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The Darkest Minds

2018 · 105 min · Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson ★ IMDb 5.7 · 41,097 ratings

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After a disease killed 98% of children and young people in the United States, the 2% who managed to survive have developed superpowers, but have been locked in internment camps after being declared a threat. 16-year-old, Ruby, manages to escape from her camp and joins a group of teenagers fleeing government forces.

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Emotional fingerprint

The Darkest Minds (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 28%, Tension 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope12%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Inspiration. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 5.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Love

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Love

Tension
Sadness
Love
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 38 %, then peaks around 78 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness70 %62 %58 %28 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension76 %71 %53 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension76 %75 %32 %9 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension74 %74 %19 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Tension71 %69 %18 %9 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Hope63 %50 %25 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Love57 %34 %30 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Hope55 %28 %19 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Hope60 %29 %29 %33 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Sadness71 %43 %50 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Tension71 %46 %38 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Hope68 %35 %33 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Sadness64 %35 %48 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 71′Love65 %50 %49 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 76′Tension80 %74 %44 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension85 %83 %43 %30 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Tension79 %61 %53 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 92′Love80 %34 %68 %70 %
92.5 %≈ 97′Sadness82 %22 %72 %68 %
97.5 %≈ 102′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Icarus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Amandla Stenberg

Ruby Daly

Harris Dickinson

Liam Stewart

PG
Patrick Gibson

Clancy Gray

SB
Skylan Brooks

Charles 'Chubs' Meriwether

M
Miyako

Suzume

Mark O'Brien

Rob Meadows

GD
Grace DeAmicis

Grace Somerfield

FF
Faye Foley

Sam Dahl

Wallace Langham

Dr. Viceroy

GB
Golden Brooks

Molly Daly

SR
Sammi Rotibi

Paul Daly

MM
McCarrie McCausland

Mike

LS
Logan Siu

Hayes

EA
Ethan Alexander McGee

Teenage Boy

LJ
Lidya Jewett

Young Ruby Daly

Wade Williams

The Captain

DS
Drew Scheid

Arguing Kid

Details

Directed by
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Written by
Chad Hodge, Alexandra Bracken
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.7 · 41,097 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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