Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- oppressive
- frantic
- paranoid
- late night thriller viewing
- dystopian movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel amateurish and unfocused, with a promising dystopian premise weakened by fragmented plotting, excessive trauma, and an uncertain continuation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The deadly thinning test and Governor Redding's campaign make educational assessment a mechanism of state control.
Blake is trapped in a secret underground work camp and forced through continuous trauma while seeking escape.
Blake's escape and search for Ellie run alongside Laina's exposure of corruption and opposition to the presidential campaign.
Blake's central storyline takes place in a secret underground work camp where failed students are enslaved.
Films like The Thinning: New World Order, and why
The Hunger Games
shared dystopian government control, youth resistance, and survival-thriller premise
The Maze Runner
shared authoritarian social engineering, adolescent protagonists, and rebellion against a controlled system
The Platform
shared underground confinement, institutional oppression, and escape-driven science fiction tension
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael J. Gallagher
- Release Date
- 2018-10-17
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (133)
Cast
- Logan Paul
- Peyton List
- Lia Marie Johnson
- Calum Worthy
- Charles Melton
- Michael Traynor
- Rome Flynn
- Laura Harring
- Matthew Glave
- Jana Gallagher
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- YouTube Premium
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Thinning: New World Order about?
- A hunted whistleblower and an enslaved student fight separate battles against the authoritarian system behind a deadly educational test.
- What is The Thinning: New World Order like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Thinning: New World Order as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Thinning: New World Order violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Thinning: New World Order as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Thinning: New World Order?
- Critics broadly found the sequel amateurish and unfocused, with a promising dystopian premise weakened by fragmented plotting, excessive trauma, and an uncertain continuation.
- Which films are like The Thinning: New World Order?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, and The Platform.
- How long is The Thinning: New World Order?
- The Thinning: New World Order runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Thinning: New World Order?
- In United States, The Thinning: New World Order streams on YouTube Premium.
