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Nickel Boys could be the most radical literary adaptation ever made – but how does it compare to the book?

The Nickel Boys (2019) won Colson Whitehead his second Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, making him one of just four writers to win it twice. The novel’s main setting is the Nickel Academy, a segregated reform school in mid-1960s Florida, based on the real-life Dozier School for Boys.

The Conversation · Mar 17, 2025

Nickel Boys’ Brandon Wilson: ‘There’s no logic to racial structures’

RISING STARS: The rising star of the Oscar-nominated drama speaks to Lydia Spencer-Elliott about the ghosts of America’s past, his exciting future and an unlikely British sitcom connection

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2025

I spy: first-person films can be really exciting – but why are there so few?

Two new films, Nickel Boys and Presence, offer point-of-view perspectives – but it remains tantalisingly rare in the history of cinema

The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2025

How to watch Nickel Boys

The award-nominated Nickel Boys is now playing, and we’ve got all the info you need on where and when to watch it.

WhatToWatch · Dec 12, 2024

Nickel Boys review – Colson Whitehead novel becomes intensely moving story of a racist reform school

Adaptation of Whitehead’s novel about two young friends trapped by institutional abuse is told with piercing beauty by RaMell Ross

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2024

Nickel Boys: how to watch, reviews, awards, trailer, cast, plot and everything we know about the book adaptation

Nickel Boys is based on Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Here's everything you need to know about the anticipated adaptation.

WhatToWatch · Aug 19, 2024