The Darkest Minds

2018

Jennifer Yuh

Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, Skylan Brooks, Mandy Moore ...

4.6

2,814

Fantasy. Adventure. Sci-Fi. Romance

Fantasy. Adventure. Sci-Fi. Romance

When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. Sixteen-year-old Ruby, one of the most powerful young people anyone has encountered, escapes her camp and joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven. Soon this newfound family realizes that, in a world in which the adults in power have betrayed them, running is not enough and they must wage a resistance, using their ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"A by-the-numbers YA dystopia (...) For those who happen to be turning 14 or 15 as this hits theaters, it may suffice."
		Peter Debruge Variety	"[A] generic YA movie about kids with special powers (...) [It] borrows nearly all its ingredients from other popular sci-fi franchises"
		Ben Kenigsberg The New York Times	"[It] plays like a lightning round in which the goal is to hit as many teenage-dystopia tropes as possible (...) The movie is almost comfortingly watchable"
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"'The Darkest Minds' recycles many recent popular cinematic tropes, resulting in a familiar young-adult drama that struggles to find its voice"
		Kate Erbland IndieWire	"Amandla Stenberg shines (...) A film that went out of fashion before cameras even started rolling."
		William Bibbiani The Wrap	"[It] delivers its allegories with crisp efficiency (...) Action sequences are clear and conceptually sound, but presented without flare or gravitas."
		Witney Seibold IGN	"The film is capable and enjoyable (...) 'The Darkest Minds' brings absolutely nothing new to the YA genre."

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