We Grown Now

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We Grown Now

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Released Apr 19, 2024

1h 33m

Drama

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In 1992 Chicago, as Michael Jordan solidifies himself as a champion, a story of two young legends in their own right begins. As wide-eyed and imaginative best friends Malik and Eric traverse the city, looking to escape the mundaneness of school and the hardships of growing up in public housing, their unbreakable bond is challenged when tragedy shakes their community just as they are learning to fly.

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Casting grim environs in a nostalgic glow, We Grown Now is a coming-of-age story whose tinges of fantasy only make it feel more honest.

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Roxana Hadadi

New York Magazine/Vulture

We Grown Now also houses James’s and Ramirez’s sensitive, compassionate, and fearless performances, and the pair’s efforts are precious.

Sep 17, 2024

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Tomris Laffly

Variety

Baig has a textured, refreshingly unfussy way of perceiving coming-of-age stories, favoring intimate moments over explosive ones, with an assured handle on a sense of time and place.

May 20, 2024

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

It's dreamlike but always rooted in a recognizable reality.

May 8, 2024

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Marissa Hill

Shade Studios

The film’s plot is not only believable but moving, reminding us that childhood is often shaped by circumstances beyond a child’s control — and that the bonds we form during that time can become the most important source of strength as we grow.

Jul 29, 2025

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Ernesto Diezmartinez

Letras Libres

In We Grown Now, the transition from childhood to adolescence of two friends is marked by a murder that shakes Chicago in the 90s. A sensitive children's melodrama. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 22, 2024

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Filipe Freitas

Always Good Movies

Baig shoots each scene with ardent attention, projecting a strange mix of innocence and awareness.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 28, 2024

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Marcus M

Best movie of the year for me. Simple yet incredibly effective. I cried so hard.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/06/24

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M.B.W

The movie was poetic and well written.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/05/24

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Molly

Easy to relate to. A positive movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/04/24

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JOCELYN P C

Excellent acting and storyline.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/03/24

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Mel S

Loved the storyline and the characters.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/30/24

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Sherry

They should have put this on television. I still would not have watched it. This movie was so boring and I am unsure what message the writers were trying to relay. I dont see where the we grown now even comes into play. Everyone in the theater, which was only a handful of people, kept waiting and commenting on when something was going to happen. It never did.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/28/24

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Synopsis

In 1992 Chicago, as Michael Jordan solidifies himself as a champion, a story of two young legends in their own right begins. As wide-eyed and imaginative best friends Malik and Eric traverse the city, looking to escape the mundaneness of school and the hardships of growing up in public housing, their unbreakable bond is challenged when tragedy shakes their community just as they are learning to fly.

Director: Minhal Baig
Producer: Joe Pirro, Minhal Baig
Screenwriter: Minhal Baig
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Participant, Symbolic Exchange
Rating: PG (Thematic Material and Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 19, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $296.2K
Runtime: 1h 33m

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