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Charm City Kings

2020 · 125 min

A raw, slow-burning coming-of-age drama that immerses you in Baltimore's bike culture and the seductive pull of street life.

Directed by
Ángel Manuel Soto
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Meek Mill, Teyonah Parris
Tagline
Life happens at the crossroads.
Overview
Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds himself torn between the straight-and-narrow and a road filled with fast money and violence.

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Directed by
Ángel Manuel Soto
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Meek Mill, Teyonah Parris
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • grief
  • crime
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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drama
Directed by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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