The New Mutants
Movie, 2020, Spinoffs, Set in Present day
The New Mutants is #16 of 18 in release order and #11 of 18 in chronological order in the X-Men.
The story
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.
The New Mutants recap
Danielle Moonstar, a Cheyenne teenager, survives a disaster that destroys her reservation and wakes in an isolated hospital run by Dr. Cecilia Reyes. Her fellow patients are four other young mutants: Rahne, a Scottish girl who turns into a wolf; Illyana, a cruel Russian girl with a sword and a puppet dragon; Sam, a boy who rockets through the air; and Roberto, who burns when he uses his power. Reyes says they are learning to control their powers before they can leave. Strange things start happening, as each patient is attacked by visions of their worst fears. Dani and Rahne fall for each other. The patients find out that Reyes works for the Essex Corporation, which plans to turn them into weapons or kill them.
The New Mutants ending explained
The visions are caused by Dani's power, and her fear has created the Demon Bear that destroyed her reservation. The bear kills Reyes, and the others fight it while Dani faces it and calms it down. Illyana fights off the Smiley Men from her own past along the way. With Reyes dead and the Essex Corporation's plans exposed, the five teenagers leave the hospital together, free, to find a new place where they can live.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch The New Mutants
The New Mutants is streaming on Disney+, fuboTV, YouTube TV, and FXNow in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 36%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Dark Phoenix, before X-Men '97.
- Chronological order: after Deadpool, before Deadpool 2.
What to watch before The New Mutants
In release order, 10 X-Men essentials come before The New Mutants (2020), from X-Men (2000) to Deadpool 2 (2018). The New Mutants itself is optional in the X-Men order.
Cast
- Blu Hunt as Dani Moonstar
- Charlie Heaton as Samuel Guthrie
- Maisie Williams as Rahne Sinclair
- Henrique Zaga as Roberto da Costa
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Illyana Rasputin
- Alice Braga as Dr. Reyes
- Adam Beach as Dani's Father
- Happy Anderson as Reverend Craig
- Dustin Ceithamer as Smiling Man
- Marilyn Manson as Smiling Man (voice)
- Thomas Kee as Sam's Father
- Colbi Gannett as Young Illyana
Directed by Josh Boone.