NICKEL BOYS (2024) is an historical drama based on the novel by Colson Whitehead, directed by RaMell Ross, starring Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson. The story follows two African-American boys, Elwood (Herisse) and Turner (Wilson), who are sent to an abusive reform school in 1960s Florida. The film is inspired by the Dozier School for Boys, a now-closed Florida reform school notorious for its abusive treatment of students. (Prime, $5.99; Apple TV)