Harlem Boys

Harlem Boys is a 2022 American action comedy crime film co-produced and directed by George Miller and written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. The film follows a hood going into war with the mafia. The film stars Caleb McLaughlin, Will Smith, Samuel L. Jackson, Yara Shahidi, Wanda Sykes, Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, Bill Hader, Willem Dafoe and Jamie Foxx.

Harlem Boys received numerous accolades and nominations. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture, at the 91st Academy Awards, in addition to winning Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score and Best Supporting Actor for Sandler. The film also won the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, the National Board of Review award for the best film of 2022, and was chosen as one of the top 10 films of the year by the American Film Institute. Sandler also won the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and BAFTA awards for Best Supporting Actor.

Cast
Caleb McLaughlin as Ricky

Will Smith as Lenny Mack

Samuel L. Jackson as Gary

Yara Shahidi as Naomie

Wanda Sykes as Lena

Adam Sandler as Tony Pileggi

Steve Buscemi as Reggie

Bill Hader as Martin

Willem Dafoe as Larry McFinnigan

Jamie Foxx as Jamal

Release
The film was released on August 5, 2022.

Music
The film's score was composed by John Powell, who previously collaborated with Miller on Happy Feet and its sequel Happy Feet Two.

Transcript
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Critical reception
The film holds an approval rating of 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.