Summary
A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
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 (+14)
Critics 87Audiences 73GoodWatch 80
Tomatometer95%
Metascore79
Audience score82%
IMDb7.2
User score6.5
Box office
1.5×its budget
- Budget
- $500 K
- Worldwide
- $770 K
Worldwide it earned $270 K more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −23 min on the typical 109
typical 10986Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 52 more
Released
2011
December 27, 2011
15 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 17 more32 people
- Adepero OduyeAlike
- Pernell WalkerLaura
- Aasha DavisBina
- Charles ParnellArthur
- Sahra MellesseSharonda
- Kim WayansAudrey
- Shamika CottonCandace
- Raymond Anthony ThomasMack
Afton WilliamsonMika
Zabryna GuevaraMrs. Alvarado
Kim SykesMrs. Singletary
Rob MorganSock- NDNina DanielsGina (AKA Butch Woman)
Jeremie HarrisBina's Boyfriend- CLChanté LewisFast Girl #1
- OAOlithea AnglinFast Girl #2
Joey AuzenneMath Teacher- JDJason DarkChocolate DyerCute Boy
- LLLoren LillianLaura's Girl
Kymbali CraigPier Girl #1- ADAlaina DunnPier Girl #2
- ASAndrea SmithPier Girl #3
Ozzie StewartLaura's Mother
Natalie CarterRowdy Co-Worker #1
Directing · 1
- Dee Rees Director, Writer
Production · 16
- Spike Lee Executive Producer
- Wendy Ettinger Executive Producer
- Julie Parker Benello Executive Producer
- Mary Jane Skalski Executive Producer
- Douglas Eisenberg Executive Producer
- Ann Bradley Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Bradford Young Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Mako Kamitsuna Editor
Sound · 1
- Tamar-kali Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Inbal Weinberg Production Design
- Emmanuelle Hoessly Assistant Property Master
- Sara K. White Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Eniola Dawodu Costume Design
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