On the Come Up (2022)

  • PG-13
  • 09/23/2022 (US)
  • Drama, Music
  • 1h 55m

It only takes one battle to change your life.

Overview

Sixteen-year-old Brianna Jackson is a gifted rapper who plans to take the battle rap scene by storm to lift up her family and do right by the legacy of her father, a local hip-hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. However, when her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between the authenticity that got her this far and the false persona that the industry wants to impose on her.

Sanaa Lathan

Director

Angie Thomas

Novel

Kay Oyegun

Screenplay

Cast

Jamila Gray's headshot

Jamila Gray

Brianna 'Bri' Jackson
Noa Dior Rucker's headshot

Noa Dior Rucker

Young Bri
Sanaa Lathan's headshot

Sanaa Lathan

Jay
Michael Cooper Jr.'s headshot

Michael Cooper Jr.

Malik
Miles Gutierrez-Riley's headshot

Miles Gutierrez-Riley

Sonny
Method Man's headshot

Method Man

Supreme
Da'Vine Joy Randolph's headshot

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Aunt Pooh
Justin Martin's headshot

Justin Martin

Milez

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