Nickel Boys

- IMDb link: 23055660
- IMDb rating: 7.6 (376 votes)
- Genres: Drama
- Director: RaMell Ross
- Cast: Aunjanue Ellis, Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Ethan Cole Sharp and others
- Release date: 3 Jan 2025
- Release year: 2025
- Runtime: 140 minutes
- Country: United States
- Keywords: florida, reform school, friendship, african american, friendship between boys
Plot:
"Nickel Boys" is based on the historic reform school in Florida, "The Dozier School for Boys", which was notorious for abusive treatment of students. It's the story of Elwood Curtis, a young African-American boy who is sent to the Nickel Academy after he is falsely accused of a crime during the 1960s. While there, he meets a boy named Turner, and the two form a close friendship as they try to survive the horrors of the school and its corrupt administrators.—Pete