“Uglies,” a new Netflix movie, asks that question — and, indeed, there is a price. The movie, starring Joey King, is based on Scott Westerfeld’s 2005 novel of the same name.

"Uglies" had a bit of both, but according to director McG, he "felt very safe" in all his decisions because author Scott Westerfeld understood why they were being made.

N etflix's Uglies made a pretty big change to Peris' character, seemingly stealing a Tally story that shouldn't happen for two more movies. The 2024 sci-fi film is based on the book series by ...

Almost 20 years after Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies series debuted with the first titular novel in the quartet, am Uglies movie adaptation of the science fiction series is on the way. The futuristic ...

uglies-mcg-scott-westerfeld-interview. Director McG called the movie an “answer to FaceTune.” “People are very hung up on trying to realize an unobtainable idea of beauty, and the days of ...

“Uglies,” based on the 2005 book of the same name and starring Joey King, Chase Stokes and Laverne Cox, was the second most-watched film on Netflix in the week of Sept. 9 to Sept. 15.

“Uglies” had a bit of both, but according to director McG, he “felt very safe” in all his decisions because author Scott Westerfeld understood why they were being made.

‘Uglies’ Review: Netflix’s YA Dystopian Adaptation Starring Joey King Feels Instantly Dated Despite a committed young cast, director McG's unexciting franchise-starter doesn’t say anything ...

Joey King, Uglies Brian Douglas/Netflix. The ideas behind Uglies are even more relevant now than when Scott Westerfeld's original novel came out in 2005, so it's disappointing to see this ...

“Uglies” doesn’t make this same 4th-wall breaking joke, but yes, McG knows that he has a conventionally attractive cast — it was intentional. “That’s precisely why we did it, ...

Our Take: Uglies is a miserable tryhard Poochie movie engineered to fit, and never ever waver from, the YA-dystopia genre. It’s embarrassingly competent, dull and predictable.