The read
A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, Metacritic 86/100. Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 83% of the 6,966 2010s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
When autistic teen Ricky is scolded for skipping class, he escapes into the subway for a days-long odyssey among the subway’s disparate denizens. Meanwhile, his mother wages an escalating search effort above ground. Based on a true story and set in Far Rockaway, Queens, in the days leading up to Hurricane Sandy, these parallel stories of mother and son take the viewer on a touching journey of community and connection in and below New York City.
Ratings
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Rose Lichter-MarckWriter
- Micah BloombergWriter
- Sam FleischnerDirector
Cast
- Andrea Suarez PazMariana
- Jesus ValezRicky
- Azul ZorrillaCarla
- Tenoch Huerta MejíaRicardo Sr.
- Marsha Stephanie BlakeCarmen
- Josh SafdieFighter
- Lance de los ReyesDragon Man Rick
