Summary
During summer break, 14-year-old Darious explores the boundaries of his manhood through tumultuous interactions with Malcolm his strict father and a burgeoning mentorship with mysterious drifter Porter.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+24)
Critics 91Audiences 67GoodWatch 78
Tomatometer100%
Metascore81
Audience score73%
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings3.6/5
IMDb6.2
User score6.0
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for dramas, −8 min on the typical 109
typical 109101Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 33 countries
+23Released
2022
December 2, 2022
4 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 3
- Miles Warren Director, Writer
- Josh Montes First Assistant Director
- Dillon Wright Second Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Ben Medina Writer
Production · 11
- Jon Rosenberg Executive Producer
- Andrew Swett Executive Producer
- Alex Black Executive Producer
- Natalie Sellers Executive Producer
- Scott Frank Producer
- Trevante Rhodes Producer
Camera · 9
- Justin Derry Director of Photography
- Kyle Derry Camera Operator
- Chase A. Abrams Digital Imaging Technician
- Rob Agulo First Assistant Camera
- Quentin Lesser Second Assistant Camera
- Danny Brazen Key Grip
Editing · 1
- James LeSage Editor
Sound · 11
- Lia Ouyang Rusli Original Music Composer
- Lewis Goldstein Sound, Supervising Sound Editor
- Tom Ryan Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Greg Crawford ADR Mixer
- Wen-Hsuan Tseng Foley Editor
- David Corwin ADR Recordist
Art · 3
- April Lasky Production Design
- Kaili Corcoran Set Decoration
- Kyra Boselli Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Joshua K. Swanson Costume Design
- Suzy Laney Makeup Department Head
- Nicole Foster Set Costumer
Lighting · 1
- Brent Bailey Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Lex D. Geddings Stunt Coordinator
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