Divergent


Divergent

Overview:

In a world divided into factions based on personality types, Tris learns that she's been classified as Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.

Votes 4614 (6.9/10)

Runtime: 139 minutes

Release Date 2014-03-14

Budget: $85,000,000.00

Revenue: $288,747,895.00

Website: Link

Tagline: What makes you different makes you dangerous.

Production company:

  • Summit Entertainment
  • Red Wagon Entertainment

Production country:

  • United States of America

Genres:

  • Adventure
  • Action
  • Science Fiction

Trailer

Further Information

Beatrice "Tris" Prior
Shailene Woodley
Shailene Woodley
Tobias "Four" Eaton
Theo James
Theo James
Jeanine Matthews
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Peter Hayes
Miles Teller
Miles Teller
Marcus Eaton
Ray Stevenson
Ray Stevenson
Tori Wu
Maggie Q
Maggie Q
Christina
Zoë Kravitz
Zoë Kravitz
Caleb Prior
Ansel Elgort
Ansel Elgort
Eric Coulter
Jai Courtney
Jai Courtney
Natalie Prior
Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd
Andrew Prior
Tony Goldwyn
Tony Goldwyn
Max
Mekhi Phifer
Mekhi Phifer
Will
Ben Lloyd-Hughes
Ben Lloyd-Hughes
Al
Christian Madsen
Christian Madsen
Molly Atwood
Amy Newbold
Amy Newbold
Sam Robertson
Parker Mack
Parker Mack
Dauntless
Brandon Cyrus
Brandon Cyrus
Erudite Teacher
Janet Ulrich Brooks
Janet Ulrich Brooks
Dauntless Patrol #4
Yasmine Aker
Yasmine Aker
Crying Abnegation (uncredited)
Nathan Geist
Nathan Geist
Abnegation Child (uncredited)
Jaiden Hidalgo
Jaiden Hidalgo
Director
Neil Burger
Neil Burger
Screenplay
Vanessa Taylor
Vanessa Taylor
Producer
Douglas Wick
Douglas Wick
Producer
Lucy Fisher
Lucy Fisher
Producer
Pouya Shahbazian
Pouya Shahbazian
Novel
Veronica Roth
Veronica Roth
Music
Junkie XL
Junkie XL
Director of Photography
Alwin H. Kuchler
Alwin H. Kuchler
Editor
Richard Francis-Bruce
Richard Francis-Bruce
Editor
Nancy Richardson
Nancy Richardson
Casting
Venus Kanani
Venus Kanani
Casting
Mary Vernieu
Mary Vernieu
Production Design
Andy Nicholson
Andy Nicholson
Art Direction
Andrew Max Cahn
Andrew Max Cahn
Art Direction
Chris Cleek
Chris Cleek
Art Direction
A. Todd Holland
A. Todd Holland
Set Decoration
Anne Kuljian
Anne Kuljian
Costume Design
Carlo Poggioli
Carlo Poggioli
Makeup Department Head
Brad Wilder
Brad Wilder
Propmaker
Sean Richard Budde
Sean Richard Budde
Leadman
Joseph Conenna
Joseph Conenna
Set Designer
Cosmas A. Demetriou
Cosmas A. Demetriou
Property Master
Brad Einhorn
Brad Einhorn
Art Department Coordinator
Cindy Ichikawa
Cindy Ichikawa
Assistant Art Director
Tammy S. Lee
Tammy S. Lee
Set Designer
Richard Reynolds
Richard Reynolds
Set Designer
Marco Rubeo
Marco Rubeo
Construction Coordinator
Anthony Syracuse
Anthony Syracuse
Set Designer
David Tennenbaum
David Tennenbaum
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Shayna Brown
Shayna Brown
Dialogue Editor
Michael Hertlein
Michael Hertlein
Sound Effects Editor
Eric Hoehn
Eric Hoehn
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Keller
Michael Keller
Foley
Gary Marullo
Gary Marullo
Sound Designer
Dror Mohar
Dror Mohar
Dialogue Editor
Margit Pfeiffer
Margit Pfeiffer
Dialogue Editor
Frederick H. Stahly
Frederick H. Stahly
Supervising Sound Editor
Wylie Stateman
Wylie Stateman
Boom Operator
Kevin J. Summers
Kevin J. Summers
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jim Berney
Jim Berney
Visual Effects Supervisor
Patrick Finley
Patrick Finley
Visual Effects Producer
Sarah Swick
Sarah Swick
Lighting Artist
Emerito Trevino
Emerito Trevino
Stunt Coordinator
Colin Follenweider
Colin Follenweider
Costume Supervisor
Valerie Zielonka
Valerie Zielonka
Color Timer
George Chavez
George Chavez
Music Editor
Adam Milo Smalley
Adam Milo Smalley
Music Editor
Sam Zeines
Sam Zeines
Transportation Captain
Jon Gustafsson
Jon Gustafsson
Transportation Captain
Ryan Herem
Ryan Herem
Script Supervisor
Valeria Migliassi Collins
Valeria Migliassi Collins
Location Manager
Julie Hannum
Julie Hannum
Dialect Coach
Susan Hegarty
Susan Hegarty
Studio Teachers
Jill S. Litwin
Jill S. Litwin
Dialect Coach
Tanera Marshall
Tanera Marshall
Location Manager
James R. McAllister
James R. McAllister
Studio Teachers
Lisa Nichols
Lisa Nichols
Thanks
Dominic Charles Ferris
Dominic Charles Ferris
Thanks
Bill Reilly
Bill Reilly
Visual Effects Producer
Greg Baxter
Greg Baxter
Supervising Art Director
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.
Camera Operator
Michael Burgess
Michael Burgess
Camera Operator
Matthew Moriarty
Matthew Moriarty
Second Unit Cinematographer
Jake Polonsky
Jake Polonsky
Camera Operator
Christopher Rejano
Christopher Rejano
Camera Operator
Martin Schaer
Martin Schaer
Camera Operator
David J. Thompson
David J. Thompson
Helicopter Camera
John Trapman
John Trapman
Helicopter Camera
Hans Bjerno
Hans Bjerno
Steadicam Operator
Matthew Moriarty
Matthew Moriarty
Still Photographer
Jaap Buitendijk
Jaap Buitendijk
Underwater Camera
Peter Zuccarini
Peter Zuccarini
Additional Camera
Joe 'Jody' Williams
Joe 'Jody' Williams
Camera Technician
Dane Bjerno
Dane Bjerno
Makeup Artist
Alejandra Ford
Alejandra Ford
Makeup Artist
Suzi Ostos
Suzi Ostos
Hairstylist
Gloria Pasqua Casny
Gloria Pasqua Casny
Hairstylist
Tony Mirante
Tony Mirante
Hairstylist
Jules Holdren
Jules Holdren
Makeup Effects
Kevin Haney
Kevin Haney
Set Costumer
Annalisa Adams
Annalisa Adams
Set Costumer
Rocio Estrada Blackwell
Rocio Estrada Blackwell
Set Costumer
Gia Jimenez
Gia Jimenez
Set Costumer
Jamie Rush
Jamie Rush
Set Costumer
Victor H. Soto
Victor H. Soto
Set Costumer
Katherine Wright
Katherine Wright
Digital Intermediate
Eileen Godoy
Eileen Godoy
Digital Intermediate
Amy Pawlowski
Amy Pawlowski
First Assistant Editor
Toby Francis-Bruce
Toby Francis-Bruce
Rigging Gaffer
Chris Mulsoff
Chris Mulsoff
Gaffer
Dan Riffel
Dan Riffel
Compositors
Brian N. Bentley
Brian N. Bentley
Stunts
Karin Silvestri
Karin Silvestri
Screenplay
Evan Daugherty
Evan Daugherty
Stunts
Spencer Stone
Spencer Stone

