Uglies is a 2024 American science fiction drama film directed by McG and written by Jacob Forman, Vanessa Taylor, and Whit Anderson. Based on the novel Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, the plot centers around a future post-apocalyptic dystopian society. The film stars Joey King, Keith Powers, Chase Stokes, Brianne Tju, Jan Luis Castellanos, Charmie Lee, and Laverne Cox. It was released by Netflix on September 13, 2024. In 2006, a feature film adaptation of Uglies was announced to be in development when 20th Century Fox purchased the film rights to the novel, with John Davis attached as producer. In September 2020, the project re-entered development with Joey King signing on to star in the lead role as Tally Youngblood and serve as executive producer for the film. King signed onto the project, after previously being a fan of the Uglies novels. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 21% of 24 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.3/10. The website’s consensus reads: “It’s what’s on the inside that counts, but unfortunately Uglies doesn’t have much going on in there, either.” Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 34 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating “generally unfavorable” reviews.
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