Movie: Nickel Boys

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Nickel Boys

Starring: Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Hamish Linklater, Gralen Bryant Banks

Director: RaMell Ross | Year: 2025 | Rated: PG-13

Runtime: 2h 20m

About the Film

Two Academy Award nominations including Best Picture. This movie was selected for National 

Based on the novel by Colson Whitehead, "Nickel Boys" chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida. 

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