Uglies

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Uglies

PG-13

2024

1h 40m

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Adventure

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In a futuristic world that imposes a cosmetic surgery at 16, Tally is eager for her turn to join the rest of society. But when a friend runs away, Tally embarks on a journey to save her that upends everything she thought she wanted.

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It's what's on the inside that counts, but unfortunately Uglies doesn't have much going on in there, either.

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Jacob Oller

AV Club

Even if Uglies was watchable, its tropes have been worn down to nubs and its themes wrung dry.

Rated: D-

Oct 25, 2024

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

It feels a bit infantile, never mind petty, to go looking for literary-theological heft in a project so clearly directed at the blushingly young, or to begrudge them an indulgence like Uglies.

Sep 19, 2024

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Robert Levin

Newsday

Should have stayed on the page.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 19, 2024

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Natasha Alvar

The Fiction Department

It’s ironic that Uglies is about valuing authenticity over the artificial when it is the most contrived, synthetic dystopian product to ever exist.

Rated: 1.5/5

Nov 26, 2024

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Karishma Dipa

Independent Online (South Africa)

If you are a fan of the “Hunger Games” franchise, you will love “Uglies”.

Nov 6, 2024

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Lee Zumpe

Tampa Bay Newspapers

The lack of immersive worldbuilding in “Uglies” prevents the viewer from fully identifying with any relatable societal issues.

Oct 28, 2024

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Eli D

I really enjoyed the movie, Divergents meets hunger games type of feel. I would love to see a second movie to wrap up the story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/25

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Ricci F

Me be like when I saw this: Oh, Hi! Welcome to my... well, my house, I guess. Anyways, I'm going to react to a movie called Uglies. People knew I liked the book, and so asked me to react to it, so here we go! 30 minutes later... Why??? Ooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... What I'm saying is, this movie was a disappointment to all fans of this book everywhere. Absolute horrible movie. 😡

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/10/25

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S R

Something to put on while you do chores. You can mindlessly watch cheesy plot points and chat about it with friends/housemates/partner etc. Pacing was okay, some characters sorta didn’t make complete sense, technology/hacking in the world is questionable… Would I recommend it? - If you are saving movies you actually wanna watch and want to watch/listen to a dystopian film in the background - it’s fine.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/09/25

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Cathy B

Has some great quotes and cool scenes. The ending was satisfying, the mystery of what’ll happen after her surgery. Will Tally meet with David again? Will they need her permission again or are they just going to try to reverse the cognitive effects from the surgery Also, the last scene from the movie, was so beautiful, it had me question just how evil Cable really is.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Bryan B

A ripoff of the matrix and a few other conform or die movies. Felt like a part 1, will not be watching part 2.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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Saniya R

I read the Uglies book series before watching this movie, and let’s say they both have different interpretations. I feel like this franchise overall is very stereotypical, where when you turn 16, you get a surgery and become “pretty.” I think you can kind of relate to this book, as it connects to the stereotypes in our society and how when you always focus on being “pretty” or “perfect”, it’s not good. This movie was okay, but there were some random scenes that happened with no prior dialogue. For example, Tally and David kissed even though there was no build up to it and there wasn’t any scenes that showed a love interest. If you liked the Hunger Games series, then you might enjoy this movie as it is similar to that franchise.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/25

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Synopsis

In a futuristic world that imposes a cosmetic surgery at 16, Tally is eager for her turn to join the rest of society. But when a friend runs away, Tally embarks on a journey to save her that upends everything she thought she wanted.

Director: McG
Producer: John Davis, Jordan Davis, McG, Robyn Meisinger, Dan Spilo, Mary Viola
Screenwriter: Jacob Forman, Vanessa Taylor, Whit Anderson
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: YRF Entertainment, Wonderland Pictures, Anonymous Content, Industry Entertainment, Davis Entertainment, Wonderland Sound and Vision
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 13, 2024
Runtime: 1h 40m

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