The New Mutants
A traumatized group of young mutants must determine whether their isolated treatment facility is protecting them or imprisoning them as terrifying visions become real threats.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- eerie
- claustrophobic
- superhero marathon
- horror night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film coherent but underdeveloped, with potentially explosive superhero and horror ingredients rendered generic and inert.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The teenagers' horrifying hallucinations transform their personal trauma into threatening supernatural encounters inside the facility.
Dr. Reyes presents the research facility as a place of care while the traumatized mutants question whether they are patients or prisoners.
The film centers on five young mutants and their therapist in an isolated research facility rather than a broad city-scale conflict.
The characters' powers and hallucinations are presented through frightening visions, monstrous threats, and oppressive institutional spaces.
Films like The New Mutants, and why
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
shared superhero horror premise, adolescent ensemble, institutional captivity, and psychological trauma
X-Men: First Class
shared mutant-superhero mythology, youthful characters, trauma-driven powers, and supernatural suspense
Chronicle
shared isolated facility setting, teen ensemble dynamics, uncanny abilities, and coming-of-age tension
Ginger Snaps
shared claustrophobic supernatural confinement, hallucination-driven fear, and emotionally troubled young protagonists
Movie Details
- Director
- Josh Boone
- Release Date
- 2020-08-26
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (3831)
Cast
- Blu Hunt
- Charlie Heaton
- Maisie Williams
- Henrique Zaga
- Anya Taylor-Joy
- Alice Braga
- Adam Beach
- Happy Anderson
- Dustin Ceithamer
- Marilyn Manson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 The New Mutants about?
- A traumatized group of young mutants must determine whether their isolated treatment facility is protecting them or imprisoning them as terrifying visions become real threats.
- What is The New Mutants like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The New Mutants as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The New Mutants violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The New Mutants as moderate.
- What did critics think of The New Mutants?
- Critics broadly found the film coherent but underdeveloped, with potentially explosive superhero and horror ingredients rendered generic and inert.
- Which films are like The New Mutants?
- Films with a similar feel include Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, X-Men: First Class, Chronicle, and Ginger Snaps.
- How long is The New Mutants?
- The New Mutants runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch The New Mutants?
- In United States, The New Mutants streams on Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow.
