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In the debut film from trailblazing music producer Jimmy Humilde's production company, aspiring small town musician Chito (Jay Dee) is determined to make it big. When a clip of him performing one of his songs goes viral, he seizes the opportunity and pushes to carve out a place for himself in the new wave of Mexican-American music... and ultimately gets caught in a game more dangerous than anticipated. In a story of ambition, tradition, and self-discovery, Chito is ultimately forced to confront the choices he's made in his relentless pursuit of the American Dream.
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Monica Castillo RogerEbert.com 4d
1/4
For a movie that should be about high stakes, all-or-nothing risks, there was almost no heat until the last quarter of the movie. Go to Full Review
Dennis Harvey Variety 4d
What’s curious is that “Clika” spends so much time on things it doesn’t know how to do well, and so little on the most enjoyable element here: any scene where JayDee is singing. Go to Full Review
Brandon Yu New York Times 5d
What [Clika] glaringly sheds in its performances and direction is some of the sturdiness of a more traditional Hollywood production. But that also matters less in a movie like this, one clearly made, with love and belief, by and for the people it centers. Go to Full Review
Carla Hay Culture Mix 4d
Clika is an amateurish drama that wants desperately to be like Eminem's 8 Mile, but it's as appealing as a rusty microphone. This story (about a wannabe music star caught up in drug dealing) has stale clichés. The acting performances are stiff. Go to Full Review
Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue 4d
This earnest coming-of-age drama adheres to a generic rags-to-riches framework. It’s not nearly as compelling when the tunes aren’t playing. Go to Full Review
Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies 4d
1.5/4
Clika makes at least two major mistakes when it comes to the movie's main character. Go to Full Review
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v 4h Really good movie 🔥 See more Moises 18h Best movie to represent our culture and music in years 🔥🔥 they haven’t made a movie like this in a minute, that’s why all these dudes don’t like it , they used to cgi and over stimulated movies, not stories like this See more Giselle 2d All I can say is that it’s a must watch I loved it See more EL TONY 2d Great movie…. Great story line with good relatable actors! See more Angie 2d Honestly, it was a good laugh and told amazingly. It’s been cool seeing how far HP has gone See more Crystal 3d by far the best movie I have seen in a long-time See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the debut film from trailblazing music producer Jimmy Humilde's production company, aspiring small town musician Chito (Jay Dee) is determined to make it big. When a clip of him performing one of his songs goes viral, he seizes the opportunity and pushes to carve out a place for himself in the new wave of Mexican-American music... and ultimately gets caught in a game more dangerous than anticipated. In a story of ambition, tradition, and self-discovery, Chito is ultimately forced to confront the choices he's made in his relentless pursuit of the American Dream.
Director
Michael Greene
Producer
Eulalio González, Sean Sullivan McBride, Dave "Foots" Footman, Lalo Gonzalez, Ski-ter Jones
Screenwriter
Michael Greene, Sean Sullivan McBride
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Rancho Humilde
Rating
R (Drug Content|Sexual Material|Language Throughout)
Genre
Drama, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 23, 2026, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.3M
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