Teenagers grapple with newfound powers, spiraling into a gritty, darkly comic, and intimate descent.
Tense, with dark satire. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
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Brutal violence, which is more than most PG-13 titles carry. Beyond that, some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the violence.
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Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.
No. Brace yourself.
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