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Sleight is a 2016 American superhero drama film about a street magician in Los Angeles, directed by J. D. Dillard, written by Dillard and Alex Theurer, and starring Jacob Latimore, Seychelle Gabriel, Dulé Hill, Storm Reid, Sasheer Zamata and Michael Villar.

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A young street magician is left to take care of his little sister after his mother's passing and turns to drug dealing in the Los Angeles party scene to keep a roof over their heads. When he gets into trouble with his supplier, his sister is kidnapped and he is forced to rely on both his sleight of hand and brilliant mind to save her.

Released: 2017-04-2889 minDir: J.D. DillardDrama, Thriller, Action, Science FictionBudget: $250,000Box office: $4.0M

Cast

  • Jacob Latimore as Bo
  • Seychelle Gabriel as Holly
  • Storm Reid as Tina
  • Sasheer Zamata as Georgi
  • Dulé Hill as Angelo
  • Cameron Esposito as Luna

Themes

  • drug dealer
  • mother
  • magic
  • kidnapping
  • sister
  • los angeles, california
  • dead mother
  • death

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Ratings

IMDb

5.9/10

9,466 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

83%

Metacritic

62/100

Year
2016
Runtime
89 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Rated
R
Awards
3 nominations total

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FilmAffinity ID
909380
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publication date
2016-01-23
title
Sleight
review score
6.1/10
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Sleight is a 2016 American superhero drama film about a street magician in Los Angeles, directed by J. D. Dillard, written by Dillard and Alex Theurer, and starring Jacob Latimore, Seychelle Gabriel, Dulé Hill, Storm Reid, Sasheer Zamata and Michael Villar.

The film was released on April 28, 2017, by WWE Studios and Blumhouse Tilt. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $4 million worldwide, against its $250,000 budget.

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