Allegiant
Tris and Four cross beyond Chicago’s wall and confront a technologically advanced power whose secrets make their rebellion a fight for humanity’s future.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- propulsive
- foreboding
- franchise marathon
- young adult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a flaccid, derivative continuation of the Divergent series that lacked distinctive world-building and narrative momentum.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Chicago population is organized through controlled factions and mass surveillance, while the world beyond the wall reveals another managed society.
Tris and Four leave the enclosed Chicago for the first time and encounter new political and technological realities outside it.
The plot incorporates vaccination, transhumanism, and institutional efforts to regulate humanity through scientific means.
The journey beyond Chicago introduces advanced technology and expansive science fiction environments contrasting with the enclosed city.
Films like Allegiant, and why
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
shares young adult dystopian rebellion, a harried heroine, authoritarian social control, and science fiction action
The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
shares a post-apocalyptic society, a dangerous journey beyond a controlled settlement, and young adult survival adventure
The 5th Wave
shares dystopian science fiction, rebellion against engineered social order, romantic stakes, and action spectacle
The Giver
shares sleek dystopian world-building, divided populations, political conspiracies, and a young protagonist confronting institutional control
Movie Details
- Director
- Robert Schwentke
- Release Date
- 2016-03-09
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (7124)
Cast
- Shailene Woodley
- Theo James
- Miles Teller
- Zoë Kravitz
- Naomi Watts
- Jeff Daniels
- Ansel Elgort
- Octavia Spencer
- Keiynan Lonsdale
- Daniel Dae Kim
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Allegiant about?
- Tris and Four cross beyond Chicago’s wall and confront a technologically advanced power whose secrets make their rebellion a fight for humanity’s future.
- What is Allegiant like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Allegiant as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Allegiant violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Allegiant as moderate.
- What did critics think of Allegiant?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a flaccid, derivative continuation of the Divergent series that lacked distinctive world-building and narrative momentum.
- Which films are like Allegiant?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, The 5th Wave, and The Giver.
- How long is Allegiant?
- Allegiant runs 120 minutes.
- Where can I watch Allegiant?
- In United States, Allegiant streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
