Movie: Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

Top 10 Billed Cast

Thora Birch
Thora Birch

Liz Murray

Michael Riley
Michael Riley

Peter

Kelly Lynch
Kelly Lynch

Jean Murray

Robert Bockstael
Robert Bockstael

David

Makyla Smith
Makyla Smith

Chris

Elliot Page
Elliot Page

Young Lisa

Jennifer Pisana
Jennifer Pisana

Young Liz

Aron Tager
Aron Tager

Pops

Marla McLean
Marla McLean

Lisa

Marguerite McNeil
Marguerite McNeil

Eva

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  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    2003-04-07

  • Average

    7.269

  • Rating:

    3.6 starts
  • Tagline

    When there was nothing to believe in, she believed in herself.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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