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We Grown Now

2024 · 95 min

A tender, bittersweet coming-of-age story that immerses you in childhood friendship and loss with quiet emotional power.

Directed by
Minhal Baig
Genres
Drama
Starring
Blake Cameron James, Gian Knight Ramirez, S. Epatha Merkerson
Tagline
Don’t be afraid to fly.
Overview
In 1992 Chicago, 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.

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Directed by
Minhal Baig
Genres
Drama
Starring
Blake Cameron James, Gian Knight Ramirez, S. Epatha Merkerson
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • grief
  • race
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • school
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
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Languages
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