The Thinning
2016·Thriller·1h 24m
5.9
★
In a post-apocalyptic future where population control is dictated by a high-school aptitude test, two students discover the test is smoke and mirrors hiding a larger conspiracy.
Directed by Michael J. Gallagher
high school
dystopia
conspiracy
eugenics
aptitude test
meritocracy
Rank
#173 in 2016·#6590 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Cast
Logan Paul
Blake Redding
Peyton List
Laina Michaels
Lia Marie Johnson
Ellie Harper
Calum Worthy
Kellan Woods
Ryan Whitney
Sarah Foster
Michael Traynor
Mason King
Stacey Dash
Kendra Birch
Matthew Glave
Governor Redding
Robert Gant
Vince Davi
Kiersten Warren
Barbara Michaels
Jana Gallagher
Ms. Cole
Amy Paffrath
Wendy Banks
Crew
Steve Greene
Writer
Jana Gallagher
Producer
Steve Greene
Executive Producer
Hayley Wright
Stunt Double
Christopher Clements
Visual Effects
Popular Reviews
242 reviews
Lillij
6.0★ · 05/27/26
good concept, horrible execution. with either a higher budget, longer film time or better cast (not logan paul) i think this movie could’ve actually been really good. the story itself is interesting but the characters are very one dimensional. i would not watch the second one just for how disconnected i feel from the characters. the plot twist was easily guessed but at the same time i really didn’t care what happened to them, just kinda wanted to know why. they had no emotional depth but honestly logan paul exceeded my expectations, about par with most modern actors.
good concept, horrible execution. with either a higher budget, longer film time or better cast (not logan paul) i think this movie could’ve actually been really good. the story itself is interesting but the characters are very one dimensional. i would not watch the second one just for how disconnected i feel from the characters. the plot twist was easily guessed but at the same time i really didn’t care what happened to them, just kinda wanted to know why. they had no emotional depth but honestly logan paul exceeded my expectations, about par with most modern actors.
Liam Kinghorn
1.0★ · 05/26/26
Logan Paul is one of the actors of all time (debatable)
Logan Paul is one of the actors of all time (debatable)
hannah
2.0★ · 05/25/26
its just random words in a 80 minute video 😭
its just random words in a 80 minute video 😭
nico
4.0★ · 05/15/26
“so that just happened”
“so that just happened”
Miller Rogers
3.0★ · 05/05/26
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