Nickel Boys is a movie adaptation of the 2019 novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead.

The historical drama, which was shot from a first-person point of view, has earned many positive reviews since its premiere at the 51^st Telluride Film Festival on August 30, 2024.

However, audiences will need to wait until October to see if the movie lives up to its hype.

If you are planning to buy tickets to the upcoming film, here is everything you should know about Nickel Boys, including its release date, cast, plot, reviews, and more.

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What is the Release Date for Nickel Boys?

Nickel Boys will have a limited theatrical release in the United States on October 25, 2024.

It will compete against many big movies released on the same date, including Venom: The Last Dance, La Cocina, and Your Monster.

What is the Plot?

Nickel Boys is set in 1962 during the Jim Crow era in Tallahassee, Florida. It follows the story of Elwood Curtis, a young African American, who cops falsely accuse of being an accomplice to a car theft.

As a result, he is sent to Nickel Academy, a segregated reform school, and develops a close friendship with Turner. However, the two black teenagers need to stick together to survive the abuse they face at the academy and from its corrupted administrators.

Who Stars in Nickel Boys?

Ethan Herisse (When They See Us) plays Elwood Curtis, the movie’s lead. His younger version is played by Ethan Cole Sharpe, and the older version is played by Daveed Diggs (The Little Mermaid).

Brandon Wilson (Finding the Way Back) takes on the role of Turner, and Hamish Linklater (The Big Short) plays the school’s administrator, Spencer.

Also, Aunjanue L. Ellis-Taylor (The Color Purple) is Hattie, Elwood’s grandmother, and Fred Hechinger (Gladiator II) plays Harper, who is a school employee.

Who Wrote and Directed Nickel Boys?

Ramell Ross directed Nickel Boys and co-wrote the screenplay alongside Joslyn Barnes.

Ross is best known for directing Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018), which was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards.

Barnes is well-known for producing the above documentary, as well as The House I Live In (2012), Sollers Point (2017), and Easter Snap (2019).

Is There an Official Trailer?

The Nickel Boys trailer is available to watch on YouTube now.

What Do the Critics Say About Nickel Boys?

Nickel Boys has earned a score of 82% out of 11 critics reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator site. As a result, it has an average rating of 8.7/10.

Metacritic has given the movie a score of 80 out of 100, using a weighted average, and the score is based on six reviews from top critics. It indicates the film has “universal acclaim”.

Maureen Lee Lenker from Entertainment Weekly wrote, “Nickel Boys is a fragmented film, so much so that it can be difficult to grasp it. But at a certain point, it turns around and grabs you instead, refusing to let go until you are left sitting in a startling and stunned silence.”

Also, the AV Club’s Tomris Laffly gave the following review, “A groundbreaking adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-winning novel from 2019, RaMell Ross’ poetic and visionary Nickel Boys finds its resilient spirit and lyrical temperament in the details.”

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