgDJt0oSY6iqkO-HTdHlPbScoHMdic86Q~vlfIpZdBfKM06QRNJBtLx5flgAJ82iLcg2psILQJcHE2Fg4WLJmCphvPlSxJHGQda0000k3U73SAzuXVmr0XPKsQTJ22XvwJGHKWTtdBX3DtjCG1Zg1QCa6QD-FGUeF8yLU998Y5ydK7-j4VXhvM4ud511tesp0GlIO4I3llzX9HWHWs8Vg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Half Nelson Scene: Chicken Walk | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi348308505/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi348308505/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677921808784.mp4?Expires=1788472782&Signature=azs3h~FdOgNHTRjFssW1a2WtsV1VSKLYsPCWxF7Vjp2HMNMiFjRo3i5KjqlouMdroqJZZBFgIddBbJLW-nkqG2HOOfIGRTM1A66yX0l010gE8f0d5QIPtHw0mKl03Vg2jomCzEvUeFhJ3ifetLujfHBRPzmxs2S7Oj0NrGeQBk-zGDgJePhArNaf~uLK5TAeharW9M7VsYlpA5X0Wl78FPztbO1krSA~Lz3qZ-KWFMWF~ex4g4SKlX5ECm7mM38WEQyHwWXWUp3Mo1vVsxQo-~NqSyKjrPD0rukl7j2ru5HtuhvCWAFFVlt-DMcoNheTYap2gMq2Oo1ylrFqLnO83w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Half Nelson Scene: Jokes | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4022453273/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4022453273/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677915953707.mp4?Expires=1788472782&Signature=JVwhNyq~pHvGxnccLhyQZE5drZyzWX0NTFzG266nOYLntSb~vu2GwHK9j4y-kZ8HNFQm1SCd7vQLLZaPLNazfxy7LjW~~Ex5vhosX2umGa2ihsbgmR5mSGvHKqUm5W0KmkHwxrY0htEGpodmIb62rjyzWsjKP4rB3DKBCIY-24n98uNeUKmE1rJjc-ZH974JKR9rrNiosnNL6hfbbAGWbxVlMwBrjlu95bMV8KI-dxTUJL1QRfuIrqUkZWxZ1LERkGNDKB8JD3JM5Ii8M~ArzLA7xIkLgulVMlte30cvtd-LOYYTqAbJRYu2KKvsH8P6zzfrJBrs4Gk0RDzf41L03g__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: January 23, 2006 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: March 22, 2006 (New Directors/New Films)
United States: April 19, 2006 (Independent Film Festival of Boston)
Switzerland: August 3, 2006 (Locarno Film Festival)
United States: August 11, 2006 (limited)
Canada: August 25, 2006
France: September 6, 2006 (Deauville Film Festival)
United States: September 22, 2006
Austria: October 22, 2006 (Vienna International Film Festival)
Brazil: November 17, 2006
Iceland: December 21, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Singapore: February 1, 2007
Sweden: February 2, 2007
Portugal: February 22, 2007
United Kingdom: February 23, 2007 (Glasgow Film Festival)
Spain: March 16, 2007 (Las Palmas Film Festival)
Greece: March 29, 2007
Poland: April 16, 2007 (DVD premiere)
United Kingdom: April 20, 2007
Australia: April 25, 2007
Spain: May 25, 2007
Ireland: May 25, 2007
Mexico: May 25, 2007 (unknown)
Finland: June 16, 2007 (Midnight Sun Film Festival)
Israel: June 30, 2007 (TV premiere)
France: July 18, 2007
Belgium: July 25, 2007
Denmark: August 10, 2007
Finland: August 25, 2007 (Espoo Film Festival)
Netherlands: September 15, 2007 (Film by the Sea Film Festival)
Netherlands: September 20, 2007
United Arab Emirates: September 24, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Finland: October 24, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Taiwan: March 21, 2008
Germany: March 27, 2008
Hungary: April 6, 2008 (Titanic International Filmpresence Festival)
Hungary: September 18, 2008
Austria: January 23, 2009
Italy: March 11, 2009 (DVD premiere)
Italy: April 16, 2009 (TV premiere)
South Korea: November 22, 2012
Japan: June 10, 2017 (Tokyo)
Ecuador: August 12, 2020 (Blu-Ray release)
Taiwan: July 14, 2023 (re-release)
United States: January 29, 2026 (Sundance Film Festival)

Awards

Box Office