Teenage mutants in a secret facility confront their terrifying powers and dark pasts, fighting for freedom.
Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Disney+.
What we could confirm fits a PG-13: a few tense moments and several jump scares.
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Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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