reform school
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The actor stars alongside Tracey Ullman and Emily Watson in a film that follows the weary employees and difficult students of an English reform school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys follows the powerful friendship between two men navigating a brutal reform school together in Florida.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2024
Set in the 1960s, “Nickel Boys” is based on the real-life events of Dozier School, a Florida reform school called Nickel Academy in the book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024
Keep in mind I had worked in a reform school for girls!
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2024
The judge will rule against sending Alex to a reform school.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
