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15% Tomatometer 141 Reviews 71% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings

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. Read More Read Less

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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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The Darkest Minds | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Ben Sachs Chicago Reader 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. Mar 4, 2020 Full Review The Darkest Minds | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Roxana Hadadi Chesapeake Family Magazine The Darkest Minds puts an X-Men spin on the typical 'teens in dystopia' YA formula, but the result is more derivative than creative. Rated: 2/5 Aug 17, 2018 Full Review The Darkest Minds | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald 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. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 15, 2018 Full Review The Darkest Minds | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Brittany Patrice Witherspoon Pop Culture Reviews 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. Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 11, 2024 Full Review The Darkest Minds | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Joe Lipsett Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast 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. Dec 1, 2021 Full Review The Darkest Minds | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Matt Cipolla Film Monthly [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. Rated: 1.5/5 Jul 25, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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K B So good! they need to come out with part 2! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review sharna G Loved it ! This movie absolutely needs a sequel right now! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review Audience Member Love this movie, it’s still one of my favorites to this day, very good quality and makes you want to see more, but still leaves you with enough satisfaction. Extremely disappointing that they haven’t made the rest of the books into movie adaptations just because they didn’t do as well at the box office, because they love to continue movies that don’t need to be or aren’t as good. I know that it would be a great and popular franchise and the audience and fan base loves it. The fact that the fan base both movie and books have grown a ginormous amount since the movie came out and that people are still begging for at least a second movie if not the rest of the franchise says a lot. Even if they start making the 2nd one now after 6 years it would be amazing and a top dystopian franchise for sure. The actors did an incredible job. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/14/24 Full Review Daphne M This movie was great. Upset that there’s no sequel. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/27/24 Full Review Mary J I personally found this movie really boring and predictable. My cousin said it was really good and I high but my hopes were dashed by the poor quality plot line. As I am speaking my is yelling insults at me and telling that I’m wrong and negative but I will stick to my gut. Thank you for listening 😊 Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/27/24 Full Review Héctor R Pocas veces vi que se juntara falta de talento actoral, huelga de guionistas y un director de vacaciones Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/18/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jennifer Yuh Nelson Director Amandla Stenberg Ruby Daly Mandy Moore Cate Bradley Whitford President Gray Harris Dickinson Liam Patrick Gibson Clancy Gray
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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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After the camps were closed, the reds affected by Project Jamboree would be taken in by the government, who would eventually find a way to take back what had happened to the kids. Other reds would be placed in foster homes, or if old enough allowed to live on their own.

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Why was The Darkest Minds 2 cancelled? ›

Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson has stated that she would be happy to return for a second film in the series, although no definitive plans have been announced. However reports indicate that sequels are unlikely given the poor critical and box office performance of the film.

What are Ruby Daly's powers? ›

She was unique amongst the known oranges, since she could create, manipulate, and destroy peoples memories. The night before Ruby's tenth birthday, her parents got into an argument about her birthday celebration, which her father made her mother cancel.

Is Clancy a bad guy in Darkest Minds? ›

Clancy is a mind reader like Ruby, and he offers to help her understand and control her powers, so she can interact with her friends without fear she'll hurt them. It soon becomes clear, however, that Clancy is the mastermind in charge of the soldiers who threaten the lives and freedom of the children.

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The longest film ever made, according to Guinness World Records, is "The Cure for Insomnia" (1987), directed by John Henry Timmis IV.

What is considered the best movie of all time? ›

Citizen Kane (1941) stood at number 1 for five consecutive polls, with 22 votes in 1962, 32 votes in 1972, 45 votes in 1982, 43 votes in 1992, and 46 votes in 2002. It also topped the first two directors' polls, with 30 votes in 1992 and 42 votes in 2002.

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