Morris from America

There is plenty of drama in a teenager’s everyday life — no need to sensationalize — and Morris From America feels true to both the pleasures and the frustrations of its title character.

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‘Morris From America’ is a charming coming-of-age tale.

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‘Morris From America’ is a charming coming-of-age tale.

3093d ago

‘Morris From America’ is a charming coming-of-age tale.

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‘Morris From America’ is a charming coming-of-age tale.

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Morris From America isn’t a coming-of-age comedy of the kind that John Hughes once specialized in.

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Morris From America isn’t a coming-of-age comedy of the kind that John Hughes once specialized in.

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Morris From America isn’t a coming-of-age comedy of the kind that John Hughes once specialized in.

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In one of the many touching and insightful monologues from Curtis, after he learns of some profane lyrics from his son, he tells him to write from what he lives and breathes in everyday life.

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In one of the many touching and insightful monologues from Curtis, after he learns of some profane lyrics from his son, he tells him to write from what he lives and breathes in everyday life.

3093d ago

In one of the many touching and insightful monologues from Curtis, after he learns of some profane lyrics from his son, he tells him to write from what he lives and breathes in everyday life.

3093d ago

In one of the many touching and insightful monologues from Curtis, after he learns of some profane lyrics from his son, he tells him to write from what he lives and breathes in everyday life.

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Morris From America isn’t a coming-of-age comedy of the kind that John Hughes once specialized in.

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In contemporary film, it's typical for an African-American character to be the sole person of color in the story, his or her only reason for existence to reveal hidden racism or to make white people uncomfortable with themselves.

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In contemporary film, it's typical for an African-American character to be the sole person of color in the story, his or her only reason for existence to reveal hidden racism or to make white people uncomfortable with themselves.

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Craig Robinson and Markees Christmas play a father and son forging a new life in Germany in Chad Hartigan's winsome coming-of-ager.

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Morris From America finds a fresh angle on coming-of-age convention.

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In contemporary film, it's typical for an African-American character to be the sole person of color in the story, his or her only reason for existence to reveal hidden racism or to make white people uncomfortable with themselves.

3093d ago

Morris From America finds a fresh angle on coming-of-age convention.

3093d ago

Craig Robinson and Markees Christmas play a father and son forging a new life in Germany in Chad Hartigan's winsome coming-of-ager.

3093d ago

Morris From America finds a fresh angle on coming-of-age convention.

3093d ago

Craig Robinson and Markees Christmas play a father and son forging a new life in Germany in Chad Hartigan's winsome coming-of-ager.

3093d ago

In contemporary film, it's typical for an African-American character to be the sole person of color in the story, his or her only reason for existence to reveal hidden racism or to make white people uncomfortable with themselves.

3093d ago

Craig Robinson and Markees Christmas play a father and son forging a new life in Germany in Chad Hartigan's winsome coming-of-ager.

3093d ago

Morris From America finds a fresh angle on coming-of-age convention.

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Chad Hartigan's film is especially perceptive about the effect of external influence on personal development.

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Chad Hartigan's film is especially perceptive about the effect of external influence on personal development.

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Chad Hartigan's film is especially perceptive about the effect of external influence on personal development.

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“Any human touch can change you,” James Baldwin once wrote. In “Morris from America” this proves all too true.

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“Any human touch can change you,” James Baldwin once wrote. In “Morris from America” this proves all too true.

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“Any human touch can change you,” James Baldwin once wrote. In “Morris from America” this proves all too true.

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A magnetic turn from newcomer Markees Christmas steers Chad Hartigan’s low-key drama around clichés.

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A magnetic turn from newcomer Markees Christmas steers Chad Hartigan’s low-key drama around clichés.

3093d ago

A magnetic turn from newcomer Markees Christmas steers Chad Hartigan’s low-key drama around clichés.

3093d ago

A magnetic turn from newcomer Markees Christmas steers Chad Hartigan’s low-key drama around clichés.

3093d ago

Chad Hartigan's film is especially perceptive about the effect of external influence on personal development.

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“Any human touch can change you,” James Baldwin once wrote. In “Morris from America” this proves all too true.

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I gradually grew more interested in Curtis, who has his own solitude to cope with. This represents the first non-comic leading role for Robinson (moviegoers will know him from “Pineapple Express” and “Hot Tub Time Machine,” among other films), and he commands it with a gruff and amiable ease.

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I gradually grew more interested in Curtis, who has his own solitude to cope with. This represents the first non-comic leading role for Robinson (moviegoers will know him from “Pineapple Express” and “Hot Tub Time Machine,” among other films), and he commands it with a gruff and amiable ease.

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I gradually grew more interested in Curtis, who has his own solitude to cope with. This represents the first non-comic leading role for Robinson (moviegoers will know him from “Pineapple Express” and “Hot Tub Time Machine,” among other films), and he commands it with a gruff and amiable ease.

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Markees Christmas stars as the eponymous 13-year-old African-American kid in Germany in this new film from Sundance alumnus Chad Hartigan ('This is Martin Bonner').

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Markees Christmas stars as the eponymous 13-year-old African-American kid in Germany in this new film from Sundance alumnus Chad Hartigan ('This is Martin Bonner').

3093d ago

Markees Christmas stars as the eponymous 13-year-old African-American kid in Germany in this new film from Sundance alumnus Chad Hartigan ('This is Martin Bonner').

3093d ago

Markees Christmas stars as the eponymous 13-year-old African-American kid in Germany in this new film from Sundance alumnus Chad Hartigan ('This is Martin Bonner').

3093d ago

I gradually grew more interested in Curtis, who has his own solitude to cope with. This represents the first non-comic leading role for Robinson (moviegoers will know him from “Pineapple Express” and “Hot Tub Time Machine,” among other films), and he commands it with a gruff and amiable ease.

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It’s disarmingly spirited, especially when its teen star, Markees Christmas, is sharing the screen with Craig Robinson.

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It’s disarmingly spirited, especially when its teen star, Markees Christmas, is sharing the screen with Craig Robinson.

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It’s disarmingly spirited, especially when its teen star, Markees Christmas, is sharing the screen with Craig Robinson.

3093d ago

It’s disarmingly spirited, especially when its teen star, Markees Christmas, is sharing the screen with Craig Robinson.

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If the film’s pace is sometimes as awkward as its hero, and the story a little thin, it still brims with authentic life and affection for the characters (even the dubiously attentive Katrin).

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If the film’s pace is sometimes as awkward as its hero, and the story a little thin, it still brims with authentic life and affection for the characters (even the dubiously attentive Katrin).

3093d ago

If the film’s pace is sometimes as awkward as its hero, and the story a little thin, it still brims with authentic life and affection for the characters (even the dubiously attentive Katrin).

3093d ago

If the film’s pace is sometimes as awkward as its hero, and the story a little thin, it still brims with authentic life and affection for the characters (even the dubiously attentive Katrin).

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This coming-of-age story is charming, but like its hero, it’s ultimately unsure of what it wants to say.

3093d ago

This coming-of-age story is charming, but like its hero, it’s ultimately unsure of what it wants to say.

3093d ago

This coming-of-age story is charming, but like its hero, it’s ultimately unsure of what it wants to say.

3093d ago

This coming-of-age story is charming, but like its hero, it’s ultimately unsure of what it wants to say.

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