The New Mutants

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The New Mutants

PG-13

2020

1h 34m

Fantasy

Horror

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Five teenage mutants -- Mirage, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Sunspot and Magik -- undergo treatments at a secret institution that will cure them of their dangerous powers. Invited by Dr. Cecilia Reyes to share their stories, their memories soon turn into terrifying realities as they start to question why they're being held and who's trying to destroy them.

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Critics Consensus

Rendering a list of potentially explosive ingredients mostly inert, The New Mutants is a franchise spinoff that's less than the sum of its super-powered parts.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

You know what? It's nowhere near the disaster you'd probably imagine.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 22, 2020

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A.A. Dowd

AV Club

Even a mangled bit of Whedonese about a toad struck by lightning could benefit a superhero story this starved for character.

Rated: C

Nov 20, 2020

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

The concept behind The New Mutants is a solid, intriguing one that could've reinvigorated the familiar origin superhero story. Instead, Boone opts for genericism, ending the X-Men franchise with an angsty-teen whimper.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 17, 2020

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Louis Skye (Ronita Roy Mohan)

Stereo Geeks (Podcast)

It's not a bad film. It's just boring. It doesn't try to push any boundaries. The only area where they did something different was with the relationship between Dani and Rahne, but aside from that, the story is very limited in its scope.

Oct 15, 2025

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

Josh Boone and Knate Lee deliver a reasonably entertaining screenplay out of the generic zone of the superhero genre, packed with detailed character development and decent horror sequences, especially having in mind the low budget.

Rated: B-

Jul 24, 2023

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Kate Boyle

InSession Film

The New Mutants is an interesting film. I both liked and disliked it, either way, I would definitely watch it again. Anya Taylor-Joy was a clear standout...

Rated: C+

Mar 8, 2023

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Dallis

one of the worst movies I've ever seen..

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/23

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Tony J

Slow to start, but ramped up the excitement as movie went along. Looking forward to the next step.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/16/21

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alexandra r

Did not have as much action as I would want but still watchable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/09/21

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Richard B

Could have been more action. The whole movie takes place in one place. Needed more locations. The little actions scenes it has are pretty good though.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/30/21

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April

Too slow. Needed more action.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/31/21

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Steven

It was long and boring. Action was limited to almost NONE. Action scenes were good ( whenever you had an action scene). It was predictable and a waste of money and time.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/31/21

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Anya Taylor-Joy

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Synopsis

Five teenage mutants -- Mirage, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Sunspot and Magik -- undergo treatments at a secret institution that will cure them of their dangerous powers. Invited by Dr. Cecilia Reyes to share their stories, their memories soon turn into terrifying realities as they start to question why they're being held and who's trying to destroy them.

Director: Josh Boone
Producer: Simon Kinberg, Karen Rosenfelt, Lauren Shuler Donner
Screenwriter: Josh Boone, Knate Lee
Distributor: 20th Century Studios
Production Co: Sunswept Entertainment, Kinberg Genre
Rating: PG-13 (Some Strong Language|Some Disturbing/Bloody Images|Suggestive Material|Thematic Elements|Violent Content)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 28, 2020, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 10, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.9M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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