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Morris from America(2016)
Status: Released
Date: 2016-08-19
61%
106 Votes
Time: 1h 29m
Nothing rhymes with Germany
Overview:
A heartwarming and crowd-pleasing coming-of-age comedy with a unique spin, Morris from America centers on Morris Gentry, a 13-year-old who has just relocated with his single father, Curtis. to Heidelberg, Germany. Morris, who fancies himself the next Notorious B.I.G., is a complete fish-out-of-water—a budding hip-hop star in an EDM world. To complicate matters further, Morris quickly falls hard for his cool, rebellious, 15-year-old classmate Katrin. Morris sets out against all odds to take the hip-hop world by storm and win the girl of his dreams.
Languages: German, English.
Countries:
United States of America,
Germany
Revenue: $91,151.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Lichtblick Media GmbH
Movie: Morris from America
Top 10 Billed Cast
Craig Robinson
Curtis Gentry
Carla Juri
Inka Meinert
Jakub Gierszał
Per
Levin Henning
Bastian
Eva Löbau
Katrin's Mother
Patrick Güldenberg
Sven
Video Trailer Morris from America
Video: Official Trailer
Official Trailer
A Girl | Official Clip
Crush A Lot | Official Clip
Curfew | Official Clip
Good Beat | Official Clip
Jay Z | Official Clip
Meet the Artist '16: Chad Hartigan
Morris From America wins two Sundance Awards
All 8 videos
Official Trailer - Trailer
A Girl | Official Clip - Clip
Crush A Lot | Official Clip - Clip
Curfew | Official Clip - Clip
Good Beat | Official Clip - Clip
Jay Z | Official Clip - Clip
Meet the Artist '16: Chad Hartigan - Featurette
Morris From America wins two Sundance Awards - Featurette
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