ATL Plot

ATL is a American movie that was released on March 31, 2006. The cast includes rapper Tip "T.I." Harris, Lauren London, Antwan Andre Patton (also known as Big Boi of OutKast), Mykelti Williamson, Jason Weaver, and Keith David.

The film was directed by Chris Robinson, with a screenplay by Tina Gordon Chism from a story by Antwone Fisher.

As four friends prepare for life after high school, different challenges bring about turning points in each of their lives. The dramas unfold and resolve at their local rollerskating rink, Cascade.

Tagline: A New American Story

A tightly knit group of working-class Atlanta teens spend their time bonding over hip-hop and roller skating while pondering life after high school in director Chris Robinson's coming-of-age comedy drama that draws inspirations from the real-life childhoods of Dallas Austin and Tionne Watkins. For a kid growing up on the south side Atlanta, the Cascade roller-skating rink is the place to be seen, and it's the place where the orphaned high school senior Rashad (Tip "T.I." Harris) and his little brother Ant (Evan Ross) go every weekend to forget their financial troubles, hang with their friends and get their groove on. But outside the rink, the brothers have problems they can't avoid: Ant is being recruited into the posse of charismatic drug dealer Marcus (Outkast's Antwan Andre Patton, aka "Big Boi"). Meanwhile, Rashad's three best friends -- including the ambitious Esquire (Jackie Long) -- are pulling him in different directions, and his new girlfriend New-New (Lauren London) may not be as "street" as she seems. As Rashad tries to hold on to his little brother, he also comes to the realization that if he's ever going to make something of himself, he's going to have to step out of his skates and into the real world.

In its opening weekend, the film grossed a total of $12.55 million, ranking a strong third in the United States box office.