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Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
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6.558/10
r96sk
<em>'Nickel Boys'</em> is too slow paced and overly stylistic for my personal liking, but there is no doubting it has quality. I can understand the praise it has received, it's just not overly for me.... read more
4 months ago
CinemaSerf
There are two really engaging performances on offer here as Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson deliver a powerful indictment of a Florida school for boys. Induced there with promises of innovative educa... read more
5 months ago
Brent Marchant
The artistic choices a director makes while working on a film often contribute much to the success or failure of the finished project. When these decisions aptly suit the nature of the production, the... read more
6 months ago
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Cast
Ethan Herisse
Elwood
Brandon Wilson
Turner
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Hattie
Hamish Linklater
Spencer
Gralen Bryant Banks
Blakeley
Fred Hechinger
Harper
Jimmie Fails
Mr. Hill
Luke Tennie
Griff
Bryan Gael Guzman
Jaime
Ethan Cole Sharp
Young Elwood
Sam Malone
Percy
Najah Bradley
Evelyn
Jase Stidwell
Boy at Playground
Legacy Jones
Girl at Playground
Ky'druis Follins
Lincoln High School
Gabrielle Simone Johnson
Elwood's Girlfriend
Peter Gabb
Mr. Marconi
Bill Martin Williams
Old Man with Cane
Ellison Booker
Older Guy (Protest)
Taraja Ramsess
Rodney
Zachary Van Zandt
White Boy
Zach Primo
White Boy
Sean Papajohn
White Boy
Sean Tyrik
Corey
Bryant Tardy
Desmond
Trey Perkins
Chickie Pete
Robert Aberdeen
Mr. Goodall
Escalante Lundy
Earl
Noah Craig
Young Boy at Dining Hall
Ja'Quan Monroe-Henderson
Black Mike
Mike Harkins
Butcher
Nicholas Stevens
Citrus Grove Stilt Boss
Daveed Diggs
Adult Elwood
Rachel Whitman Groves
Nurse Scarlet
Billy Slaughter
Dr. Cooke
Lucy Faust
Mrs. Hardee
Tanyell Waivers
Denise
Craig Tate
Adult Chickie Pete
Sara Osi Scott
Millie
LeBaron Foster Thornton
Larry (uncredited)
Director
RaMell Ross
Director
Zachery Scherer
Additional Second Assistant Director
James Roque Jr.
First Assistant Director
Nick DiRosa
Script Supervisor
Jonathan M. Warren
Second Assistant Director
Roya Ritchson
Additional Second Assistant Director
Thalia Skaleris
Second Second Assistant Director
Creator
Joslyn Barnes
Screenplay
RaMell Ross
Screenplay
Colson Whitehead
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