The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
It's the summer before 6th grade, and Clark is the new-in-town biracial kid in a sea of white. Discovering that to be cool he needs to act 'more black,' he fumbles to meet expectations, while his urban intellectual parents Mack and Gina also strive to adjust to small-town living. Equipped for the many inherent challenges of New York, the tight-knit family are ill prepared for the drastically different set of obstacles that their new community presents, and soon find themselves struggling to understand themselves and each other in this new suburban context.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes70%
Metacritic52/100
69 audience votes
Key crew
- Rob MeyerDirector
- Annie J. HowellWriter
- Kris BowersOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Melanie LynskeyGina
- Nelsan EllisMack
- Armani JacksonClark
- Oona LaurenceAmbrosia
- Janeane GarofaloHelena
- Nadia DajaniMaya
- Veanne CoxSarita
- Miranda McKeonJulie
- Julie HaysDean Maureen
- David EbertTom
- Christine TaylorJoan Reed
- Colin CritchleyNigel Fishponds Kid
Stills
Themes
new york citymovewashington statewhite towninterracial family