We Grown Now

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1 hr. 33 min.

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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J Rudy L

Better sound would have gotten my 5.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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Geoffrey F

Carefully written and performed piece that conveys the Cabrini-Green experience, both good and bad. It truly humanizes the people and their situation, their efforts to live meaningful lives, and the many challenges to succeeding. Actually, certain truths of the story could apply to anyone.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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Mohit G

Amazing storytelling, cinematography, acting, and score.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/28/24

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Danny Z

Thought this movie was very cute and thoughtful but also sad at the same time because this is me moving from California to Florida...sucks moving so much especially when you make good friends like this movie portrayed. definitely recommend.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/26/24

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EllaJo r

Fantastic, can't wait for them to remake this.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/24/24

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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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Amy Nicholson

Washington Post

It’s a simple, gentle tale that’s told beautifully but feels hollow — like a eulogy for an acquaintance.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 26, 2024

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

We Grown Now has precisely two, pint-sized aces up its sleeve, its astonishingly expressive little-man leads.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 25, 2024

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Lovely and lyrical yet haunting and heartbreaking...

Rated: 3.5/4

Apr 20, 2024

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Artistically made and emotionally moving, We Grown Now avoids many of the cringeworthy traps of African American struggle dramas. The beautiful and brotherly friendship between two boys in 1992 Chicago are the heart and soul of the movie.

Apr 27, 2024

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Lisa Johnson Mandell

AtHomeInHollywood.com

You seldom see such authenticity from child actors, and you seldom see so much hope and light emitted from such bleak circumstances. We Grown now nourishes the soul.

Apr 27, 2024

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Jeff Mitchell

Phoenix Film Festival

Baig captures the poetic beauty of the freewheeling innocence and imagination of childhood while also constructing boundaries, healthy and unhealthy ones.

Rated: 3.5/4

Apr 27, 2024

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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
Executive Producer: Jeff Skoll, Anikah McLaren, James Schamus, Carrie Holt de Lama, Jurnee Smollett
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): $35.3K