Uglies

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Uglies

PG-13,

2024,

1h 40m,

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Drama

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In a futuristic world that imposes a cosmetic surgery at 16, Tally is eager for her turn to join the rest of society. But when a friend runs away, Tally embarks on a journey to save her that upends everything she thought she wanted.

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Critics Consensus

It's what's on the inside that counts, but unfortunately Uglies doesn't have much going on in there, either.

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Jacob Oller

AV Club

Oct 25, 2024

D-

Even if Uglies was watchable, its tropes have been worn down to nubs and its themes wrung dry.

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

Sep 19, 2024

It feels a bit infantile, never mind petty, to go looking for literary-theological heft in a project so clearly directed at the blushingly young, or to begrudge them an indulgence like Uglies.

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Robert Levin

Newsday

Sep 19, 2024

1.5/4

Should have stayed on the page.

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Joe Lipsett

Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast

Mar 25, 2025

2/5

The (yes) ugly CGI hoverboard action and unconvincing love interest are issues, but casting Laverne Cox as a villain who forces children to undergo surgery is just unfortunate considering the current political transphobic moment

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Natasha Alvar

The Fiction Department

Nov 26, 2024

1.5/5

It’s ironic that Uglies is about valuing authenticity over the artificial when it is the most contrived, synthetic dystopian product to ever exist.

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Karishma Dipa

Independent Online (South Africa)

Nov 6, 2024

If you are a fan of the “Hunger Games” franchise, you will love “Uglies”.

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Synopsis

In a futuristic world that imposes a cosmetic surgery at 16, Tally is eager for her turn to join the rest of society. But when a friend runs away, Tally embarks on a journey to save her that upends everything she thought she wanted.

Director: McG
Producer: John Davis, Jordan Davis, McG, Robyn Meisinger, Dan Spilo, Mary Viola
Screenwriter: Jacob Forman, Vanessa Taylor, Whit Anderson
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Wonderland Pictures, Wonderland Sound and Vision, Anonymous Content, Industry Entertainment, Davis Entertainment, YRF Entertainment
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 13, 2024
Runtime: 1h 40m

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