Per Gunnar Jonsson

I should probably mention right away that I have not read the book-trilogy that this movie is based on. Given the content matter I might actually have liked the books. The movie? Well to me the movie was a rather mediocre one. As the blurb states the story is set in a dystopian future but we do not really get to know how they got there except the standard explanation that “there was a war”. The world is a bizarre mixture of primitive post-apocalypse living and modern, futuristic tech. The division of people into factions…well to me it felt pretty dumb to begin with and the idea that some people could not possibly fit into more than one faction was absolutely ludicrous to me. How the hell was it supposed to keep peace by deliberately factioning people against each other? Okay, trying to get over these gripes, what about the rest of the movie. Well it was okayish I guess. It did give me the same feeling as when reading a young-adult book and I would say that this movie is most suitable for a younger audience. The story is rather predictable. There is the initial training part where Tris of course gets a few friends and in particular befriends one of her tutors. Not surprisingly there is also the obligatory jerk. The one thing that makes the movie a bit out of the ordinary are the induced dream sequences which are not too bad. Later in the movie Tris starts to discover the plot of the bad guys and of course goes off to save the day. Again these part are simple and predictable. The ease by which Tris and a few of her friends manages to infiltrate the lab/headquarters of the baddies is rather unbelievable. It of course helps that it seems like it is only the good guys who can shoot straight or fight worth a damned with a few occasional exceptions when the script calls for it. The movie is, as far as I understand it, based only on the first book in the trilogy so it is perhaps not very surprising that it ends with a lot of loose ends but, for Christ sake, they fight their way to stop the plot, taking down a lot of people on their way, and then they leave the chief mastermind of this despicable plot lying unconscious but alive on the floor just taking off. That just felt dumb! It is not a bad bad movie but I do not understand the high ratings some people seem to give it.

