Fast Color

2018, Sci-fi/Mystery & thriller, 1h 40m

88 Reviews 250+ Ratings

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A grounded superhero story with more on its mind than punching bad guys, Fast Color leaps over uneven execution with a singular Gugu Mbatha-Raw performance. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Hunted by mysterious forces, a young woman who has supernatural abilities must go on the run when her powers are discovered. With nowhere else to go, she flees back to her family and the farmhouse she abandoned long ago. There, while being pursued by the local sheriff, she begins to mend the broken relationships with her mother and daughter and learns that the power she needed was inside her all along.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (A Scene of Violence|Brief Strong Language)
  • Genre:
    Sci-fi, Mystery & thriller, Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Julia Hart
  • Producer:
    Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, Jordan Horowitz
  • Writer:
    Julia Hart, Jordan Horowitz
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $74.7K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Codeblack Films, Lionsgate Films

Cast & Crew

Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Ruth
Lorraine Toussaint
Lorraine Toussaint
Bo
Saniyya Sidney
Saniyya Sidney
Lila
David Strathairn
David Strathairn
Ellis
Christopher Denham
Christopher Denham
Bill
Hannah Kauffmann
Hannah Kauffmann
Tired Woman
Avery Akerson
Avery Akerson
Angela
Levi Martinez
Levi Martinez
Kid
Monique Straw
Monique Straw
Sheila
Ramona King
Ramona King
Nancy
Richard L. Olsen
Richard L. Olsen
Older Man
Jermaine Washington
Jermaine Washington
2nd Fireman
Ryan Begay
Ryan Begay
1st Fireman
Tasos Hernandez
Tasos Hernandez
Young Male Sheriff
Aliza Halm
Aliza Halm
Young Ruth
Julia Hart
Julia Hart
Director
Julia Hart
Julia Hart
Screenwriter
Jordan Horowitz
Jordan Horowitz
Screenwriter
Mickey Liddell
Mickey Liddell
Producer
Pete Shilaimon
Pete Shilaimon
Producer
Jordan Horowitz
Jordan Horowitz
Producer
Michael Glassman
Michael Glassman
Executive Producer
Jennifer Monroe
Jennifer Monroe
Executive Producer
Alison Semenza
Alison Semenza
Executive Producer
Michael Fimognari
Michael Fimognari
Cinematographer
Martin Pensa
Martin Pensa
Film Editing
Rob Simonsen
Rob Simonsen
Original Music
Gae S. Buckley
Gae S. Buckley
Production Design
James F. Oberlander
James F. Oberlander
Art Director
Patrick T. Cassidy
Patrick T. Cassidy
Set Decoration
Elizabeth Warn
Elizabeth Warn
Costume Design
Matthew Lessall
Matthew Lessall
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Critic Reviews for Fast Color

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Audience Reviews for Fast Color

  • Sep 12, 2020
    A restrained and impressively handled low-budget sci-fi that looks like the origins of something bigger (as the subsequent television adaptation may prove) but it's the very restraint and focus on mood that ultimately undoes it's potential. There's a good concept here and it's an empowering, female centric, superhero narrative but it's has pacing issues which make it feel like a slog sometimes. The good performances and sporadic inventive visuals, however, just about get it over the line.
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