The Darkest Minds

Release Date: Friday, August 3, 2018 Nationwide

Amandla Stenberg, Gwendoline Christie, Harris Dickinson, Shawn Levy, Mandy Moore, Dan Levine, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Mark O'Brien, Chad Hodge, Catherine Dyer, Golden Brooks, Skylan Brooks, Patrick Gibson, Wallace Langham

A 16-year-old with telekinetic powers escapes camp and joins a group of teens on the run from the government.

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A 16-year-old with telekinetic powers escapes camp and joins a group of teens on the run from the government.

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Plot
When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. Sixteen-year-old Ruby, one of the most powerful young people anyone has encountered, escapes her camp and joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven. Soon this newfound family realizes that, in a world in which the adults in power have betrayed them, running is not enough and they must wage a resistance, using their collective power to take back control of their future.
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Action Drama Sci-Fi Teen Adaptation

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The film's director Jennifer Yuh Nelson last directed Kung Fu Panda 3 and Kung Fu Panda 2. The film's writer Chad Hodge last wrote Single All The Way.

Screenwriter
Producers
Dan Levine
Shawn Levy

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Tagline
It's time to change our world.
Also known as
Mentes Sombrias

Language
English

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Key Facts

  • Jennifer Yuh Nelson, best known for helming the Kung Fu Panda movies, is making her live-action directorial debut (9/29/16).
  • Based on the young adult novel of the same name.

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Release Dates

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The Darkest Minds was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, August 3, 2018 . There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including The Spy Who Dumped Me, Disney's Christopher Robin and Death of a Nation.



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