Ponyboi
Seen it?2025 | 103 min | Crime, Thriller, Drama
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (83% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Boys Don't Cry or Prisoners, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use and sex.
Unfolding over the course of Valentine’s Day in New Jersey, a young intersex sex worker must run from the mob after a drug deal goes sideways, forcing him to confront his past.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
83% on Rotten Tomatoes, 67 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$30K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 105K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Esteban Arango
- River GalloPonyboi
- Dylan O'BrienVinnie
- Victoria PedrettiAngel
- Murray BartlettBruce
- Keith William RichardsTwo-Tone
- Lillah Indya MooreCharlie
- Juan Carlos HernándezCarlos
- Annie HenkLuz
- Miles CoreasYoung Ponyboi
- Stephen MoscatelloLucky