Log-in to add movie to favourites

Movie added to favourites

Movie removed from favourites

Nickel Boys

Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

Director

RaMell Ross

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Orion Pictures,Plan B Entertainment,Louverture Films,Anonymous Content

Awards

4 wins & 9 nominations

Homepage

https://mgm.com/movies/nickel-boys

Young Elwood

Ethan Cole Sharp

Percy

Evelyn

Hattie

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Boy at Playground

Girl at Playground

Elwood

Mr. Hill

Lincoln High Student

Ky'druis Follins

Elwood's Girlfriend

Gabrielle Simone Johnson

Mr. Marconi

Old Man with Cane

Bill Martin Williams

Older Guy - Protest

Rodney

White Boy

Zachary Van Zandt

White Boy

White Boy

Corey

Spencer

Hamish Linklater

Blakeley

Gralen Bryant Banks

Desmond

Griff

Chickie Pete

Mr. Goodall

Robert Aberdeen

Turner

Jaime

Bryan Gael Guzman

Earl

Escalante Lundy

Young Boy at Dining Hall

Black Mike

Ja'Quan Monroe-Henderson

Harper

Butcher

Citrus Grove Stilt Boss

Nicholas Stevens

Adult Elwood

Nurse Scarlett

Rachel Whitman Groves

Dr. Cooke

Billy Slaughter

Mrs. Hardee

Denise

Tanyell Waivers

Adult Chickie Pete

Millie

Boxing Match Nickel Boy

Zelvin Collins II

Teacher

Ginger Cressman

Young Nickel Boy

Citrus Nickel Boy

Isaiah A. Evans

Michael Frederic

Bus Girl Father

Florida Townsfolk

Rose Bianca Grue

Student

Florida Townsfolk

Perlie

Kaden Washington Lewis

Observation Room Children

Bus Girl

Brooklyn Majors

Director Hardy

Prep Cook

Terence Rosemore

Larry

LeBaron Foster Thornton

Fans

Titus

Jeremiah Eric Westbrook

View All Cast

No reviews yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this movie

Explore 398 Clips

[exhales] - Nickel Boys

[metal clacking] - Nickel Boys

[metal clacking]

[grass rustles] - Nickel Boys

[grass rustles]

- [Evelyn chuckles]
- [Percy yawns] - Nickel Boys

- [Evelyn chuckles] - [Percy yawns]

- [Percy chuckles]
- [ice rattling in glass] - Nickel Boys

- [Percy chuckles] - [ice rattling in glass]

- [Elwood whines]
- [knocking on table] - Nickel Boys

- [Elwood whines] - [knocking on table]

[chatter continues] - Nickel Boys

[chatter continues]

[Evelyn] I said I'd do
the washing up, Mama. - Nickel Boys

[Evelyn] I said I'd do the washing up, Mama.

[pensive music continues] - Nickel Boys

[pensive music continues]

[rustling] - Nickel Boys

[Evelyn's mom
continues humming] - Nickel Boys

[Evelyn's mom continues humming]

Ow! [whimpers] - Nickel Boys

[pensive music continues] - Nickel Boys

[pensive music continues]

[both laugh] - Nickel Boys

[breathing heavily] - Nickel Boys

[breathing heavily]

[both exhale] - Nickel Boys

[woman 2] I'd be glad
to have a grandson - Nickel Boys

[woman 2] I'd be glad to have a grandson

Said, "That don't got nothing
to do with you all." - Nickel Boys

Said, "That don't got nothing to do with you all.&...

...however difficult
the moment... - Nickel Boys

...however difficult the moment...

[school bell rings] - Nickel Boys

[school bell rings]

[entry bell jingles] - Nickel Boys

[entry bell jingles]

[entry bell jingles] - Nickel Boys

[entry bell jingles]

- [entry bell jingles]
- [cracking knuckles] - Nickel Boys

- [entry bell jingles] - [cracking knuckles]

- [Elwood] Mr. Hill.
- [Mr. Hill] Mr. Elwood. - Nickel Boys

- [Elwood] Mr. Hill. - [Mr. Hill] Mr. Elwood.

They've just opened up courses - Nickel Boys

They've just opened up courses

But I... I don't think
we have the money - Nickel Boys

But I... I don't think we have the money

Imagine a textbook
with nothing to cross out. - Nickel Boys

Imagine a textbook with nothing to cross out.

[soul music playing on radio] - Nickel Boys

[soul music playing on radio]

[Elwood grunts] - Nickel Boys

[Elwood grunts]

[student drumming on table] - Nickel Boys

[student drumming on table]

- I didn't wanna...
- [table drumming resumes] - Nickel Boys

- I didn't wanna... - [table drumming resumes]

- [table drumming resumes]
- To make us feel - Nickel Boys

- [table drumming resumes] - To make us feel

[announcer on TV]
For the ninth consecutive day, - Nickel Boys

[announcer on TV] For the ninth consecutive day,

[laughs] - Nickel Boys

- I can give half my paycheck.
- [object clatters] - Nickel Boys

- I can give half my paycheck. - [object clatters]

[object clatters] - Nickel Boys

[object clatters]

[woman speaking
indistinctly on phone] - Nickel Boys

[woman speaking indistinctly on phone]

[woman] Now, ain't you
proud of your Elwood
for steppin' up. - Nickel Boys

[woman] Now, ain't you proud of your Elwood for steppin...

