Divergent

2014, Sci-fi/Action, 2h 20m

238 Reviews 100,000+ Ratings

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With an adherence to YA formula that undercuts its individualistic message, Divergent opens its planned trilogy in disappointingly predictable fashion. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) lives in a futuristic world in which society is divided into five factions. As each person enters adulthood, he or she must choose a faction and commit to it for life. Tris chooses Dauntless -- those who pursue bravery above all else. However, her initiation leads to the discovery that she is a Divergent and will never be able to fit into just one faction. Warned that she must conceal her status, Tris uncovers a looming war which threatens everyone she loves.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (Some Sensuality|Intense Violence and Action|Thematic Elements)
  • Genre:
    Sci-fi, Action, Adventure
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Neil Burger
  • Producer:
    Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Pouya Shahbazian
  • Writer:
    Evan Daugherty, Vanessa Taylor
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $150.8M
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  • Distributor:
    Lionsgate Films, Summit Entertainment
  • Sound Mix:
    Datasat, Dolby Digital
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Cast & Crew

Shailene Woodley
Tris Prior
Theo James
Four
Ashley Judd
Natalie
Jai Courtney
Eric
Ray Stevenson
Marcus
Zoë Kravitz
Christina
Miles Teller
Peter
Tony Goldwyn
Andrew
Ansel Elgort
Caleb
Maggie Q
Tori
Mekhi Phifer
Max
Kate Winslet
Jeanine
Ben Lloyd-Hughes
Will
Christian Madsen
Al
Amy Newbold
Molly
Ben Lamb
Edward
Neil Burger
Director
Evan Daugherty
Screenwriter
Vanessa Taylor
Screenwriter
Douglas Wick
Producer
Lucy Fisher
Producer
Pouya Shahbazian
Producer
John J. Kelly
Executive Producer
Valerie Chow
Executive Producer
Alwin H. Kuchler
Cinematographer
Richard Francis-Bruce
Film Editing
Nancy Richardson
Film Editing
Junkie XL
Original Music
Andy Nicholson
Production Design
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.
Art Director
Anne Kuljian
Set Decoration
Carlo Poggiolo
Costume Design
Mary Vernieu
Casting
Venus Kanani
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Critic Reviews for Divergent

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Audience Reviews for Divergent

  • May 20, 2016
    Not bad for YA rehash.
    _kelly . Super Reviewer
  • Mar 30, 2016
    Yes! A new movie based on some weird young adult novel. And honestly, this movie doesn't really anything new to the genre. This movie is actually incredibly boring and uninteresting. I did never read these books so I don't know how much is directly adapted, but I know that it's incredibly sloppy written and really slow paced at some points in the movie. However, the performances in the movie are actually enjoyable almost all-over. Shailene Woodley is pretty good as Tris, while Kate Winslet kills it as the villain in the movie.
    Lasse G Super Reviewer
  • Feb 20, 2015
    Didn't even make it past the opening exposition. That level of stupidity is beyond me.
    Marcus W Super Reviewer
  • Feb 09, 2015
    Was surprisingly entertained by this lab experiment mashing up The Hunger Games, Twilight, and other random young adult fiction. I hear they're making a sequel? Might check it out despite not caring where the characters really go barring some nude scenes.
    Patrick W Super Reviewer
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