Nickel Boys fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, society, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Standout cinematography
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nickel Boys is tense and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and melancholic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, society, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, society, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Nickel Boys is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, and Metacritic 91). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 h 20 min
Nickel Boys runs 2 h 20 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate Nickel Boys higher (92) than audiences (68). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $23 million to make and earned $3 million worldwide, 13% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 18 storytelling tropes for Nickel Boys, including Perspective Flip, Over the Shoulder, The "The" Title Confusion.
6.9
