Us (2019)
77%RT Audience Score: 59%
Awards & Nominations: NA
With Jordan Peele’s second inventive, ambitious horror film, we have seen how to beat the sophomore jinx, and it is Us
Us is a movie that will leave you questioning everything, from the meaning of life to what you had for breakfast this morning. Jordan Peele has once again proven that he’s a master of horror, and he’s not afraid to use his formidable verbal and visual vocabulary to scare the pants off of you. The performances are top-notch, the production values are detailed and atmospheric, and the soundtrack will have you on the edge of your seat. So grab some popcorn, turn off the lights, and get ready for a wild ride that you won’t soon forget. Just don’t blame us if you have trouble sleeping afterwards!
Production Company(ies)
Channel 4 News Channel 4 Frontline
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
TV-14
Year of Release
2019
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:16:9 HD
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Runtime:1h 56m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 22, 2019 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 4, 2019
Genre(s)
Horror
Keyword(s)
starring Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Anna Diop, directed by Jordan Peele, written by Jordan Peele, horror, R-rated, produced by Jordan Peele, Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Ian Cooper, box office gross $175.0M, reviewed by Stephanie Zacharek, John Semley, Randy Myers, Amy Nicholson, Hannah Giorgis, Ina Diane Archer, Brian Eggert, David Gonzalez, Lupita Nyong’o as Adelaide Wilson/Red, Winston Duke as Gabe Wilson/Abraham, Elisabeth Moss as Kitty Tyler, Tim Heidecker as Josh Tyler, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Russel Thomas/Weyland, Anna Diop as Rayne Thomas/Eartha, family, home invasion, doppelgangers, trauma, social commentary, inequality, Hands Across America, suspense, tension, violence, psychological horror, thriller, horror masterwork, chilling, intense, subversive, biting, satirical, pop-cultural references, allegory
Worldwide gross: $256,022,707
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: $175,084,580
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
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US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Winston Duke – Gabe Wilson, Abraham
Elisabeth Moss – Kitty Tyler
Tim Heidecker – Josh Tyler
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Russel Thomas, Weyland
Anna Diop – Rayne Thomas, Eartha
Director(s)
Jordan Peele
Writer(s)
Jordan Peele
Producer(s)
Jordan Peele, Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Ian Cooper
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (554) | Top Critics (104) | Fresh (515) | Rotten (39)
It’s one thing for a movie to humble you by leaving you unsure about yourself and your place in the world; it’s another for it to leave you wondering what, exactly, a filmmaker is trying to use his formidable verbal and visual vocabulary to say.
December 10, 2019
Stephanie Zacharek
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Peele develops a genuinely thrilling, heart-in-the-throat-scary horror picture.
December 10, 2019 | Rating: 3/4
John Semley
Globe and Mail
TOP CRITIC
Every element in this film serves a purpose and is set up like a chess move, from the soundtrack to the detailed production values. (Be sure to check out the old VHS tapes in a flashback sequence).
December 10, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
Randy Myers
San Jose Mercury News
TOP CRITIC
I love the performances, but I’m just not super sold on the script, to be honest… I’m really ready for [Jordan Peele] to be his own voice now.
September 24, 2019
Amy Nicholson
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
A sharp, often funny meditation on the terrifying power of human connection.
September 10, 2019
Hannah Giorgis
The Atlantic
TOP CRITIC
…[A]ll the elements of the production work together to create an atmospheric menace that occupies a breathless two-thirds of the high-intensity 116-minute running time.
May 10, 2019
Ina Diane Archer
Film Comment Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Peele has committed most of his film’s runtime to an unyielding, scary premise that proves the filmmaker has his audience wrapped around his little finger.
March 3, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Just like that, Us has confirmed that Peele has become a tour de force as a director in Hollywood.
February 18, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
David Gonzalez
Reel Talk Inc.
It grips you immediately.
September 30, 2021
Lonita Cook
KCTV5 News at 9
Episode 32: Captive State / Pandorum / Mirror Image / Us
September 14, 2021 | Rating: 66/100
Taylor Baker
Drink in the Movies
It doesn’t pack the psychological punch of Get Out, but Us confirms that Jordan Peele’s phenomenal debut film was no fluke — and the praise he’s given is indeed well deserved.
July 13, 2021
Rick Marshall
Digital Trends
Similar to his first film, Peele practically demands multiple viewings.
June 25, 2021 | Rating: 4 / 5
Nicolás Delgadillo
Discussing Film…
Plot
Rebecca Pearson once had a difficult pregnancy with triplets. The resulting births occurred on the same day as her husband Jack Pearson’s thirty-sixth birthday. The lives of Rebecca, Jack and their three offspring – Kevin, Kate and Randall – are presented at different points in time. The Rebecca and Jack stories generally take place during the early stage of their marriage, surrounding the birth of the three children or at different phases of the children’s upbringing, which was not always smooth sailing for any of the five. Separate stories concerning Kevin, Kate and Randall are also presented in their adult years, each who has his or her own baggage resulting from that upbringing: Kevin who was generally the neglected one because he had no outward issues; Kate who has always had weight issues; Randall, the gifted one, being the visible outsider and being the “non-K” child. These stories may demonstrate the emotional ties that exist not only because of being family, but also because of four of them having the same birthday and some of them having always been together, meaning since conception.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Lupita Nyong’o’s performance in Us is described as “marvelous” and “terrifying” by audience reviewers.
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