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We Grown Now

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93% Tomatometer 75 Reviews 82% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
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 09/17/2024
We Grown Now also houses James’s and Ramirez’s sensitive, compassionate, and fearless performances, and the pair’s efforts are precious. Go to Full Review Tomris Laffly Variety 05/20/2024
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. Go to Full Review Christy Lemire FilmWeek (LAist) 05/08/2024
It's dreamlike but always rooted in a recognizable reality. Go to Full Review Marissa Hill Shade Studios Jul 29
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. Go to Full Review Ernesto Diezmartinez Letras Libres 08/22/2024
2.5/4
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] Go to Full Review Filipe Freitas Always Good Movies 07/28/2024
3.5/5
Baig shoots each scene with ardent attention, projecting a strange mix of innocence and awareness. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Marcus M 05/06/2024 Best movie of the year for me. Simple yet incredibly effective. I cried so hard. See more M.B.W 05/05/2024 The movie was poetic and well written. See more Molly 05/04/2024 Easy to relate to. A positive movie. See more JOCELYN P C 05/03/2024 Excellent acting and storyline. See more Mel S 04/30/2024 Loved the storyline and the characters. See more Sherry 04/28/2024 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. See more Read all reviews
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Minhal Baig

Director

Blake Cameron James

Malik

Gian Knight Ramirez

Eric

S. Epatha Merkerson

Anita

Lil Rel Howery

Jason

Jurnee Smollett

Dolores

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Movie Info

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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