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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Ethan Herisse
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Sam Malone
Sam Malone was born on February 6, 1984 in the USA. He is an actor.
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
​Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is an American producer, stage and screen actress, best known for her film roles in "Ray", "Undercover Brother", and on the television series "The Mentalist". She has an BA in African-American Studies from Brown University, and an MFA in Acting from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. Known for her work in several film and television productions, she has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Primetime Emmy
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Hamish Linklater
Hamish Linklater (born July 7, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for playing Matthew Kimble in The New Adventures of Old Christine, Porter Collins in The Big Short, and Clark Debussy in Legion. He is the son of dramatic vocal trainer Kristin Linklater. In 2021, he starred as Father Paul in the Netflix horror miniseries Midnight Mass, for which he received high critical acclaim.
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Fred Hechinger
Fred Hechinger (born December 2, 1999) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Trevor in the coming-of-age film Eighth Grade, John Calley in the Western drama News of the World, and Ethan Russell in the psychological thriller The Woman in the Window. He also starred in The Fear Street Trilogy of horror films on Netflix and the first season of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fred Hechinger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Daveed Diggs
Daveed Daniele Diggs (born January 24, 1982) is an American actor, rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is the vocalist of the experimental hip hop group clipping., and in 2015 originated the roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the musical Hamilton, for which he won both a Grammy Award and Tony Award. Since leaving Hamilton, he played a recurring role in the television series Black-ish (2016–2018) and co-starred in the films Wonder (2017) and Velvet Buzzsaw (2019). Diggs also wrote, produced, and starred in the 2018 film Blindspotting, which earned him a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. As of 2020, he stars in the television adaptation of Snowpiercer.
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Sunny Mabrey
Sunny Mabrey (born November 28, 1975) is an American model and actress who appeared in music videos, such as "Nookie" from Limp Bizkit, before debuting in movies. She appeared in The New Guy, XXX: State of the Union, and was the lead actress in Species III. She appeared in Desperate Housewives as Karl Mayer's (Richard Burgi) new pregnant wife Marissa Mayer and as a flight stewardess, Shelley, in the Season 3 premiere of Mad Men. Mabrey married actor Ethan Embry in 2005. She is from Gadsden, AL. She started her career in front of the cameras as a fashion model at the age of 18. She has performed in commercials for The Gap. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sunny Mabrey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Jimmie Fails
Jimmie Fails (born November 10, 1994) is an American actor. His feature film debut was the title role in the semi-autobiographical movie The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019).
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Ja'Quan Monroe-Henderson
Ja'Quan Monroe-Henderson is known for Fear the Walking Dead: Dead in the Water (2022), The Nickel Boys and The Crossover (2023).
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Billy Slaughter
William H. Slaughter is an American film and television actor, best known for his roles in The Campaign and Focus.
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Movie Details
Production Info
- Director:
- RaMell Ross
- Production:
- Orion Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, Louverture Films, Anonymous Content
- Revenue:
- $1,889,049
- Budget:
- $23,200,000
Key Crew
- Visual Effects Producer:
- Thurman Martin III
- Screenplay:
- RaMell Ross
- Producer:
- Joslyn Barnes
- Screenplay:
- Joslyn Barnes
- Director of Photography:
- Jomo Fray
Locations and Languages
- Country:
- US
- Filming:
- US
- Languages:
- en