We Grown Now

Name: We Grown Now
Genre: Drama
Released: April 19, 2024
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 76
Cast: Avery Holliday, Blake James, Charles Tiedje, David Folsom, Gian Knight Ramirez

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: April 19, 2024 | Not Rated

Starring: Avery Holliday, Blake James, Charles Tiedje, David Folsom, Gian Knight Ramirez, Giovani Chambers, Jurnee Smollett, LilRel Howery, Ora Jones, S. Epatha Merkerson

Summary: In 1992 Chicago, as Michael Jordan solidifies himself as a champion, a story of two young legends in their own right begins. As wide-eyed and imaginative best friends Malik and Eric traverse the city, looking to escape the mundaneness of school and the hardships of growing up in public housing, their unbreakable bond is challenged whenIn 1992 Chicago, as Michael Jordan solidifies himself as a champion, a story of two young legends in their own right begins. As wide-eyed and imaginative best friends Malik and Eric traverse the city, looking to escape the mundaneness of school and the hardships of growing up in public housing, their unbreakable bond is challenged when tragedy shakes their community just as they are learning to fly.… Expand

Director: Minhal Baig

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 93 min

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Liz Braun

May 8, 2024

This coming-of-age film captures the exuberance of childhood even as it shows the gradual encroachment of outside social pressures. Read full review

Peter Rainer

Apr 18, 2024

The power of this film sneaks up on you. It glides from jubilation to heartbreak without missing a beat. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peyton Robinson

Apr 19, 2024

Minhal Baig’s “We Grown Now” is a film masterfully tied to the emotive potential of place. Read full review

Robert Daniels

Apr 1, 2024

An unassuming character study set to poetic rhythms makes for an empathetic study of Black life, full of resolve. Read full review

Josh Larsen

May 1, 2024

If the movie’s straightforward dramatic and dialogue scenes don’t have the same delicacy as its more poetic gestures—especially once increasing crime, police harassment, and discriminatory housing policies close in on these two families—the film still stirs the soul as a counter-document to alarmist history. Read full review

Derek Smith

Apr 15, 2024

The film is held together by the universal strength of its performances, particularly James and Smollett, and the elegance with which it veers between dreamy interludes and poetic flourishes stemming from Malik’s imagination and the more quotidian presentation of the small world he lives in, warts and all. Read full review

IndieWire Kate Erbland

Apr 1, 2024

While the moments focused on the kids’ lives are the best part of the film — James and Ramirez have natural chemistry and are compelling to watch — Baig occasionally falters on that front too. Read full review

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