Movie

The Hate U Give

2018 · 133 min

A heartfelt and urgent coming-of-age drama that balances warmth with raw pain, leaving you moved and provoked.

Tagline: Two worlds. One voice. No going back.
Overview: Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, warm and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Race, identity, justice, family
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
identity
justice
family
trauma
Places: suburbs
small town
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild