Nickel Boys Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Oct. 3, 2024

Nickel Boys

Coming Out: Friday, December 13, 2024 Limited

Aunjanue L. Ellis, Daveed Diggs, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, RaMell Ross, Ethan Herisse

PG-13 Drama N/A

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10% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Elwood Curtis’s college dream shatters alongside a two-lane Florida highway. Bearing the brunt of an innocent misstep, he’s sentenced to the netherworld of Nickel Academy, a brutal reformatory sunk deep in the Jim Crow South. He encounters another ward, the seen-it-all Turner. The two Black teens strike up an alliance: Turner dispensing fundamental tips for survival, Elwood, clinging to his optimistic worldview. Backdropped by the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement, Elwood and Turner’s existence appear worlds away from Rev. Martin Luther King’s burnished oratory. Despite Nickel’s brutality, Elwood strives to hold onto his humanity, awakening a new vision for Turner.

Drama

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Nickel Boys.

A
Aunjanue L. Ellis
E
Ethan Herisse
B
Brandon Wilson
Fishbowl
H
Hamish Linklater
42, Fantastic Four
F
Fred Hechinger
Gladiator II, Kraven the Hunter
D
Daveed Diggs
Soul (re-release), The Little Mermaid
A
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Origin, Exhibiting Forgiveness

Crew Behind the Film

The Nickel Boys behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director: RaMell Ross
Screenwriters: —

Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Company: Orion Pictures; Plan B Entertainment; Whitehead

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for thematic material involving racism, some strong language including racial slurs, violent content and smoking.
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official Nickel Boys movie trailers and clips.

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Nickel Boys Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the Nickel Boys movie production.

Key Facts

Adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel.

Production Updates

Jul 2023

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When is the film coming out?

Coming Soon ( 32 days to go!)

Nickel Boys is coming out to limited movie theaters on Friday, December 13, 2024. There are 9 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Kraven the Hunter and Dirty Angels. As a limited release, Nickel Boys will be shown in select movie theaters in major markets Check Fandango to see if the film is playing in your area.

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