Ricky is a 2025 American drama film, directed and produced by Rashad Frett, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Frett and Lin Que Ayoung. It is an expansion of the 2023 short film of the same …

Newly released after being locked up in his teens, 30-year-old Ricky navigates the challenging realities of life post-incarceration, and the complexity of gaining independence for the first time as an adult.

19 hours ago · Exclusive: 'Ricky,' a prize winner at Sundance in 2025, will be released independently on March 20 and has launched a Kickstarter to support it.

1 day ago · 'Ricky' drops its official trailer! The 2025 Sundance Award-winning drama starring Stephan James arrives in theaters on March 20, 2026.

6 hours ago · Stephan James gives his all in the new trailer for Ricky , also starring Sheryl Lee Ralph and Titus Welliver. Directed by Rashad Frett, the film quickly became a Sundance 2025 darling and …

23 hours ago · Sundance award-winning filmmaker Rashad Frett launches Pay-It-Forward Kickstarter campaign amid rollout for new independent film. ‘RICKY,’ the debut feature from director Rashad …

Jan 25, 2025 · As Ricky, Stephan James has a pensive baby face (he resembles the young Matt Damon), and he plays every moment beautifully, caught between a kind of street worldliness and a …

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Jan 27, 2025 · Ricky, which premiered at Sundance and is based on Frett’s short of the same name, chronicles the difficulties previously incarcerated people face once they re-enter the world.

Jan 27, 2025 · This explains a lot; though he’s a big guy and works out, Ricky is something of a man-child, as Cheryl soon learns when she tries, semi-successfully, to seduce him.