Concrete Cowboy
2020 · Movie · R · 111 min · ★ 6.1 · 74% critics
Sent to spend the summer with an estranged parent, a rebellious teen lands in Philadelphia and stumbles into a close-knit community of Black cowboys. As he adjusts to a new routine and tougher expectations, he starts to find belonging, purpose, and a different path than he expected.
Also known as Ghetto Cowboy
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-09-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (209 votes)
About
If you’re up for a grounded, heartfelt coming-of-age drama with a unique urban cowboy setting, this should work for you; Not for you if you want big surprises, fast pacing, or a tighter plot like Hijack.
Pros: authentic community presence; strong lead performance; heartfelt horse culture | Cons: predictable coming-of-age beats; distracting drug subplot; slow, uneven pacing
Themes
- rebellion
- philadelphia, pennsylvania
- horse
- troubled teen
- estrangement
- father son conflict
- sympathetic
- 2020s
- domestic drama
Cast & crew
Caleb McLaughlin
as Cole
Idris Elba
as Harp
Jharrel Jerome
as Smush
Byron Bowers
as Rome
Lorraine Toussaint
as Nessi
Method Man
as Leroy
- JP
Jamil Prattis
as Paris
- IM
Ivannah Mercedes
as Esha
Liz Priestley
as Amahle
- MT
Michael Ta'Bon
as Jalen
Directed by Ricky Staub