The Thinning: New World Order
Blake Redding is trapped in this dark room wanting to protect his love so the only thing he will do is escape like no failed student has done before.
Why it matters
A sequel that expands a dystopian student-testing world but struggles to maintain narrative focus and tension.
- Attempts to deepen the franchise’s dystopian stakes but gets bogged down in side plots and uneven pacing.
- Blake’s personal stakes offer emotional beats, though they sometimes distract from the thriller core.
- Fans of young adult dystopias might appreciate the world-building despite the film’s uneven execution.
- Leaves threads dangling, banking on a follow-up to recapture the promise of the original’s sharper tension.
Director
3 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
33
Psychological
29
Supernatural
0
Creature
18
Disturbing
17
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
28
Survival
66
