Naz & Maalik

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Naz & Maalik

2015

1h 26m

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

LGBTQ+

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Two closeted Muslim teens living in Brooklyn struggle to come clean about their sexuality.

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David Edelstein

NPR

Here is one more piece of the puzzle that is American life - a piece that has never made it to the screen before. You wonder how many others are missing.

Jan 29, 2016

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

There are some very good individual sequences, and Naz and Maalik's romance is vulnerable and touching, but the film doesn't hang together.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 22, 2016

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

Despite its deficiencies, "Naz & Maalik" feels authentic, and Mr. Johnson and Mr. Cook bring their characters completely alive.

Jan 21, 2016

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

[The] lead actors and camerawork are stellar.

Rated: B

Aug 29, 2021

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Aaron Peterson

The Hollywood Outsider

If you are open-minded enough to spend some quality time with two gay guys struggling with their own identities, then you will find something sweetly unique in Naz & Maalik.

Rated: 6.5/10

Oct 25, 2018

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Emily Wheeler

Film Inquiry

Naz and Maalik themselves are unique, but the story they're put in doesn't delve deep enough into the issues that it naturally brings up to be truly satisfying.

Dec 6, 2016

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larimer l

This was actually a beautiful film, the romance and the conversations (and eventually a plot point at the end) regarding altruism is well done. The chemistry and conversations feel real, such a niche subject matter but I actually relate to the characters in a lot of ways. So well done, I feel like this movie is in a lot of conversations about Black Queer films but I want it to be even more popular.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

“2 gay dudes walk into a mosque.” Decent film that does a lot in one day. The whole FBI part felt not all -the -way thought out but everything else was nice

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/05/18

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Audience Member

Inconclusa, ese final incomprensible

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

Here is one more piece of the puzzle that is American life - a piece that has never made it to the screen before. You wonder how many others are missing.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Jay Dockendorf

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Synopsis

Two closeted Muslim teens living in Brooklyn struggle to come clean about their sexuality.

Director: Jay Dockendorf
Producer: Jacob Albert, Margaret Katcher
Screenwriter: Jay Dockendorf
Production Co: Pecking Wilds
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 26, 2017
Runtime: 1h 26m

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