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Story Ave

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Story Ave

Released Sep 29, 2023

1h 46m

Drama

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South Bronx teen Kadir (Asante Blackk) is a gifted visual artist who loses his way following the death of his younger brother. Overcome with grief and struggling with the pressures of school and family, he escapes into the thrilling yet dangerous world of graffiti gangs. To prove himself and join his neighborhood's ruling gang, Kadir tries to rob no-nonsense MTA conductor Luis (Luis Guzmán), but is caught off guard when Luis agrees to give Kadir cash if he'll sit down to have a meal with him. Following their conversation and the delicate, transformative friendship that grows out of it, Kadir sees for the first time how his artistic talent could lead to a better life.

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (LAist)

When Luis Guzmán comes out to use his movie star charm to take this movie and put it into his pocket, you just go "Oh yes."

Nov 1, 2023

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Zachary Barnes

Wall Street Journal

A homespun vision of the borough, the film nevertheless struggles to leave a mark, like paint sprayed into open air.

Sep 29, 2023

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

The outlines of the movie’s story are familiar, but Torres has resourcefulness, energy, and imagination to burn in how he tells it.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 29, 2023

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Wade Major

FilmWeek (LAist)

Tremendous. This reminded of the great indies we got in the 1990s.

Nov 1, 2023

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Murjani Rawls

Draftkings Nation

'Story Ave' throws just enough surprises and room for the performances to do the work in making this a meaningful experience.

Oct 27, 2023

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Charles Koplinski

Reel Talk with Chuck and Pam

To be sure, “Story Ave” may seem familiar but thanks to Blackk and Guzman’s fine work as well as Torres’ honest approach, it proves to be an unexpected and moving surprise.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Oct 26, 2023

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Vicky

Beautiful movie! A must see!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/01/23

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bz

excellent lead performance heartfelt story

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/23

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Mary

I highly recommend this movie to anyone! Asante Blackk and Luis Guzman had an incredibly powerful and heartfelt connection that was truly captivating. Guzman's character was dynamic, authentic, fun, and relatable, making the story come alive. My friends and I all absolutely loved it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/22/23

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Jay G.

Decent movie overall. I just wish it had more music. A story about graffiti without music is like shoes with no laces(& I was never a fan of shelltoes). Rome Streetz however, did have a nice title track. The story definitely captured truths about today. A society full of self absorbed crazies that get others into nonsense instead of concealing the ones "they care" about from problems.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/16/23

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Marcus

Great plot it reminds me of myself An artist who saw something in a stick up kid

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/12/23

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Deacon

I liked everything. The lighting, angles, colors. A great piece of work.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/10/23

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Synopsis

South Bronx teen Kadir (Asante Blackk) is a gifted visual artist who loses his way following the death of his younger brother. Overcome with grief and struggling with the pressures of school and family, he escapes into the thrilling yet dangerous world of graffiti gangs. To prove himself and join his neighborhood's ruling gang, Kadir tries to rob no-nonsense MTA conductor Luis (Luis Guzmán), but is caught off guard when Luis agrees to give Kadir cash if he'll sit down to have a meal with him. Following their conversation and the delicate, transformative friendship that grows out of it, Kadir sees for the first time how his artistic talent could lead to a better life.

Director: Aristotle Torres
Producer: Jamie Foxx, Lizzie Shapiro, Aristotle Torres, Datari Turner
Screenwriter: Aristotle Torres, Bonsu Thompson
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Dark Rabbit Productions, Foxxhole Productions, FirstGen Content, The Space Program, Mero Mero Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 29, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 28, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $60.2K
Runtime: 1h 46m

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