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Bruiser
Directed by
Miles Warren
Not Rated
2022
1h 41m
Drama
6.2
100%
75%
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During summer break, 14-year-old Darious explores the boundaries of his manhood through tumultuous interactions with Malcolm his strict father and a burgeoning mentorship with mysterious drifter Porter.
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Cast of Bruiser
Jalyn Hall
Darious
Trevante Rhodes
Porter / Producer
Shamier Anderson
Malcolm
Shinelle Azoroh
Monica
Frank Oakley III
Officer Ron Evans
Jonah Bishop-Pirrone
Mike
Sarah Bock
Mia
Kiah Alexandria Clingman
Sissy
Moses Jones
Ernest
Gavin Munn
Jason
Ava Ryback
June
Jay Santiago
Hector
Miles Warren
Director / Writer
Ben Medina
Writer
Aaron Ryder
Producer
Scott Frank
Producer
D. Scott Lumpkin
Producer
Jewerl Ross
Producer
Bruiser Ratings & Reviews
Kevin Ward
July 4, 2025
Bruiser is an assured debut feature film from Miles Warren. A coming of age drama, it follows 14 year old Darious (Jalyn Hall) as he‘s caught in the gravitational pull of two opposing male role models in his life—his caring but overbearing step-father Malcolm (Shamier Anderson) and the cool and muscular drifter, Porter (Trevante Rhodes), that makes Darious’ acquaintance. When Darious gets beat up one day, it puts Malcolm and Porter’s approach to aggression and violence at odds which will ultimately lead the men towards confrontation. Warren incorporates some striking cinematic imagery— a couple motorcycle shots and some night time carnival shots in particular caught my attention. But the standouts are the Rhodes and Anderson’s performances. Each playing sympathetic and strong yet also deeply flawed characters gives both actors plenty of range to work. Impressive first feature from Warren and hopefully an indication of big things to come.
The Review Geek
Ally Ham
Bruiser's greatest strength lies in its vulnerable, not-to-be-missed performances, particularly those of Hall and Rhodes.
JVS Media & Productions/Team JVS
Lucas Moore
This is an emotionally raw film about how a child's longing can manifest in ways a parent can never understand. Full of great performances, this is a must see film especially for fathers and sons..
We Live Entertainment
Aaron Neuwirth
It builds to a breaking point that I'm not sure works all the way, but the film is never less than compelling in reaching its ultimate conclusion.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
The acting is quite good.
Common Sense Media
Jennifer Green
Bruiser successfully builds tension with the help of an unsettling score and subtle expressions of how teen Darious' behavior alters to match the adults in his life
Cultured Vultures
Kyle Logan
Bruiser is a beautifully shot, well acted, and thought-provoking film about black masculinity, but it falls prey to repetitive melodrama in its final moments, stopping it from becoming a classic.
The Playlist
Robert Daniels
"Bruiser" is an anxious film filled with unmistakable beauty and obsessed with conceptions of family, love, growth, the past, and the future.
Screen Rant
Nadir Samara
Miles Warren's Bruiser is methodical in its commitment to building tension, and the result is a fascinating portrait of youth in revolt.
Los Angeles Times
Noel Murray
What makes "Bruiser" so affecting is that Warren doesn't keep any of these characters locked into types.
RogerEbert.com
Brian Tallerico
I have a feeling we will look back on "Bruiser" as the affirmation of two major talents in Hall and Warren. Like Darious himself, they're just getting started.
Next Best Picture
Josh Parham
The character studies are attached to people who come with a realistic sense of nuance, punctuated by dynamic filmmaking to give vibrancy to this environment.
Collider
Chase Hutchinson
Though Bruiser doesn't provide any easy resolutions, it's a beautifully shot work that grapples with fatherhood, masculinity, and growing up that emerges as a fittingly flawed cinematic gem.
The Weekend Warrior (Substack)
Edward Douglas
Bruiser deals with toxic male role models and what it means to be a father and a man in ways that we haven't seen on this level ... an impeccable, hard-to-match directorial debut.
New York Times
Brandon Yu
[An] affecting study of masculinity, fatherhood and coming of age.
Culture Mix
Carla Hay
Troubled relationships between fathers and sons is not a new concept, but Bruiser presents it in a thoughtful and artistic way. Although this drama's story has a big secret that's easy to figure out, not everything in the movie is predictable.
Variety
Peter Debruge
Insightful and universal in so many ways, Warren's first feature is a confident if sometimes oblique coming-of-age story from an important new voice...
AwardsWatch
Abe Friedtanzer
Adapting his own proof-of-concept short film, Warren demonstrates a clear understanding of who his characters are and how audiences might find flaws within all of them
Moveable Fest
Stephen Saito
Few feature debuts show their directors to be as fully formed as Warren, who handles the tricky tonal shifts of someone incrementally losing their innocence with incredible confidence and armed with a magnetic ensemble, the film's pull is inevitable.
Film Threat
Alex Saveliev
May leave you bruised, but don't let that stop you from seeking it out.
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