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Nickel Boys Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 13, 2024

Nickel Boys

Release Date: Friday, December 13, 2024 Limited

Director: RaMell Ross

Starring: Aunjanue L. Ellis Ethan Herisse Brandon Wilson Hamish Linklater Fred Hechinger

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Plot

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Plot
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.
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  • Adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel.

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Parent Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for thematic material involving racism, some strong language including racial slurs, violent content and smoking.
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Language
English

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Nickel Boys was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, December 13, 2024. There were 17 other movies released on the same date, including The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Kraven the Hunter and The Last Showgirl. As a limited release, Nickel Boys was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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