Fast Color

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Fast Color

PG-13

2019

1h 40m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Hunted by mysterious forces, a young woman who has supernatural abilities must go on the run when her powers are discovered. With nowhere else to go, she flees back to her family and the farmhouse she abandoned long ago. There, while being pursued by the local sheriff, she begins to mend the broken relationships with her mother and daughter and learns that the power she needed was inside her all along.

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Critics Consensus

A grounded superhero story with more on its mind than punching bad guys, Fast Color leaps over uneven execution with a singular Gugu Mbatha-Raw performance.

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Justin Chang

FilmWeek (LAist)

09/27/2019

A terrific movie that juggles several different genres with enormous skill and economy.

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Soraya Nadia McDonald

Andscape

04/27/2019

Fast Color is an exceptional, poetic ride that cries out for further exploration.

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Valerie Complex

The Mary Sue

04/24/2019

3/5

At the core, this compelling cast of women holds the film together with their empathetic, earnest performances.

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Aaron Charles

InSession Film

05/10/2024

B-

This is an ambitious project from director Julia Hart, who is a talented artist in her own right. There’s a lot here to like, and you can see the pieces of an incredible film here...

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Greg Carlson

Vague Visages

11/08/2023

In Fast Color, cast members bring warmth and empathy to their roles. David Strathairn is a welcome presence in a key supporting part.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/20/2022

4.5/5

Beautifully conceived both narratively and visually; thematically rich and full of inspiration. This is a film truly worth championing, and I’m happy to do so.

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Gail TheWriterStuff J

@Thewriterstuff May 24

Very original story. Not the ending I was hoping for though.

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Daisuke S

@Kaseiuchi Feb 7

The screenplay feels thin and poorly balanced. While the family’s history is explained in sufficient detail, the depiction of the antagonist is extremely vague. It seems to gesture toward some form of state power, but too much is left to the viewer’s imagination. Visually, the film is mostly confined to flat landscapes and domestic spaces. There is a mild lift in the second half, but overall it remains dull. The four actors portraying the family each have strong presence and are genuinely compelling, which only highlights how little weight or clarity the "enemy" is given. Poetic films with less information can work, but poetic imagery requires a careful balance—one where sparse details still feel enough to explain the whole. Here, that balance is missing.

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Kyle M

@RT77296778 Feb 6

Treads then simplistically amazes for its visuals emotionally accompanied by unexpected resonance exceptionally performed, particularly Mbatha-Raw’s being distressfully heartening, across Julia Hart’s rurally grounded storytelling in the genre. (B+)

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Noel L

@RT15930389 Nov 9

This feels very familiar and done before, but I just can't put my finger on it

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Ben N

@Bneffer Oct 19

Different. I wish they took a few more risks, especially at the end. But overall I really liked the film, and Gugu is spectacular as always.

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Korra N

@RT88131552 07/19/2025

Beautiful direction, stark cinematography & outstanding performances elevate a pretty standard script into something more poignant & profound.

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Synopsis

Hunted by mysterious forces, a young woman who has supernatural abilities must go on the run when her powers are discovered. With nowhere else to go, she flees back to her family and the farmhouse she abandoned long ago. There, while being pursued by the local sheriff, she begins to mend the broken relationships with her mother and daughter and learns that the power she needed was inside her all along.

Director: Julia Hart
Producer: Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, Jordan Horowitz
Screenwriter: Julia Hart, Jordan Horowitz
Distributor: Lionsgate Films, Codeblack Films
Production Co: LD Entertainment, Lionsgate, Original Headquarters
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language|A Scene of Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 19, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 18, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $74.7K
Runtime: 1h 40m