

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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6.6/10
390 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $23.2M
- Box office
- $3M
- Language
- English
- florida
- new york city
- sexual abuse
- based on novel or book
- alligator
- male friendship
- racial segregation
- martin luther king
- based on true story
- racism
- reform school
- wrongful conviction
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereTelluride Film Festival30 Aug 2024
- PremiereNew York Film Festival27 Sept 2024
- PremiereHamptons International Film Festival9 Oct 2024
- PremiereSanta Fe International Film Festival19 Oct 2024
- PremierePhiladelphia Film Festival / Woodstock Film Festival20 Oct 2024
- PremiereChicago International Film Festival23 Oct 2024
- PremiereTwin Cities Film Festival26 Oct 2024
- PremiereAustin Film Festival30 Oct 2024
- PremiereSCAD Savannah Film Festival1 Nov 2024
- PremiereDenver Film Festival2 Nov 2024
- PremiereSt. Louis International Film Festival9 Nov 2024
- PremiereUrbanworld Film Festival14 Nov 2024
- PremiereIndie Memphis Film Festival17 Nov 2024
- Theatrical (limited)PG-13New York City, New York13 Dec 2024
- PremiereLos Angeles, California16 Dec 2024
- Theatrical (limited)PG-13Los Angeles, California20 Dec 2024
- Digital / OTTPG-1311 Feb 2025
- Digital / OTTPG-13MGM+28 Feb 2025
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival14 Oct 2024
- PremiereLeeds International Film Festival1 Nov 2024
- Theatrical12A3 Jan 2025
AustraliaAU
- PremiereSydney, New South Wales10 Dec 2024
- Digital / OTTMPrime Video27 Feb 2025
CanadaCA
- Theatrical3 Jan 2025
ArgentinaAR
- Digital / OTT+13Prime Video27 Feb 2025
BrazilBR
- Digital / OTT14Prime Video27 Feb 2025
FranceFR
- Digital / OTTPrime Video26 Feb 2025
IrelandIE
- PremiereBelfast Film Festival7 Nov 2024
ItalyIT
- PremiereRome International Film Festival16 Oct 2024
- Digital / OTTPrime Video27 Feb 2025
New ZealandNZ
- Digital / OTTPrime Video27 Feb 2025
NorwayNO
- PremiereTromsø International Film Festival15 Jan 2025
PhilippinesPH
- Digital / OTTPrime Video27 Feb 2025
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Nickel Boys was released on 13 December 2024.
Audience reviews
5- B4/10
Brent Marchant
1/9/2025
The artistic choices a director makes while working on a film often contribute much to the success or failure of the finished project. When these decisions aptly suit the nature of the production, they can transform a commendable picture into a cinematic masterpiece. But, when they fail at this, they can unduly get in the way, and such is the case with this debut narrative feature from writer-director RaMell Ross. Ba…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
2/5/2025
There are two really engaging performances on offer here as Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson deliver a powerful indictment of a Florida school for boys. Induced there with promises of innovative educational practices and no exorbitant fees, these lads arrive to discover that what they are attending is little better than a prison. Governed by brutality, starvation and violence, the boys have to conform to the demands …
- R7/10
r96sk
3/2/2025
<em>'Nickel Boys'</em> is too slow paced and overly stylistic for my personal liking, but there is no doubting it has quality. I can understand the praise it has received, it's just not overly for me. A good film it still is, I don't have any major negatives despite the mild cons noted above. The performances of Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson are strong enough, admittedly I didn't really find much to connect wit…
- B5/10
badelf
11/8/2025
This film does not work for me. Is it a good story? Yes. Is it a story that has to be told? Absolutely. Is it story that should be filmed in a pseudo-Andy-Warhol-warehouse "art" style? Fercrissake, no!! In my world, the visual should serve the story, not the director. I'm old and cranky and have seen way too much excellent cinema from all over the world, therefore, 5/10, IMHO, YMMV.
- J8/10
JJ Rosales
10/24/2026
This took me a bit to rate. I was conflicted in my opinion. Haunting yet choppy. Devastating yet disconnected. Beautiful yet confusing. BUT when I walked out, drove home, sat with my thoughts, this is the kind of movie you have to experience on a big screen. It’s also the type of movie that will haunt you with its power, beauty, and themes even after you’ve left. I don’t ever want to sit through an experience lik…
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