Tip 'T.I.' Harris,
Lauren London,
Lonette McKee,
Antwan Andre Patton,
Evan Ross Naess
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A tightly knit group of working-class Atlanta teens spend their time bonding over hip-hop and roller skating while pondering life after high school in director Chris Robinson's coming-of-age comedy dr... read more
DVD Release Date: July 18, 2006
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June 18, 2011A New American Story
The movie was good and it had it's good moments. The story is not that great but decent enough. The acting was so-so from everyone, still entertaining and it pass really quickly. The attitudes, style and environment puts you right on the streets down south ... read more -
April 29, 2008The movie is okay, as it tells the story of life through the eyes of some ATL hood residents.
It's entertaining to see the differences between neighborhoods, and follow the life of the people in the movie - but the movie seemed to forget a moral? You can make up your own, but t... read more -
March 2, 2008I didn't know rollerskating had such a big influence on Atlanta.
TI shows great potential, Big Boi puts on the best performance. -
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December 16, 2007A pretty good story about a guy trying to get his life and opriorities straight while his brother tried to get back int the life he is trying to get out of...
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August 19, 2009I thought it was a decent movie that didn't strictly focus on the drug aspect. They had the roller skating, which was interesting, and the script didn't have a lot of cussing, which was a nice change.
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November 8, 2010T.I. in the wonderful African American drama proves his talent beyond the stage by putting on a brilliant performance in ATL. The story surrounds a group of kids desperately trying to maintain their street credit while at the same time becoming known as the top roller skate group... read more
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October 7, 2010A very colorful movie with a great soundtrack and nice chemistry with all of the cast. Everything else the message has to offer like about the importance of school/education, drug dealing is bad and how friendships with your friends and family is important is nothing new, and it'... read more
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November 20, 2009i dnt care wat nobodii say, i love dha movie, and for dha people dat said dey cant wait fo thiss rap trend 2 die; 1day yu gone wish yu didnt say it
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July 29, 2009CAN NOT STOP WATCHIN THIS MOVE...SO REFINED!
AND GOT TO SAY, T.I IS SMOKIN HOTT!!!
can not stop watching this movie. honestly, ti is soo f***king HOTT!! whoo! smoking!!!!
OMG!! T.I is a fine guy in this movie! you h... read more
Critic Reviews
April 3, 2006
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
March 31, 2006
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
It's something akin to the earlier films of Spike Lee -- She's Gotta Have It and Crooklyn come to mind -- in that the characters are cherished for their human qualities, not for how well they swagger ... Full Review
March 31, 2006
Justin Chang, Variety
Warner Bros.' low-budget stab at capturing an urban niche audience is higher on stylistic dazzle than originality or coherence, making it an unlikely candidate to bust out of the box office ghetto. Full Review
March 31, 2006
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
The film's special appeal is that while the boys are poor and black, their stories transcend race and socio-economic matters. Full Review
March 31, 2006
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
Making his feature-film debut, music-video director Chris Robinson expertly choreographs the skating sequences, which are exhilarating fun.
March 31, 2006
Christy Lemire, Associated Press
Really, ATL -- like last year's Roll Bounce -- is about roller skating.
March 31, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
The second half is clumsier than the first, and you get the impression that the studio rushed to cut things that hadn't worked in last fall's kids-skating flop and play up the Boyz aspects of the rout... Full Review
March 31, 2006
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
A good message isn't enough to justify a $10 ticket. You also need a good movie. Full Review
March 31, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post
A thoroughly convincing portrait of black teens in Atlanta, ATL has the same broad range of laughs and fears as Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
March 31, 2006
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News
It feels like a real window on the lives of disenfranchised youths -- these are in South Atlanta -- as they make their way in a society that doesn't cut them any breaks. Full Review
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