Half Nelson
2006 · 107 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 93,617 VOTES · DIR. Ryan Fleck
Overview
Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne leads a secret life of addiction that the majority of his students will never know. But things change when a troubled student Drey makes a startling discovery of his secret life, causing a tenuous bond between the two that could either end disastrously or provide a catalyst of hope.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,196 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:07 [singing]
00:03:43 and I expect some thought from you.
00:07:20 If you can help one student.
00:11:24 We need a little work, But we're having fun so, yeah.
00:21:07 I'm tired of this. Something has got to change.
00:25:36 You happy you got me, and I be like
00:27:38 Whose it is? Oh, I don't know.
00:32:53 You ought to take better advantage of them.
00:36:07 and you've got to make it stop, and you've got to indicate
00:37:59 So how's school?
00:41:15 I'm a big asshole baby.
00:44:38 A secret, right?
00:49:46 You do?
00:53:32 Have a seat.
00:56:46 No, don't be. It's all right.
01:02:12 Of the City Council Called Dan White.
01:06:37 So just to suggest that a tree, it's crooked and it's straight
01:10:58 He's got a 7-Up in his Mother fucking--.
01:13:40 [music]
01:21:22 Must be about the new curriculum, huh?
01:24:19 [laughter]
01:29:00 Your father and I thought we were going
01:35:56 You falling asleep in front of the TV every night.
17:19:05 The supreme court ruled
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,196
Dialogue density11.2 lines / min
First line00:00:07
Final line17:19:05
Production Record
DirectorRyan Fleck
LanguageEnglish
Budget$700,000
Revenue$4,911,725
IMDb votes93,617