Divergent
Seen it?2014 | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It was a solid box office hit and it's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had middling reviews (41% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved The Hunger Games: Catching Fire or The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Mind-bending.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
In a world divided into factions based on personality types, Tris learns that she's been classified as Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
41% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
6 wins and 10 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$289 million worldwide on a $85 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 526K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Neil Burger
- Shailene WoodleyTris
- Theo JamesFour
- Ashley JuddNatalie
- Jai CourtneyEric
- Ray StevensonMarcus
- Zoë KravitzChristina
- Miles TellerPeter
- Tony GoldwynAndrew
- Ansel ElgortCaleb
- Maggie QTori