The Thinning (2016)

Made for TV, Thriller

Director: Michael J. Gallagher

Writer(s): Michael J. Gallagher, Steve Greene

Starring: Logan Paul, Peyton List, Lia Marie Johnson, Calum Worthy, Ryan Whitney Newman, Michael Traynor, Stacey Dash, Matthew Glave, Robert Gant, Kiersten Warren, Jana Winternitz, Patrick O’Sullivan, Amy Paffrath, Jeff Corbett, Laura Harring, Aria Lyric Leabu, Marcel Nahapetian, David A. Cooper, Steven Cox, Kurt Caceres, Miles Elliot, Sunkrish Bala, Makeda Declet, Bernard X. Kopsho, Sully Zack, Steven Wash Jr., Cooper J. Friedman, Alexa Rambarran, Adwin Brown, Nikki Boyer, Hunter Paris, Ramona Young, Frank Gerrish, Scott Broderick, Patrick Mulderrig, Janna Cardia, Laura Covelli, Tara Platt, Yolanda English, Morgan Cohen, Noelle Angelica Fink, Lillian Lam, Lucero Medrano, Deanna Pak, John Salandria

Synopsis: “The Thinning” takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where population control is dictated by a high-school aptitude test. When two students (Logan Paul and Peyton List) discover the test is smoke and mirrors hiding a larger conspiracy, they must fight the system to expose it and take it down.

Note: A YouTube Red Original. This movie ends abruptly. I read that it might be a set up for a sequel but it looked more like a failed pilot to me.

Release Date: October 12, 2016 (USA) | Length: 81 min | Genre: Thriller | MPAA Rating: NR