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The New Mutants

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36% Tomatometer 137 Reviews 55% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Verified Ratings
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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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) 11/22/2020
3/5
You know what? It's nowhere near the disaster you'd probably imagine. Go to Full Review
A.A. Dowd AV Club 11/20/2020
C
Even a mangled bit of Whedonese about a toad struck by lightning could benefit a superhero story this starved for character. Go to Full Review
Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting 11/17/2020
2/5
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. Go to Full Review
Louis Skye (Ronita Roy Mohan) Stereo Geeks (Podcast) Oct 15
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. Go to Full Review
Manuel São Bento MSB Reviews 07/24/2023
B-
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. Go to Full Review
Kate Boyle InSession Film 03/08/2023
C+
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... Go to Full Review
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Dallis 04/15/2023 one of the worst movies I've ever seen.. See more Tony J 07/16/2021 Slow to start, but ramped up the excitement as movie went along. Looking forward to the next step. See more alexandra r 07/09/2021 Did not have as much action as I would want but still watchable. See more Richard B 11/27/2020 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. See more April 11/19/2020 Too slow. Needed more action. See more Steven 11/17/2020 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. See more Read all reviews
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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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