Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.
Unfortunately the movie Pay It Forward is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Mimi Leder | Director |
| Writing | Leslie Dixon | Screenplay |
| Editing | David Rosenbloom | Editor |
| Camera | Oliver Stapleton | Director of Photography |
| Production | Maggie Peterson | Location Manager |
| Sound | Thomas Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | David Orr | Color Timer |
| Crew | Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Johnny Martin | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Kevin LaRosa | Pilot |
| Production | Geraldine Leder | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renee Ehrlich Kalfus | Costume Design |
| Art | Leslie Dilley | Production Design |
| Production | Mary McLaglen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Treisman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Steven Reuther | Producer |
| Production | Peter Abrams | Producer |
| Production | Robert L. Levy | Producer |
| Writing | Catherine Ryan Hyde | Novel |
| Sound | G. Marq Roswell | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Mary McLaglen | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Steve Danton | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | David H. Venghaus Jr. | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Paddy Sam Carson | Associate Producer |
| Production | Scott Elias | Production Supervisor |
| Art | Lawrence A. Hubbs | Art Direction |
| Art | Peg Cummings | Set Decoration |
| Art | Philip Keller | Storyboard Artist |
| Art | Mick Cukurs | Set Designer |
| Art | Gary Speckman | Set Designer |
| Art | Marcos Alvarez | Set Designer |
| Camera | Stephen S. Campanelli | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Stephen S. Campanelli | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Bill Coe | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Bobby McMahan | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Chris Lombardi | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Barry Idoine | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Scott Andrew Ressler | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Isaac Friedman | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Directing | Julie Pitkanen | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Mark Hopkins McNabb | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Raul A. Bruce | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Jack Wolpa | Cableman |
| Lighting | James R. Tynes | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | John 'Fest' Sandau | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Michael McGuire | Key Rigging Grip |
| Camera | J. Patrick Daily | Key Grip |
| Camera | Dwight Joseph Lavers | Dolly Grip |
| Editing | Gregory Plotkin | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Richmond Riedel | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Siobhan Prior | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Jeremy Bradley | Post Production Assistant |
| Sound | Bill Bernstein | Music Editor |
| Sound | J. Paul Huntsman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Christopher S. Aud | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | James Simcik | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Jeff Cranford | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Terry Garcia | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mark Morrell | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Lee Lemont | ADR Editor |
| Sound | John F. Reynolds | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Patrick J. Foley | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | John T. Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | David E. Campbell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Thomas J. O'Connell | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | David Werntz | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | John Voss Bonds Jr. | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Kevin Bartnof | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Catherine Harper | Foley Artist |
| Sound | David Horton Sr. | Foley Editor |
| Sound | David Horton Jr. | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Eric Gotthelf | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Joel Iwataki | Scoring Mixer |
| Sound | Thomas Pasatieri | Orchestrator |
| Production | Denise Heinrich | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Candice D. Campos | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Cary Levine | Production Secretary |
| Production | Stevie Lazo | Production Accountant |
| Production | Shaun M. McGovern | Assistant Accountant |
| Crew | Jeanmarie Murphy-Burke | Unit Publicist |
| Directing | Paul Byrne Prenderville | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Dana Brunetti | Actor's Assistant |
| Production | Brigette Roux-Lough | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Dori Kancher | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Michelle Pinkney | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Hallie Sirota | Producer's Assistant |
| Crew | Stacey Berns | Actor's Assistant |
| Production | Elaine Patarini | Assistant Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynda Foote | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nadine Haders | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dennis McCarthy | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tangi Crawford | Costumer |
| Art | Douglas Fox | Property Master |
| Art | China Fox | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Michael P. Sweeney | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Larry McGuire | Leadman |
| Crew | William H. Burton Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Chad Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Crew | Brennan Dyson | Stunts |
| Crew | Debbie Evans | Stunts |
| Crew | Greg Harris | Stunts |
| Crew | Norman Howell | Stunts |
| Crew | Ryan Keating | Stunts |
| Crew | Ralph W. Odum | Stunts |
| Crew | Kim Renee | Stunts |
| Crew | Debbie Lynn Ross | Stunts |
| Crew | Peter Weireter | Stunts |
| Crew | Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Art | John M. Schenk | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vivian McAteer | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tania McComas | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louis Lazzara | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Steele | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ronnie Specter | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Matthew W. Mungle | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Waldo Sanchez | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Darrell Redleaf-Fielder | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol A. O'Connell | Hairstylist |
| Art | Marvin Salsberg | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | David Gabrielli | Construction Foreman |
| Crew | Tommy Tancharoen | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Lee Garibaldi | Transportation Captain |
| Production | Jessie Disla | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Stacey Bunch | Casting Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Burt Dalton | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Albert Delgado | Special Effects |
| Crew | Roger C. Johnson | Video Assist Operator |
| Camera | David James | Still Photographer |
| Art | Laura M. O'Brien | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Nicholas C. John | Standby Painter |
| Art | Carlo Basail | Greensman |
| Crew | Richard Cody | Craft Service |
| Crew | Lois Carl | Studio Teacher |
| Crew | Adria Later | Studio Teacher |
| Crew | Judith M. Brown | Studio Teacher |
| Sound | Thom 'Coach' Ehle | Dolby Consultant |
