The Darkest Minds

"The ones who changed will change everything."

2018 1h 45m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 2,985

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After a disease kills 98% of America's children, the surviving 2% develop superpowers and are placed in internment camps. A 16-year-old girl escapes her camp and joins a group of other teens on the run from the government.

“The ones who changed will change everything.”

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Cast

Amandla Stenberg
Ruby Daly
Harris Dickinson
Liam Stewart
Patrick Gibson
Clancy Gray
Skylan Brooks
Charles 'Chubs' Meriwether
Mandy Moore
Cate Connor
Miyako
Suzume
Mark O'Brien
Rob Meadows
Gwendoline Christie
Lady Jane

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Writers: Thomas A. Nelson, Chad Hodge
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 8 years ago.

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CAST

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264+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, shot by Kramer Morgenthau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Benjamin Wallfisch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dean Zimmerman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Amandla Stenberg and Harris Dickinson and Patrick Gibson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The ones who changed will change everything.".

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IMDB entry: tt4073790 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jennifer Yuh Nelson directs. Kramer Morgenthau behind the camera. Benjamin Wallfisch scores. Dean Zimmerman cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 8 years ago.
2264+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
3Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, shot by Kramer Morgenthau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Benjamin Wallfisch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Dean Zimmerman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Amandla Stenberg and Harris Dickinson and Patrick Gibson carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The ones who changed will change everything.".
8IMDB entry: tt4073790 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kramer Morgenthau
Original score: Benjamin Wallfisch
Editing: Dean Zimmerman
Production design: Russell Barnes
Costume design: Mary Claire Hannan
Makeup / hair: Dena Gibson
VFX supervisor: Björn Mayer
Sound: Andy Nelson
Stunt coordinator: Jack Gill
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $34,000,000
Box office: $41,142,379
Return: 121% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Darkest Minds (2018)

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John Smith2018-10-04
Darkest Minds: Rainbow They grow slightly older and have kids. Some of those kids are new colours. I like purple. Purple is cool.
Gimly2019-01-20
★ 3/10
Really bad, the kind of thing that probably at least would have been commercially succesful about five years ago, but now? Ends up not only a box office lightweight, but also a failure of a story. Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible.

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