Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- earnest
- hopeful
- young adult movie night
- dystopian film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the adaptation formulaic and insufficiently distinctive within the crowded young adult dystopian field.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Surviving young people are classified by their powers and confined in internment camps.
Ruby escapes her camp and travels with Liam, Chubs, and other teenagers while government forces pursue them.
A disease has killed 98 percent of children and young people in the United States before the story begins.
The survivors develop superpowers, and authorities declare them a threat because of those abilities.
Films like The Darkest Minds, and why
The Hunger Games
shares young adult dystopian science fiction, persecuted teenagers, and government oppression
X-Men: Days of Future Past
shares superpowered adolescents fleeing authoritarian institutions in a dystopian thriller
The Maze Runner
shares a disease-ravaged society, adolescent survivors, and survival-focused speculative drama
The 5th Wave
shares teen fugitives with extraordinary abilities confronting state control and moral choices
Movie Details
- Director
- Jennifer Yuh Nelson
- Release Date
- 2018-07-25
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (2981)
Cast
- Amandla Stenberg
- Harris Dickinson
- Patrick Gibson
- Skylan Brooks
- Mandy Moore
- Miyako
- Mark O'Brien
- Gwendoline Christie
- Grace DeAmicis
- Faye Foley
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Darkest Minds about?
- A teenage survivor with dangerous abilities joins a band of fugitives challenging the government that imprisoned their generation.
- What is The Darkest Minds like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Darkest Minds as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Darkest Minds violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Darkest Minds as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Darkest Minds?
- Critics broadly found the adaptation formulaic and insufficiently distinctive within the crowded young adult dystopian field.
- Which films are like The Darkest Minds?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hunger Games, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Maze Runner, and The 5th Wave.
- How long is The Darkest Minds?
- The Darkest Minds runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Darkest Minds?
- In United States, The Darkest Minds is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
