Synopsis
Elwood Curtis's college dream shatters alongside a two-lane Florida highway. Bearing the brunt of an innocent misstep, he's sentenced to the netherworld of Nickel Academy, a brutal reformatory sunk deep in the Jim Crow South. He encounters another ward, the seen-it-all Turner. The two Black teens strike up an alliance: Turner dispensing fundamental tips for survival, Elwood, clinging to his optimistic worldview. Backdropped by the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement, Elwood and Turner’s existence appear worlds away from Rev. Martin Luther King's burnished oratory. Despite Nickel's brutality, Elwood strives to hold onto his humanity, awakening a new vision for Turner.
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Director
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RaMell Ross
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Producer
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Dede Gardner,
Jeremy Kleiner,
David Levine,
Joslyn Barnes
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Screenwriter
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RaMell Ross,
Joslyn Barnes
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Distributor
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Amazon MGM Studios
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Production Co
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Anonymous Content,
Louverture Films,
Plan B Entertainment
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Rating
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PG-13 (Racism|Racial Slurs|Violent Content|Smoking|Some Strong Language|Thematic Material)
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Genre
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Drama
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Original Language
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English
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Release Date (Theaters)
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Jan 24, 2025, Wide
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Release Date (Streaming)
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Feb 11, 2025
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Box Office (Gross USA)
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$2.8M
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Runtime
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2h 20m
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Aspect Ratio
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Academy (1.33:1)