"Nickel Boys," directed by RaMell Ross, is a powerful adaptation of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The film follows the harrowing experiences of two African-American teenagers, Elwood and Turner, as they endure the brutal realities of a reform school in 1960s Florida. Praised for its haunting portrayal of systemic racism and injustice, "Nickel Boys" has been lauded as one of the most compelling films of the year.