The Darkest Minds

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The Darkest Minds

PG-13,

2018,

1h 44m,

Sci-Fi/

Mystery & Thriller/

Action

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139 Reviews

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When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. One of the most powerful young people, Ruby, escapes from her camp and joins a group of runaways who are seeking a safe haven. Betrayed by the adults in power, this newfound family soon realizes that running is not enough -- they must use their collective powers to wage a resistance and take back their future.

Critics Consensus

The Darkest Minds does little to differentiate itself in a crowded field of YA adaptations, leaving all but the least demanding viewers feeling dystopian déjà vu.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Mar 4, 2020

To say the film suggests a mix of hazy political allegory and Henry Darger's outside-art classic The Story of the Vivian Girls is to make it sound more interesting than it really is.

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

Aug 17, 2018

2/5

The Darkest Minds puts an X-Men spin on the typical 'teens in dystopia' YA formula, but the result is more derivative than creative.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

Aug 15, 2018

2.5/5

The film is framed so deliberately as a prelude to more exciting times to come in its sequels that it renders the ending oddly anti-climactic.

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Brittany Patrice Witherspoon

Pop Culture Reviews

Jul 11, 2024

2.5/5

The Darkest Minds has some great ideas and moments sprinkled throughout the film, but ultimately, it is uninspired storytelling that wastes its potential on forced build-up rather than execution.

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Joe Lipsett

Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast

Dec 1, 2021

The film leans into all of the book's worst impulses and, most disappointingly, gives star Amandla Stenberg nothing to do. The FX is on par with other YA films, but the disinterest in exploring this dystopia renders The Darkest Minds hollow.

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Matt Cipolla

Film Monthly

Jul 25, 2020

1.5/5

[I]t isn't much of anything new, but must it be this boring? The Darkest Minds is stultifying -- a truly joyless experience of YA clichés and generic, licensed pop songs.

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Hermione P

Apr 27, 2019

It was a nice escape from the same old story line. The characters were fun and the actors had great chemistry. I'm really hoping they make a sequel but I doubt they will.

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Abraham P

Apr 27, 2019

Waste of time. This movie was produced for the young generation of today that can't hold their attention for more than 2 seconds without being distracted. The plot makes zero sense, and leaves more questions unanswered than it answers.

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Albus R

Apr 24, 2019

Con una pesima direccion, que boicotea o corta de cuajo su propia sustancia haciendo imposible cualquier climax, el elenco solo puede aferrarse a los lugars comunes mas antipaticos dejando una historia sin rastro en algun bosque de los suburbios de los estados unidos.

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Apr 21, 2019

Compared to the book this moving got rid of everything important that made this story a dystopian of a society as it was they ruined this story.

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Apr 21, 2019

if i could i would give the movie -1000 stars

Hermione S

Apr 19, 2019

Not at all what i was expecting but it turned out with a good story and the casting was great. I hope they make more.

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Synopsis

When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. One of the most powerful young people, Ruby, escapes from her camp and joins a group of runaways who are seeking a safe haven. Betrayed by the adults in power, this newfound family soon realizes that running is not enough -- they must use their collective powers to wage a resistance and take back their future.

Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Producer: Shawn Levy, Dan Levine
Screenwriter: Chad Hodge
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 21 Laps Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Disturbing Images|Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 3, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 2, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.7M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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