Vincent

Remedial Dystopia I'm not a big fan of YA lit. Nothing like it when I was young. I grew up with Kesey, Huxley, Salinger, Dickens and The Who. I probably would have liked a steady diet of teen vampires and young dystopians. I would have loved my comic book heroes on the big screen in 3D. And video games and smart phones and search engines. Oh to be a millenial! I was introduced to a truckload of Young Adult Lit during English Ed studies and found myself wanting to read _Catcher in the Rye_ all over again. There was just something really amateurish and disposable about these novellas. Like the authors weren't fully-developed writers. Nor am I all that interested in movies adapted from these novels, unless they are packed with talent (_The Hunger Games_), or star someone I just can't get enough of. That someone at the moment is Shailene Woodley. A young woman who is just oozing talent. She has that authentic, subdued strain of self-consciousness, it makes you forget she's in a movie. In fact, her focus seems to come so unassumingly natural I wonder if she even knows she's in a movie. I watched _The Fault in Our Stars_, The Spectacular Now and _Divergent_ in succession. _Divergent_ is getting short-changed by the same critics who praise _The Hunger Games_. Yes, it's simplistic, essentially a shallow allegory. Factions representing classes, institutions and vocations. The coercion of the Dauntless by the Erudite as a military coup. And rebellious adolescents as heroic Divergents. But if this gets kids even remotely interested in politics and the social sciences, I'm all for it. I'd prefer this to bare-chested werewolves and forest warfare. Then again, there's no defending _Divergent_ if it weren't for Woodley's splendid presence. Her inner strength mixing in with her vulnerability. She provides the suspense, as we are always awaiting her next reaction. Makes me wonder how she'll develop in the years to come? As well as Kate Winslow has I'm sure.

Andres Gomez

Well, it seems we needed a clone of The Hunger Games because, you know, they give too much money to ignore. Stupid and foreseeable story with the typical action, romance and WTFs moments. Just ignore the whole saga.

talisencrw

I decided since this was my mother's 75th birthday to check out the first of the 'Divergent' series, since I love Kate Winslet and Ashley Judd, and Neil Burger's earlier 'Limitless' was intriguing and decent for recent sci-fi. Unfortunately the actors playing the main protagonists and the special effects were atrocious, the paper-thin plot was resoundingly predictable and I couldn't wait till it ended. Definitely one Burger that was way overdone. Of course Hollywood garbage like this produces a ton of sequels, while much better and original projects get kicked to the gutter.

The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
Votes 5277 (7/10)
Release Date 9/10/2014

Details »

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Votes 5434 (6.6/10)
Release Date 11/18/2014

Details »

The 5th Wave
The 5th Wave
Votes 1902 (5.6/10)
Release Date 1/14/2016

Details »

Allegiant
Allegiant
Votes 1938 (5.8/10)
Release Date 3/9/2016

Details »

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Votes 6324 (7.4/10)
Release Date 11/15/2013

Details »

A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly
Votes 527 (6.8/10)
Release Date 5/25/2006

Details »

Dredd
Dredd
Votes 1914 (6.6/10)
Release Date 9/7/2012

Details »

Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
Votes 9289 (7.2/10)
Release Date 5/13/2015

Details »

The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded
Votes 3362 (6.7/10)
Release Date 5/15/2003

Details »

The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions
Votes 3024 (6.4/10)
Release Date 11/5/2003

Details »

I, Robot
I, Robot
Votes 3664 (6.7/10)
Release Date 7/15/2004

Details »

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Votes 2947 (6.4/10)
Release Date 9/9/2015

Details »

Insurgent
Insurgent
Votes 3736 (6.2/10)
Release Date 3/18/2015

Details »

Idiocracy
Idiocracy
Votes 652 (6.3/10)
Release Date 9/1/2006

Details »

Ascendant
Ascendant
Votes 1 (5/10)
Release Date 1/1/0001

Details »

9
9
Votes 1254 (6.6/10)
Release Date 8/19/2009

Details »

Twelve Monkeys
Twelve Monkeys
Votes 2342 (7.4/10)
Release Date 12/29/1995

Details »

Blade Runner
Blade Runner
Votes 3434 (7.9/10)
Release Date 6/25/1982

Details »

Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer
Votes 2815 (6.7/10)
Release Date 8/1/2013

Details »

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Votes 3866 (6.6/10)
Release Date 11/18/2015

Details »