2020
R
Amazon Studios
1 h 37 m

2020
R
Amazon Studios
1 h 37 m

Summary In the closed world of Haldwell, an elite Pennsylvania boarding school, the student body is run by five factions. Seventeen-year-old Selah Summers (Lovie Simone) runs the most dominant group, the Spades, with unshakable poise, as they cater to the most classic of vices and supply students with coveted, illegal alcohol and pills. Tensions...

Drama

Directed By: Tayarisha Poe

2020
R
Amazon Studios
1 h 37 m

2020
R
Amazon Studios
1 h 37 m

Selah and The Spades

Name: Selah and The Spades
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020-04-17
Duration: 1 min 37 s
Rating: 69
Cast: Lovie Simone, Celeste O'Connor, Jharrel Jerome, Jesse Williams, Ana Mulvoy Ten

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 29 Critic Reviews

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 11 User Ratings

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Directed By: Tayarisha Poe

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Generally Favorable Based on 29 Critic Reviews

72% Positive
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24% Mixed
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3% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 29 Critic Reviews

72% Positive
21 Reviews

24% Mixed
7 Reviews

3% Negative
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Film Threat

Apr 16, 2020

The level of craft in Poe’s feature debut exceeds that of directors with more experience and portends a long career with more wonderful art to come. In Selah and the Spades, she has created a new classic tale of power, love, hate, loyalty, and betrayal featuring a stunningly talented cast.

By Bradley Gibson FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Apr 16, 2020

Selah and the Spades shimmers with youthful promise, both in front of the camera and behind it.

By Teo Bugbee FULL REVIEW

ReelViews

Apr 20, 2020

It’s closer to horror than the usual lightweight fare one finds in the genre.

By James Berardinelli FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

Apr 14, 2020

With its clean staging and coolly mannered style, Selah and the Spades reaches back to Wes Anderson, Whit Stillman and even Stanley Kubrick; this is a film in which nearly every image looks worked over and carefully polished, with no detail left unconsidered.

By Ann Hornaday FULL REVIEW

LarsenOnFilm

May 1, 2020

Unlike Daze and those other predecessors, Selah and the Spades never convincingly establishes its own stylized universe, resting somewhat uncomfortably between the real world and a fully realized, believably hermetic place.

By Josh Larsen FULL REVIEW

Empire

Apr 17, 2020

Selah And The Spades showcases Simone’s star power and suggests a promising future for Poe, but ultimately fails to keep up the pace needed to make it the slick, cutting teen drama that it clearly wants to be.

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Observer

Apr 20, 2020

The often-stilted dialogue of the teenage protagonists doesn’t fare much better. As a result, many of the performances from the seemingly talented cast come off as stiff and stagey.

By Oliver Jones FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Argent Pictures, Novel Pictures, MVMT, Cinereach, Secret Engine

Release Date Apr 17, 2020

Duration 1 h 37 m

Rating R

Genres

Drama

Tagline private school. hard knocks.

Website https://www.argentpictures.com/project/selahandthespades

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Awards

Palm Springs International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Blackstar Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Sundance Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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Celeste O'Connor

Paloma

Jharrel Jerome

Maxxie

Jesse Williams

Headmaster Banton

Ana Mulvoy Ten

Bobby

Evan Roe

Two Tom

Henry Hunter Hall

Tarit Toll Perilstein

Francesca Noel

Amber Bolfo

Nekhebet Kum Juch

Nuri

Gina Torres

Maybelle

Bella Ferragamo

Jasika

Kris Ivy Haynes

Malika

Greyson Cage

Reggie

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David

Krish Bhuva

Mooks

Cody Sloan

Cooper

Ali Fisher

June

Rae Bell

Lulu

Melissa McMeekin

Mrs. O'Reily

Kenneth Israel

Phil

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