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Young. Wild. Free.
Directed by
Thembi Banks
R
2023
1h 53m
Drama
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Comedy
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5.8
71%
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A teenager struggling to provide for his younger siblings in Compton finds his life turned upside down when he's held at gunpoint by the girl of his dreams.
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Cast of Young. Wild. Free.
Algee Smith
Brandon Huffman
Sierra Capri
Cassidy
Sanaa Lathan
Janice Huffman
Mike Epps
Lamont
Jeremiah King
Trey Huffman
Isa Eden
Ciara Huffman
Ta'Rhonda Jones
Lacy
Jahking Guillory
Apollo
GaTa
Ali
Tamala Jones
Mrs. McCleary
Lynne Conner
Dr. Milner
Teagan Wilson
Cindy
Gary Anthony Williams
Stokely
Caidyn Bennett
Jordan
Khloe Monroe Thomas
Foster Sister
Rodney J. Hobbs
Felix
Jamy Pierrevil
Security Guard
Natalia Lazarus
Dianne (uncredited)
Rita Rucker
Mrs. Auckland (uncredited)
Young. Wild. Free. Ratings & Reviews
The Playlist
Robert Daniels
The visual prowess and narrative daring-while not enough to like the film-are such that you're immediately anticipating what Banks will do next.
Screen Rant
Brittany Patrice Witherspoon
Packed with humor and great chemistry among the leads, Young. Wild. Free. lives up to its name, seducing its viewers into its wild ride.
TheWrap
Elizabeth Weitzman
When a film revisits stories, characters and locations so similar to ones we've seen before, it requires a particularly strong point of view to rise above the realm of homage - or cliché.
Black Girl Nerds
Jamie Broadnax
The beautifully crafted story of 'Young. Wild. Free.' takes you on an incredible journey and veers you off-course to an unexpected plot twist that you won't see coming.
Zach Pope Reviews
Zach Pope
Algee Smith & Sierra Capri are FIERCE, POWERFUL, & STELLAR in #YoungWildFree. A heartbreaking character study that is a great directorial debut for Thembi Banks! I found the script to be a bit thin at points but the direction is GREAT.
Variety
Tomris Laffly
An uncertain script saddles a stylish coming-of-age movie full of Los Angeles love.
The Curvy Film Critic
Carla Renata
Algee Smith and Sierra Capri have symbiotic chemistry that is so palpable it literally leaps off the screen. The suspenseful nature in which Banks unravels the story is captivating coupled with a sense of humor to lighten it up.
indieWire
Esther Zuckerman
Trust me, you've heard this one before.
Screen Zealots
Louisa Moore
A mostly by-the-book story of an ill-fated romance, but the vivid cinematography and chemistry between the two leads gives the film a unique, intoxicating vibe.
Slashfilm
Barry Levitt
A Powerhouse Coming-Of-Age Debut.
In Review Online
Andrew Dignan
Reconciling the two modes that this film employs was always going to be a tall order, but the solution that Young. Wild. Free. arrives at feels deeply cynical, radiating backwards and negatively coloring everything we'd seen up to that point.
Moveable Fest
Stephen Saito
It's heavy stuff for what appears to be charming young adult romance on the surface, but fitting when telling of someone who's got so much going on underneath.
Edge Media Network
Frank J. Avella
It's been a while since my jaw dropped from a surprise twist in a film that also felt organic to the story. This was the case with Thembi L. Banks's gripping feature debut, Young. Wild. Free.
JVS Media & Productions/Team JVS
Lucas Moore
It's very reminiscent of 90s, early 2000s coming of age black cinema. While a shocking twist in the third act almost takes you out of it the characters and story is so strong you'll forgive it.
The Root
Shanelle Genai
"So what's a young man to do when his only escape appears to be the varying hand-drawn sketches adorning his walls and notepad and the solution to his problems appears nowhere in sight?"
Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)
Marya E. Gates
Banks crafts a vivid world for these characters to inhibit through her expressive camera movements, vibrant art direction, and soul-stirring sad boy soundtrack. She also elicits what should have been a breakout performances from both Smith and Capri.
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