Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.
Directed by Rick Famuyiwa
california
hip-hop
harvard university
geek
coming of age
breaking the fourth wall
los angeles, california
drugs
high school student
bitcoin
inglewood
Rank
#82 in 2015·#4100 overall
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3.5 / 5
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Cast
Shameik Moore
Malcolm
Zoë Kravitz
Nakia
A$AP Rocky
Dom
Kiersey Clemons
Diggy
Tony Revolori
Jib
Blake Anderson
Will Sherwood
Chanel Iman
Lily
Roger Guenveur Smith
Austin Jacoby
LaKeith Stanfield
Bug
Tyga
De'Andre
De'Aundre Bonds
Stacey
Bruce Beatty
Mr. Bailey
Crew
Rick Famuyiwa
Director
Rick Famuyiwa
Writer
Germaine Franco
Original Music Composer
Rachel Morrison
Director of Photography
Rick Famuyiwa
Executive Producer
Mimi Valdés
Co-Producer
Forest Whitaker
Producer
Pharrell Williams
Executive Producer
Mimi Valdés
Music Supervisor
Sean Combs
Co-Executive Producer
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Casting
Popular Reviews
904 reviews
Samson
6.0★ · 06/01/26
This was a good movie wasn’t bad or good it really just hit right in the middle and very safe movie
This was a good movie wasn’t bad or good it really just hit right in the middle and very safe movie
Milo Montenegro
4.0★ · 04/02/26
Cringefest
Cringefest
Grayson Hammitt
6.0★ · 03/19/26
This movie was DOPE.🤭
This movie was DOPE.🤭
Pietro
5.0★ · 03/16/26
"Yes, I'm a bitch ass nigga" is a craaaazy line, but tbh also the most sincere shit you can ever say. I loved Asap Rocky here.
"Yes, I'm a bitch ass nigga" is a craaaazy line, but tbh also the most sincere shit you can ever say. I loved Asap Rocky here.
