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Kicks

2016 · 80 min

A tense, gritty coming-of-age ride through the Bay Area that keeps you on edge and rooting for the kid.

Directed by
Justin Tipping
Genres
Drama, Crime, Action
Starring
Jahking Guillory, Kofi Siriboe, Mahershala Ali
Tagline
They aren't just shoes
Overview
When his hard-earned kicks get snatched by a local hood, fifteen-year old Brandon and his two best friends go on an ill-advised mission across the Bay Area to retrieve the stolen sneakers.

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Directed by
Justin Tipping
Genres
Drama, Crime, Action
Starring
Jahking Guillory, Kofi Siriboe, Mahershala Ali
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • class
  • survival
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, crime, action, adventure
Directed by
Justin Tipping
Written by
Justin Tipping, Joshua Beirne-Golden
Starring
Jahking Guillory, Kofi Siriboe, Mahershala Ali, Christopher Meyer, C.J. Wallace, Molly Shaiken, Dyendis Davis-Jones, Kyndall Ferguson
Music
Brian Reitzell
Cinematography
Michael Ragen
Runtime
80 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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