I was bawling at the end of the movie. Definitely relevant and worth the watch.

I loved this book so much, I was apprehensive about the movie-- nervous it wouldn't hold up. Nothing to worry about in that regard. I was particularly impressed by Amandla Stenberg's performance as Star. This is definitely not just a movie for teens and young adults, although if you have teens, it's a great film to watch with them.

Incredibly POWERFUL. I watched this for the first time just a few weeks ago. While I normally enjoy reading the book before watching a movie, I had not done so and was not sure what to expect. Yes, it is an incredibly heavy movie to watch, but I would recommend that everyone sees this movie at some point. It shares the story of an entire community (black men, women, AND children) dealing with police brutality, gang violence, and racism today. The end of the movie is not simply a reminder of how far we have to go, but a call for action and a demand for change.

Very real....I wish I could've felt like society was heading toward getting better by the end...movie didn't feel hopeless exactly, but very heavy

True Today how life is for black folks. Read Official Negligence for more info, I am

amazing story and very heart whelming

Best intentions don't always make for the best of movies, and this one is no exception. Having said that...

There's a lot to really like here, especially the cast, and especially Amanda Stenberg as Starr, the pressured daughter and Russell Hornsby as her conflicted father.

The film is does best when it compares and contrasts Starr's two worlds: the white, "preppy" upper-middle class school that she attends and the downtrodden, black crime-infested neighbourhood where she lives. Early scenes are quite fascinating, especially--for a white viewer--the black neighbourhood party, whose party-goers could be aliens from a distant planet; the cultural/racial chasm is that deep and wide.

The Hate You Give is basically a no-win story although it's more hopeful than tragic as the story closes--but, of course, does not quite end. Life does go on. We all want a clear-cut winner-loser story, and we don't get it here. (Life's like that.) So the movie is discomfiting, which is probably what the screenwriters intended. For that reason, it's tough to like.

In spite of that: a box-office success.

Really, truly, a must -see film. I was completely immersed in this story - partly because the plot is so compelling, but also because of the outstanding acting. Based on a recently published teen novel, this film addresses the serious racial issues in America today from the viewpoint of a 16-year old girl. The lead actress, Amandla Stenberg, is an amazing talent who manages to convey the complicated, conflicted experience of a teen whose heretofore successful code-switching and coping strategies break down when a close friend is killed by policemen, and she's the only witness.

For me, the movie was very uplifting. It stressed a lot about what it means to be young and black in America. As a Latinx, I personally related to it a lot and both the movie and the book made me think a lot about what black people go through here and the police brutality and abuse of power they have to live through. I highly recommend this movie (and the book).

A very thought provoking movie about the reality of what it's like to be Black in America. The movie is not just for teens, but for everyone. We can all gain a better understanding of ourselves as well as how others, who are different than us, feel, regardless of skin colour.