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The Darkest Minds

The Darkest Minds (2018)

The ones who changed will change everything.

Release:2018
Runtime:1h 45m
Country:United States
Director:Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureDrama
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Keywords

Based On Novel Or BookdystopiaSuper PowerChildren On The RunWoman DirectorBased On Young Adult Novel
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The Darkest Minds rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.7/10· 40K votes
Rotten Tomatoes15%
Metacritic39%
TMDb7.019/10· 3K votes

With 15% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.7/10 on IMDb and 39/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About The Darkest Minds

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.

Cast of The Darkest Minds

  • Amandla Stenberg

    Amandla Stenberg

    as Ruby Daly

  • Harris Dickinson

    Harris Dickinson

    as Liam Stewart

  • Patrick Gibson

    Patrick Gibson

    as Clancy Gray

  • Skylan Brooks

    Skylan Brooks

    as Charles 'Chubs' Meriwether

  • Mandy Moore

    Mandy Moore

    as Cate Connor

  • Miyako

    Miyako

    as Suzume

  • Mark O'Brien

    Mark O'Brien

    as Rob Meadows

  • Gwendoline Christie

    Gwendoline Christie

    as Lady Jane

  • Grace DeAmicis

    Grace DeAmicis

    as Grace Somerfield

  • Faye Foley

    Faye Foley

    as Sam Dahl

  • Wallace Langham

    Wallace Langham

    as Dr. Viceroy

  • Golden Brooks

    Golden Brooks

    as Molly Daly

The Darkest Minds facts

Budget
$34M
Box office
$41.1M

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Young adult dystopia explores teenage empowerment themes
  • •Superpowered characters create action-driven adventure narrative
  • •On-the-run scenario builds suspenseful survival atmosphere

What the audience disliked

  • •Choppy pacing undermines character relationship development
  • •Familiar YA tropes lack originality or fresh perspective

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