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Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

2003 · 104 min · Director: Peter Levin ★ IMDb 7.1 · 4,833 ratings

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Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.

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Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 35%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.

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Cast

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Michael Riley

Peter

RB
Robert Bockstael

Kelly Lynch

Jean Murray

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Makyla Smith

Chris

Elliot Page

Young Lisa

JP
Jennifer Pisana

Young Liz

AT
Aron Tager

Pops

MM
Marla McLean

Lisa

MM
Marguerite McNeil

Eva

AG
Amber Godfrey

Dawn

SM
Seamus Morrison

Bobby

JF
John Fulton

Old Irish Cop

RC
Rejean Cournoyer

Young Irish Cop

MA
Mauralea Austin

Miss Wanda

KS
Kristine Slawter

Tall Thin Girl

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Mary-Colin Chisholm

Teacher at Public School

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Stan Carew

New York Times Editor

CW
Cecil Wright

Mr. Maki

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Deb Allen

Counselor

Details

Directed by
Peter Levin
Written by
Ronni Kern
Type
Movies
Released
2003
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 4,833 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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