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The Darkest Minds

Genre
Sci-Fi
Rating
PG-13
Released
3 August, 2018
The Darkest Minds

The Darkest Minds is a 2018 American dystopian superhero film directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, and written by Chad Hodge, based on Alexandra Bracken's 2012 young adult novel of the same name. The film was produced by Shawn Levy and Dan Levine, and stars Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, Mandy Moore, and Gwendoline Christie, and follows a group of young kids and teenagers who are on the run from the government after mysteriously obtaining superpowers. On September 15, 2014, it was announced that 20th Century Fox had bought the rights to the novel and that Levy would produce the film through his 21 Laps Entertainment. Stenberg was cast two years later on September 26, 2016 and principal photography began in April 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. The film was released in the United States on August 3, 2018, by 20th Century Fox. It received negative reviews from critics, with criticisms towards its acting, direction, screenplay, and "lack of personality."

Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Produced by Shawn Levy, Dan Levine
Writer(s) Chad Hodge
Starring Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, Mandy Moore, Gwendoline Christie
Music Benjamin Wallfisch
Cinematography Kramer Morgenthau
Edited by Maryann Brandon
Production, company 21 Laps Entertainment, TSG Entertainment
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Released August 03, 2018
Running time 105 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $34 million
Box office $41.1 million

About The Darkest Minds

Based on Alexandra Bracken's novel of the same name, the thriller film centers on teenagers who form a resistance group while living in a world imprisoned by adults who fear everyone aged 18 and under.

Achievement of The Darkest Minds

The film shares producers with Stranger Things and the film Arrival

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Latest information about The Darkest Minds updated on July 28 2021.