| Sleight | |
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| Directed by | J. D. Dillard |
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| Cinematography | Ed Wu |
| Edited by | Joel Griffen |
| Music by | Charles Scott IV |
Production company | Diablo Entertainment |
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Running time | 89 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $250,000[2] |
| Box office | $4 million[2] |
Sleight is a 2016 American superhero drama film[3] about a street magician in Los Angeles,[4] directed by J. D. Dillard, written by Dillard and Alex Theurer, and starring Jacob Latimore, Seychelle Gabriel, Dulé Hill, Storm Reid, Sasheer Zamata and Michael Villar.
The film was released on April 28, 2017, by WWE Studios and Blumhouse Tilt. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $4 million worldwide, against its $250,000 budget.
- ^ Lowe, Justin (January 24, 2016). "'Sleight': Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ a b "Sleight (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ "Sleight skillfully crosses an intimate indie drama with a superhero origin story". Vox. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ^ D'Arcy, David (January 24, 2016). "'Sleight': Sundance Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
Sleight, filmed on a slight budget, is an odd amalgam, a gangster drama set on the streets, with a protagonist who solves his problems with magic tricks.