Fortunately, Stenberg is genuinely appealing, mixing vulnerability with flashes of her powers. She’s afraid ... the movie’s ambitions, “The Darkest Minds” ultimately proves pretty drab ...

When a generation of kids develops superpowers, the government embarks on a massive campaign to detain them and suppress their powers — so begins The Darkest Minds trilogy by Alexandra Bracken.

Despite its PG-13 rating, “The Darkest Minds” would have been one of the darkest teen fantasy thrillers ever made — if not for all the other dark teen fantasy thrillers out there these days.

Kids under the age of 18 are being persecuted by adults for their special powers in “The Darkest Minds ,” an adaptation of book one of Alexandra Bracken’s young adult trilogy that’s about ...

Learn all about those challenges, and the characters’ special powers, in the video above. “The Darkest Minds” hits theaters Friday.

20th Century Fox is hoping The Darkest Minds, based on the first book in a ... while those who survived developed powers and abilities. Ruby (Amandla Stenberg) is one of those and has escaped ...

Fortunately, Stenberg is genuinely appealing, mixing vulnerability with flashes of her powers. She’s afraid ... the movie’s ambitions, “The Darkest Minds” ultimately proves pretty drab ...

Fortunately, Stenberg is genuinely appealing, mixing vulnerability with flashes of her powers. She's afraid ... within the movie's ambitions, "The Darkest Minds" ultimately proves pretty drab ...