Charm City Kings is a 2020 American drama film directed by Ángel Manuel Soto from a screenplay by Sherman Payne and a story by Chris Boyd, Kirk Sullivan, and Barry Jenkins.

Mouse is interested in motorbikes, a big part of the culture in Baltimore, but his mother disapproves as his older brother Stro died in a biking accident at the age of 17.

Taking place once a week during the summer, there is an event called The Ride, where people bring out their motorbikes and do stunts in the street.

There, Mouse attempts a trick on his four-wheeler but crashes; they later witness a biker gang known as the Midnight Clique lead the police on a high-speed chase and escape.

Mouse, Lamont and Sweartagawd visit the Midnight Clique's hangout spot later that night, who tells them to leave.

Mouse starts ditching his job at the local animal hospital to spend more time at Blax's auto shop.

Unable to face Blax, Mouse goes to Lamont and Sweartagawd for help, who inform him that Derrick is notorious for chopping up bikes and selling the parts.

The three confront Derrick at his chop shop to ask for the bike back; he pulls a gun on them and tells them to leave.

Rivers pays a visit to Blax in his shop and warns him to stay away from Mouse, considering him a bad influence on the teen.

Lamont hatches a plan to rob a local convenience store to prove their worth to the Clique; Mouse and a hesitant Sweartagawd agree.

In September 2018, it was announced Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Will Catlett and Teyonah Parris had joined the cast of the film, with Angel Manuel Soto directing from a screenplay by Sherman Payne and a story by Kirk Sullivan, Chris Boyd and Barry Jenkins.

[7][8] It was scheduled to be released on April 10, 2020, by Sony Pictures Classics,[9] but was rescheduled to August 14, 2020, due to the pandemic.

The site's critics consensus reads: "Charm City Kings falls shy of more effective similarly themed coming-of-age films, but strong direction and engaging performances make its flaws easy to forgive.