The anticipated adaptation of the young adult dystopian novel “Uglies” was watched 20 million times in its first three days on Netflix and debuted at No. 2 on the streamers most-watched list despite ...

When adapting a book to screen, there are almost inevitably going to be changes; sometimes they’re major, and sometimes they’re minor. “Uglies” had a bit of both, but according to director McG, he ...

Millennial book lovers may remember Uglies, a best-selling series about a dystopian world where every human is considered “ugly” until they get beautifying plastic surgery at the age of 16. Now, ...

Joey King’s new Netflix film may be called “Uglies,” but yes, director McG is aware that every single actor in it is objectively attractive. And yes, he and his team cast it that way for a reason.

Scott Westerfeld's dystopian sci-fi novel Uglies is a rare sort of book. Not only is it an engaging read, but the moral lessons it imparts also earned it a spot on many high school English class ...

Netflix original movies have largely moved from being bizarre little tales that turn into juggernauts and happen to star A-listers to movies that are planned as A-lister Mad Libs-style gatherings ...

“Don’t trust anyone over 16” might have been the tag line for “Uglies,” which is a profoundly adolescent exercise in ways both good and bad. The heroes are teenagers, the ideals are noble, the system ...

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USA, — In Netflix’s bar-lowering YA fantasy–drama “Uglies,” childhoods are spent in a boarding school-type facility that looks suspiciously like a prison, though the kids inside don’t know any better.

Per Netflix, Uglies takes place in “a futuristic world that imposes a cosmetic surgery at 16.” Its main character, Tally (played by Joey) “is eager to join the rest of society. But when a friend runs ...

When adapting a book to screen, there are almost inevitably going to be changes; sometimes they’re major, and sometimes they’re minor. “Uglies” had a bit of both, but according to director McG, he ...