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Nickel Boys (2024) — Stream on Mubi · CriticCrunch

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Nickel Boys

Movie2024·140 min

Nickel Boys

Directed by RaMell Ross

An Oscar-nominated drama history film directed by RaMell Ross.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 60%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.6/10

386 ratings

About Nickel Boys

Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Mind-bending (9 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: social injustice, trauma recovery, coming of age, mid century, sexual violence, historical event, american regional, new york, close friendship, outsider misfit, underdog, survival, nonlinear flashback, corruption

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Details

Director: RaMell Ross
Language: English

Cast

Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Picture (2024)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Adapted Screenplay (2024)

How Nickel Boys Ranks

All movies

Top 60%

2020s movies

Top 65%

Drama movies

Top 63%

Top 60% All movies.

the vibe

Nickel Boys Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkharrowingmind-bendingseriouspersonalearnestgrittycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

survival

nonlinear flashback

social injustice

trauma recovery

coming of age

outsider misfit

underdog

close friendship

sexual violence

historical event

corruption

american regional

New York

mid-century

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

mind-bending 9/9complex 9/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9