Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joey King’s new Netflix film may be called “Uglies,” but yes, director McG is aware that every single actor in it is objectively ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 upcoming film on Netflix seems to be conveying a much-needed message in an engaging way. Titled Uglies, the film is set in a dystopian world where beauty standards have been enforced. In ...

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 ...

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 ...

Isabella Soares is a Senior Writer for Collider, as well as a CherryPicks-approved critic. Born in Brazil, previously based in Canada, and now residing in the UK, she is passionate about stories that ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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.