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The Darkest Minds

2018 · 105 min

A somber, uneven young-adult dystopian chase that mixes teen romance and superpowered escapes with a lingering sense of loss.

Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Tagline
The ones who changed will change everything.
Overview
After a disease kills 98% of America's children, the surviving 2% develop superpowers and are placed in internment camps. A 16-year-old girl escapes her camp and joins a group of other teens on the run from the government.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • identity
  • power
  • found family
  • love
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • single country house
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour3
Realism4
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
action, adventure, drama, science fiction, romance
Directed by
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Written by
Chad Hodge
Starring
Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, Patrick Gibson, Skylan Brooks, Mandy Moore, Miyako, Mark O'Brien, Gwendoline Christie
Music
Benjamin Wallfisch
Cinematography
Kramer Morgenthau
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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