The Hate U Give (2018)
Two worlds. One voice. No going back.
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The Hate U Give rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.5/10· 43K votes
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic81%
TMDb8.081/10· 2K votesWith 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.5/10 on IMDb and 81/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About The Hate U Give
Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.
Cast of The Hate U Give
Amandla Stenberg
as Starr Carter
Regina Hall
as Lisa Carter
Russell Hornsby
as Maverick Carter
KJ Apa
as Chris Bryant
Common
as Uncle Carlos
Anthony Mackie
as King
Algee Smith
as Khalil Harris
Lamar Johnson
as Seven Carter
Issa Rae
as April Ofrah
Sabrina Carpenter
as Hailey Grant
TJ Wright
as Sekani Carter
Dominique Fishback
as Kenya
The Hate U Give facts
- Budget
- $23M
- Box office
- $34.9M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Social commentary feels relevant and integrated within compelling character arcs
- •Young adult adaptation transcends genre limitations through earnest storytelling approach
- •Generational themes resonate authentically capturing modern activism sensibilities powerfully
What the audience disliked
- •Some sequences simplify complex social issues into convenient narrative moments
- •Police dynamics occasionally veer toward melodrama undermining realistic tension
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