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Ricky

2025 · 108 min

A grounded, quietly tense character study that follows a man's difficult reentry into ordinary life with patience and emotional weight.

Tagline: Freedom begins within.
Overview: Newly released after being locked up in his teens, 30-year-old Ricky navigates the challenging realities of life post-incarceration, and the complexity of gaining independence for the first time as an adult.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
survival
family
redemption
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Rashad Frett
Written by: Lin Que Ayoung, Rashad Frett
Starring: Stephan James, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Titus Welliver, Maliq Johnson, Imani Lewis, Andrene Ward-Hammond, Simbi Khali, Sean Nelson
Cinematography: Sam Motamedi
Runtime: 108 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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