Concrete Cowboy
Sent to live with his estranged father for the summer, a rebellious teen finds kinship in a tight-knit Philadelphia community of Black cowboys.
- Released: 2020-09-13
- Runtime: 111 minutes
- Genre: Drama, Western
- Stars: Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin, Jharrel Jerome, Byron Bowers, Lorraine Toussaint, Method Man, Jamil "Mil" Prattis, Ivannah Mercedes, Liz Priestley, Michael Ta'Bon, Devenie Young, Albert C. Lynch, Jr., Charles W Harris III
- Director: Ricky Staub
Comments
- valiantprince - 15 January 2023
What's with all the negativity?
Yes, the drug sales subplot drags a tiny bit-not much really if you add up the total time of the Smush scenes. Still, the main story is moving and rewarding. I was blown away to learn that Paris and Esha, among others, were amateurs drawn from the actual Fletcher street stables.
Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin, and Method Man all give reliable believable, heartfelt performances. And the amateurs are endearing and surprisingly hard to pick out.
Ignore the low ratings. It's a classic urban coming of age story, so yeah, some of its been done before. Who cares? If you're not crying along with Cole at the cowboy funeral, something in you is broken. - wonderstone_entertainment - 30 August 2021
Important. Impactful. Endearing.
From my cultural standpoint, Concrete Cowboy is one of the most important films ever made. It's as simple as that.
