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Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.
Critic Consensus
Critical reception for Us is mixed, with most reviewers acknowledging Jordan Peele's ambitious vision and its qualities as social allegory, but several finding it falls short of its potential. Lupita Nyong'o's dual performance draws specific praise, as does Peele's inventive and thought-provoking storytelling. However, a recurring criticism is that the film is muddled or undermined by an implausible reveal, with some reviewers expressing outright disappointment relative to Peele's debut Get Out.
6 rated reviews · 4 positive · 2 negative
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“The Jordan Peele directorial is terrifying but muddled...If Get Out portrayed the deep fears of the two delicately poised races, Us goes deeper into the inner-most fears of us all. Us vs them. Us vs us. US vs the world. And the wall vs us.”Read full review ↗
“Jordan Peele's thought-provoking slasher film suffers from an implausible reveal”Read full review ↗
“Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong'o delivers a stunning dual performance in Jordan Peele's groundbreaking follow-up to Get Out.”Read full review ↗
“Peele's storytelling is masterfully unhinged in its execution to accommodate his unique vision.”Read full review ↗
“Inventive, no? Not quite. The path-breaking horror charmer that Peele's fans expect, Us leads us to believe there is life after death. Only to pull the rug from under our feet by showing that life itself can turn miserable enough to rival death.”Read full review ↗
“A massive letdown from the Get Out director...Could have been much more!”Read full review ↗
“Jordan Peele's Us can be read as an allegory, a metaphor or allusion – but in the end is an urgent critique of American ills”Read full review ↗
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Lupita Nyong'o · Adelaide Wilson / Red
- Elisabeth Moss · Kitty Tyler / Dahlia
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II · Russell Thomas / Weyland
- Kara Hayward · Nancy / Syd
- Jason Blum
- Sean McKittrick
- Michael Abels
- Mike Gioulakis
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- Release Date
- 29 March 2019
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Language
- English
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