The Hate U Give

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The Hate U Give

PG-13

Released Oct 19, 2018

2h 13m

Crime

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Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds -- the poor, mostly black neighborhood where she lives and the wealthy, mostly white prep school that she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is soon shattered when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend at the hands of a police officer. Facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and decide to stand up for what's right.

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Critics Consensus

Led by a breakout turn from Amandla Stenberg, the hard-hitting The Hate U Give emphatically proves the YA genre has room for much more than magic and romance.

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Cate Young

Bitch Media

Throughout ( ... ) Starr's choices are rooted in her desire to maintain her dual identities. She stifles righteous rage and ignores threats ( ... ) in order to ( ... ) survive.

Mar 6, 2019

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

It has a long way to go and every minute of it is worth watching.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 8, 2019

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

The Hate U Give features a strong and incredibly moving performance from Amandla Stenberg, who never holds anything back from the audience and never overplays a moment. She's a star in the making.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 31, 2019

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Maia Rose

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

[The Hate U Give] is a faithful adaptation of a powerful book that will hopefully make you want to change the world.

Rated: 10/10

Jan 21, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

George Tillman Jr. works with a lot of moving parts and manages them with an able hand.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 21, 2022

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David Reddish

Queerty

The Hate U Give isnt always an easy pill to swallow by design: Tillman and Wells want to start a conversation. They succeed in their intentions, creating one of the best films of the past decade, and a showcase for Stenberg.

Rated: 4/4

Mar 20, 2022

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Chris N

A movie who's sole purpose is to raise social division, not awareness. Should never have been made.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/25

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Sean G

The Hate U Give (2018) is a phenomenal movie it really has very heavy themes to make us think about our actions in life and it's just as impactful as the book everyone did a great job in this movie I loved every second of it 10/10 I highly recommend watching it 👏

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/13/24

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Cary J

This film butchered a great book and twisted all of the important parts.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/25/24

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Andrew s

Below average movie. Bad acting. Played out cliches

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/23/24

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Paul V

The Movie is solid with many interest views in the view of poc. But the end was to happy for this heavy Story and the plot with the friend wich had feel Was happended to Star was bad.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/19/24

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Brian M

Pure Racial division bullshit.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/24

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Synopsis

Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds -- the poor, mostly black neighborhood where she lives and the wealthy, mostly white prep school that she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is soon shattered when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend at the hands of a police officer. Facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and decide to stand up for what's right.

Director: George Tillman Jr.
Producer: Robert Teitel, George Tillman Jr., Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey
Screenwriter: Audrey Wells
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Fox 2000 Pictures, Temple Hill Entertainment, State Street Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Drug Material|Mature Thematic Elements|Some Violent Content)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 19, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 8, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $29.6M
Runtime: 2h 13m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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