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Newly released after being locked up in his teens, 30-year-old Ricky navigates the challenging realities of life post-incarceration, and the complexity of gaining independence for the first time as an adult.

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Dwight Brown DwightBrownInk.com Inobtrusive directing. Like you’re hanging out with the good and bad angels on Ricky’s shoulder. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 26, 2025 Full Review Jacob Oller AV Club A blunt film that’s best when investing in the day-to-day textures and pain points experienced by someone in Ricky’s shoes. Rated: C Jan 31, 2025 Full Review Matthew Creith IndieWire This all-too-familiar premise might lend itself to melodrama, but “Ricky” emerges as a marvelously understated examination of one man’s struggle to achieve stability. Jan 27, 2025 Full Review Latoya Austin Movie Marker Ricky is a powerfully moving, affecting piece which emphasises that social rituals and rites of passage are a necessary part of developing as an adult. Ricky is an impressive debut for director Rashad Frett which has converted well in to a feature .. Rated: 4/5 Jul 9, 2025 Full Review Joanne Laurier World Socialist Web Site The ambitions are worthy ones, as far as they go, but the results are somewhat dull. Everything is rounded off to grey, to drabness, in the interests presumably of “realism.” Rated: 2/4 May 10, 2025 Full Review Anna Miller Collider With a powerhouse ensemble leading viewers through their raw, tender story, it’s more than a necessary watch that should aid in opening minds and prompting conversation. Rated: 7/10 Feb 14, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Rashad Frett

Director

Stephan James

Ricardo Smith

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Joanne

Titus Welliver

Leslie Torino

Imani Lewis

Jaz

Andrene Ward-Hammond

Cheryl

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Movie Info

Synopsis Newly released after being locked up in his teens, 30-year-old Ricky navigates the challenging realities of life post-incarceration, and the complexity of gaining independence for the first time as an adult.
Director
Rashad Frett
Producer
Pierre M. Coleman, Simon Taufique, Rashad Frett, Sterling Brim, D.C. Wade, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Josh Peters, Mark Steele
Screenwriter
Lin Que Ayoung, Rashad Frett
Production Co
Silver Brim Media, The deNovo Initiative, Parliament of Owls, Spark Features, Bay Mills Studios, Good Gravy Films, Ossetra Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 49m