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The Hate U Give

2018

George Tillman Jr.

Amandla Stenberg, Russell Hornsby, Lamar Johnson, Issa Rae ...

6.6

1,429

Drama Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor, mostly black, neighborhood where she lives and the rich, mostly white, prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"[It] takes on far more than it can handle. But you can feel its raw energy in every scene (...) Tillman’s film snaps like a livewire. It means to shake you — and does. (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Gwilym Mumford The Guardian	"[It] is likely to anger some. You suspect though, that it will stir many more. This is mass-market entertainment with a radical bent, a loudspeaker blast of a teen movie.(…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Oliver Jones The New York Observer	"I took my (white) 11-year-old daughter (...) and she cried through most of it (…) The emotional turmoil was the cost of understanding, and in the case of The Hate U Give, the price was well worth it (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post	"Its dead seriousness lends this engrossing film urgency (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"[It] feels like the welcome crest of a new wave, often painfully relevant tales about race and justice and millennial identity (...) Stenberg performance carries nearly every scene."	POS
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	"[It] brings up vital discussions for a society wrestling with a lack of empathy, understanding and tolerance. They're raising their voices (...) and it's our turn to listen (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Jessica Kiang Variety	"This lively, complex, essential adaptation of Angie Thomas' YA bestseller features a star-making turn from Amandla Stenberg."	POS
United States	Aisha Harris The New York Times	"Ms. Stenberg, Mr. Hornsby and others in the ensemble (...) are more than capable of exploring their characters’ depths, but a wonky script gets them only so far."	NEU
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"Impassioned and effective, if slightly overstuffed (...) A vivid dive into the human cost of police shootings"	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"A moving, emotionally convincing experience."	POS
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"Amandla Stenberg lives in two worlds, and shines in both of them (...) The film ends on a powerful note"	POS
United States	Monica Castillo rogerebert.com	"[It] feels instructional without getting too preachy (...) It may be a popular movie with arguably simple messages, but it delivers them in emotionally effective ways. (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Emily Yoshida Vulture	"An incredibly powerful contemporary epic (...) If this is what the next wave of YA adaptation will feel like, we are in a good place."	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"It may not change minds but it challenges viewers to consider why they react to issues of race (and poverty) in the manner that they do (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Brent McKnight Seattle Times	"A palpable manifestation of suppressed anger and frustration too powerful to ignore, it offers a complex look at a complicated problem, one screaming to be addressed (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	William Bibbiani IGN	"The film has a stirring emotional honesty, and an impressive intelligence about its subject matter. It’s a film that may one day be required viewing for adolescents"	POS
United States	Adam Chitwood Collider	"A terrifically entertaining teen story about finding one’s own voice, and a thought-provoking social commentary on top of all that. Put simply, 'The Hate U Give' is one of the best films of the year."	POS

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