Front of the Class (2008)

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One of my all time favorites.

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Hi I'm from india ...This story is more touching to my heart....for Real & Reel characters of tourette syndrome victim Hat's off to your brilliance ...Never dreams let it go

My wife told me I had to watch this movie with her because of how good it was. She was right! Front of the Class tells the inspiring story of Brad Cohen, based on the real life person. Brad (played by TV actor James Wolk) grows up in a broken family after his mom and dad divorce. Since his youth, Brad started making uncontrollable odd noises at random, with no ability to control them. His Mom, played wonderfully by Patricia Heaton (Raymond TV series), won't take the doctor's diagnosis of basically no explanation. She digs and digs and discovers Tourette's Syndrome, a neurological disease, with no cure. With unbelievable love and patience, much like Sally Fields in Forest Gump, she supports and encourages her son to pursue his dream of becoming a teacher.Brad goes through a tough time that demonstrates the ignorance of supposedly educated human beings as he interviews over and over for jobs in the education field. He has all the credentials from his studies - he needs a break.The film nicely weaves back and forth between the young Brad dealing with people not accepting him then, versus adults not accepting him as he's an adult. I can only imagine how frustrating this must have been.The movie also weaves in a complicated father/son relationship, nicely delivered by Treat Williams, a very strong performance. The ending will have you cheering, so yes, Hallmark movies are sappy. But this one will give you a nice warm heart. It's a perfect holiday movie to pick up your spirit and give you hope for a better world.See Front of the Class - you will enjoy it!

Such such such an amazing movie! I wandered over to this movie on youtube cause i was watching movies on youtube one day and i watched the whole movie. It was so inspiring and it was so so amazing to see someone not let his disability get to him and i love how he overcomes his disability. The acting was so great and it was so sweet. Brad Cohen has such a sweet heart. he has such an amazing heart for children and he has such an amazing heart for teaching. I loved how determined he was. I hope people watch this and they open their eyes to see that God can use anyone no matter what disability they go through. he is such an inspiration and i enjoyed this movie so so much.

We had the great honor and pleasure of meeting Brad at a weekend long retreat for families dealing with Tourette's that he hosted over Halloween weekend, our 6 yr old was diagnosed last spring. He is truly an inspiration, and the movie only scratches the surface of how wonderful a person he really is.As for the question of if he makes the noises that often, from the 2 1/2 days we were around him, yes it is that often if not even more often.In the auditorium scene if you look you will see a quick shot of a teacher in a white shirt and tie standing in the back, that is Brad. He was only able to stay for a minute so his ticks didn't interfere with the movie.