- [Elwood chuckles]
- [Ms. Erica] Yeah, - Nickel Boys

- [Elwood chuckles] - [Ms. Erica] Yeah,

[Ms. Erica speaks indistinctly] - Nickel Boys

[Ms. Erica speaks indistinctly]

[Elwood] Nana, next time, - Nickel Boys

[Elwood] Nana, next time,

[tuning radio] - Nickel Boys

["Walk Through the Valley"
continues playing] - Nickel Boys

["Walk Through the Valley" continues playing]

[camera clicking] - Nickel Boys

[camera clicking]

- [song stops]
- [siren wailing] - Nickel Boys

- [song stops] - [siren wailing]

- [man 1] Come on.
- [car bangs] - Nickel Boys

- [man 1] Come on. - [car bangs]

[hissing] - Nickel Boys

[men chattering in distance] - Nickel Boys

[men chattering in distance]

[car approaching] - Nickel Boys

[car approaching]

[radio static crackling] - Nickel Boys

[radio static crackling]

[music plays on radio] - Nickel Boys

[music plays on radio]

When I was your age,
I was working
at a catfish factory. - Nickel Boys

When I was your age, I was working at a catfish factory.

[announcer on radio] Hey, kids, - Nickel Boys

[announcer on radio] Hey, kids,

- Don't look back.
- [siren wailing] - Nickel Boys

- Don't look back. - [siren wailing]

...at Goofy Golf. - Nickel Boys

...at Goofy Golf.

- [Elwood] No.
- [siren growing nearer] - Nickel Boys

- [Elwood] No. - [siren growing nearer]

- Keep your eyes down.
- [radio stops] - Nickel Boys

- Keep your eyes down. - [radio stops]

- [Elwood] What do you mean?
- [engine shuts off] - Nickel Boys

- [Elwood] What do you mean? - [engine shuts off]

First thing I thought - Nickel Boys

First thing I thought

[eerie music playing] - Nickel Boys

[eerie music playing]

[Hattie muffled] The boy
was walking. - Nickel Boys

[Hattie muffled] The boy was walking.

- on his way home...
- [knife clacks] - Nickel Boys

- on his way home... - [knife clacks]

[floorboard creaking] - Nickel Boys

[floorboard creaking]

From across the street - Nickel Boys

From across the street

Two days later,
still waiting on the judge, - Nickel Boys

Two days later, still waiting on the judge,

Lord, I didn't take
no more than my portion. - Nickel Boys

Lord, I didn't take no more than my portion.

White man teach ya - Nickel Boys

White man teach ya

- Nope. I paid.
- [knife grating] - Nickel Boys

- Nope. I paid. - [knife grating]

My Monty paid, - Nickel Boys

[floorboard creaking] - Nickel Boys

[floorboard creaking]

["The Old Ship of Zion"
concludes] - Nickel Boys

["The Old Ship of Zion" concludes]

[radio static buzzes] - Nickel Boys

[radio static buzzes]

[officer] You two are sitting
next to a bona fide car thief. - Nickel Boys

[officer] You two are sitting next to a bona fide car thief.

[man singing] ♪ Long gone... ♪ - Nickel Boys

[man singing] ♪ Long gone... ♪

[man] ♪ Long gone... ♪ - Nickel Boys

[man] ♪ Long gone... ♪

♪ Ain't he lucky? ♪ - Nickel Boys

♪ Ain't he lucky? ♪

♪ Long gone... ♪ - Nickel Boys

♪ Long gone... ♪

[engine shuts off] - Nickel Boys

[engine shuts off]

[chattering indistinctly] - Nickel Boys

[chattering indistinctly]

[car door closes] - Nickel Boys

[car door closes]

[chalk scratching on board] - Nickel Boys

[chalk scratching on board]

You start out as Grub, - Nickel Boys

You start out as Grub,

Uh, earn merits
by acting right, - Nickel Boys

Uh, earn merits by acting right,

Achieve the highest rank, Ace, - Nickel Boys

Achieve the highest rank, Ace,

Now, an Ace listens
to the house men - Nickel Boys

Now, an Ace listens to the house men

And does his work
without shirking - Nickel Boys

And does his work without shirking

And he applies himself
to his studies. - Nickel Boys

And he applies himself to his studies.

He does not cuss, - Nickel Boys

He does not cuss,

He works to reform himself
from sunrise to sunset. - Nickel Boys

He works to reform himself from sunrise to sunset.

You mess up, - Nickel Boys

Nickel Boys poster

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: RaMell Ross

Writer: RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, Colson Whitehead

Production: Orion Pictures,Plan B Entertainment,Louverture Films,Anonymous Content

Genre: drama

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 03 Jan 2025

Awards: 4 wins & 9 nominations

Homepage: https://mgm.com/movies/nickel-boys