''Cinnamon'' is a 2023 American thriller film written and directed by Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr. and starring

Hailey Kilgore Hailey Frances Kilgore (born February 16, 1999) is an American actress and singer. Kilgore's breakthrough role was as Ti Moune in the Broadway theatre, Broadway revival of List of coming-of-age stories, coming-of-age One-act play, one-actMusical ...

, Pam Grier and

Damon Wayans Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (; born September 4, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. Wayans performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a year long stint on the sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live.' ...

, in his first film role since 2011.

Cast

as Jodi Jackson *

David Iacono David Iacono (born June 20, 2002) is an American actor and model. On television, he is best known for his role in the Amazon Prime series ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' (2022–2023). His films include ''Cinnamon'' (2023). Early life and educati ...

as Eddie *

Jeremie Harris Jeremie Harris is an American actor. He is primarily known for his portrayal of Ptonomy Wallace in FX (TV channel), FX's ''Legion (TV series), Legion''. Biography Jeremie Harris grew up in New Rochelle where he had ambitions to become a basketbal ...

as James Walker * Pam Grier as Mama *

as Wally

Production

In March 2022, it was announced that Kilgore, Iacono and Harris were cast in the film with production occurring in Atlanta. In April 2022, it was announced that Wayans and Grier were added to the cast.

Release

The film premiered at the Tribeca Festival in June 2023. It was released on Tubi on June 23, 2023.

Reception

The film has an 86% rating on

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based on seven reviews.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 19227682 Films shot in Atlanta Blaxploitation films Tubi original programming Village Roadshow Pictures films