Genres: Drama | Romance Countries: Somalia Actors: Kevin Spacey Eugene Simonet Helen Hunt Arlene McKinney Haley Joel Osment Trevor McKinney Jay Mohr Chris Chandler James Caviezel Jerry Jon Bon Jovi Ricky McKinney Angie Dickinson Grace David Ramsey Sidney Gary Werntz Thorsen Colleen Flynn Woman on Bridge Marc Donato Adam Kathleen Wilhoite Bonnie Liza Snyder Michelle Jeanetta Arnette Nurse Hannah Werntz Thorsen's Daughter Directors: Mimi Leder IMDB Rating: 6.7 out of 10 (25645 votes)

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Young Trevor McKinney, troubled by his mother’s alcoholism and fears of his abusive but absent father, is caught up by an intriguing assignment from his new social studies teacher, Mr. Simonet. The assignment: think of something to change the world and put it into action. Trevor conjures the notion of paying a favor not back, but forward–repaying good deeds not with payback, but with new good deeds done to three new people. Trevor’s efforts to make good on his idea bring a revolution not only in the lives of himself, his mother and his physically and emotionally scarred teacher, but in those of an ever-widening circle of people completely unknown to him. Written by Jim Beaver {jumblejim@prodigy.net}

A school social studies assignment leads to social changes that spread from city-to-city. Assigned to come up with some idea that will improve mankind, a young boy (Haley Joel Osment) decides that if he can do three good deeds for someone and they in turn can “pay it forward” and so forth, positive changes can occur. What appears to initially be a failure, is indeed a success that is not immediately known but is traced backwards by a reporter who is a benefactor. The initial recipients of the boy are a drug addict (James Cavaziel), his badly scarred school teacher (Kevin Spacey), and a classmate who is constantly bullied by his peers. While physically and mentally scarred by past events, the teacher is not the only one bearing scars. The young boy fears his mother’s fate, particularly at his brutal, alcoholic father’s (Jon Bon Jovi) hands. The mother also bears scars from her childhood with a homeless, alcoholic mother (Angie Dickinson). Written by John Sacksteder {jsackste@bellsouth.net}

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