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Homeboys

2023 · 90 min

A tense, grounded crime drama about loyalty curdling into danger, carried by street-level stakes and a mounting sense of consequence.

Tagline
Blood never made us close.
Overview
Two young men grew up together with childhood goals. They graduated college and tried to begin their professional lives. When one of the homeboys decided to take matters into his own hands. The situation caused the only family he has to have targets on their backs, and it is only a matter of time before things go left.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    • family
    • crime
    • betrayal
    • survival
    Places
    • big city
    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
    Action5
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension7
    Darkness7
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, crime
    Directed by
    Keith Larry Jr., Lakisha Avery Stewart
    Written by
    Keith Larry Jr., Lakisha Avery Stewart
    Starring
    Joseph Mason, James Burleson, Kia Leiani, LaToyia Brown, Cory Espie, Missy Lee
    Runtime
    90 min
    Languages
    English

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