Fast Color
A fugitive woman with reality-bending powers returns to her estranged family, where inherited abilities become a path toward healing.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- intimate
- eerie
- quiet night in
- thoughtful sci fi viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the grounded, empathetic science-fiction premise and Gugu Mbatha-Raw's performance, while finding the execution uneven and its emotional ideas insufficiently developed.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ruth, Lila, and Bo share telekinetic abilities that connect supernatural talent to family lineage and responsibility.
The characters live amid severe drought and recurring rain imagery, making ecological crisis part of the story's emotional atmosphere.
Ruth's flight, estrangement from her family, and return home drive the story more than physical combat or villain confrontation.
Rain is a central subject and recurring atmospheric element linked to the characters' abilities and family transformation.
Films like Fast Color, and why
Thelma
grounded speculative powers, intimate family conflict, and emotionally restrained science fiction
Thelma & Louise
supernatural abilities treated through a quiet, character-driven drama centered on women and identity
The One I Love
empathetic independent science fiction combining unusual powers with damaged family relationships
Midnight Special
low-key superhero storytelling that prioritizes trauma, inheritance, and human connection over spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Julia Hart
- Release Date
- 2019-03-29
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (238)
Cast
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- Saniyya Sidney
- Lorraine Toussaint
- David Strathairn
- Christopher Denham
- Ryan Begay
- Matthew Van Wettering
- Jermaine Washington
- Michael E. Stogner
- Richard L. Olsen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- 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 Fast Color about?
- A fugitive woman with reality-bending powers returns to her estranged family, where inherited abilities become a path toward healing.
- What is Fast Color like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Fast Color as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Fast Color violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Fast Color as mild.
- What did critics think of Fast Color?
- Critics broadly praised the grounded, empathetic science-fiction premise and Gugu Mbatha-Raw's performance, while finding the execution uneven and its emotional ideas insufficiently developed.
- Which films are like Fast Color?
- Films with a similar feel include Thelma, Thelma & Louise, The One I Love, and Midnight Special.
- How long is Fast Color?
- Fast Color runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch Fast Color?
- In United States, Fast Color streams on fuboTV, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
