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The Hate U Give
2018
· Movie
· 133 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #876
- IMDb #1153
- Google retired #286
- Rotten Tomatoes #685
- Metacritic #1110
- Letterboxd #1488
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #157
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1596
- Metacritic Critics #612
- Metacritic Audience #2500
- Criticker #1265
- Kinopoisk #2543
- AlloCiné #463
- Trakt #92
Every rating
55–97
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 55, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97. Critics average 89, everyone else 76.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A sixteen-year-old girl navigates between her poor, predominantly Black neighborhood and the wealthy, mostly white prep school she attends. Her life is shattered when she witnesses a police officer fatally shoot her unarmed childhood best friend. She is thrust into the center of national attention and must find her voice to demand justice.
Details
- Director
- George Tillman Jr.
- Writer
- Audrey Wells
- Based on
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Studio
- Temple Hill Entertainment
- Released
- 19 October 2018
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $23.0M
- Box office
- $34.9M
- Awards
- 12 wins, 27 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 39 →12 wins from 39 nominations across 21 ceremonies
| Critics Choice Movie Awards 2019 | Best Young Performer | Amandla Stenberg | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2019 | Best Woman Screenwriter | Audrey Wells | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2019 | Best Screenplay, Adapted | Audrey Wells | Nominee |
| BET Awards 2019 | Best Movie | The Hate U Give | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2019 | Best Original Score | Dustin O'Halloran | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2019 | Best Actress | Amandla Stenberg | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Russell Hornsby | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2019 | Best Original or Adapted Song | "We Won't Move" by Arlissa | Nominee |
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Critics Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Young Performer | Amandla Stenberg | Nominee |
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Audrey Wells | Winner |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Amandla Stenberg | Winner |
| Best Picture | The Hate U Give | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Russell Hornsby | Winner |
| Best Performance by and Actress 23 or Under | Amandla Stenberg | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Breakout Performance | Amandla Stenberg | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Russell Hornsby | Winner |
Hamptons International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature | George Tillman Jr. | Winner |
| Breakthrough Artist | Amandla Stenberg | Winner |
NAACP Image Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Actress | Amandla Stenberg | Winner |
| Outstanding Ensemble Cast | The Cast of The Hate U Give | Nominee |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | The Hate U Give | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor | Russell Hornsby | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Regina Hall | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Woman Storyteller | Audrey Wells | Winner |
| Best Family Film | The Hate U Give | Nominee |
| Best Young Actress | Amandla Stenberg | Nominee |
| Josephine Baker Award | The Hate U Give | Nominee |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakout Actress | Amandla Stenberg | Winner |
Mill Valley Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Spotlight Award | Amandla Stenberg | Winner |
Black Reel Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Amandla Stenberg | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Dustin O'Halloran | Nominee |
| Best Original or Adapted Song | "We Won't Move" by Arlissa | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Russell Hornsby | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2 nominations
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Audrey Wells | Nominee |
| Best Woman Screenwriter | Audrey Wells | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Choice Drama Movie Actress | Amandla Stenberg | Nominee |
| Choice Movie - Drama | The Hate U Give | Nominee |
BET Awards
1 nomination
| Best Movie | The Hate U Give | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature - Drama | Yesi Ramirez, Tara Feldstein, Chase Paris | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema | George Tillman Jr., Audrey Wells | Nominee |
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Music Supervision for Films Budgeted Under $25 Million Dollars | Season Kent | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song - Feature Film | "We Won't Move" by Arlissa | Nominee |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a Movie | Amandla Stenberg | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Russell Hornsby | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Russell Hornsby | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Soundtrack | The Hate U Give | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Amandla Stenberg | Nominee |