Us

Watch yourself.


Us
A family goes on holiday to Santa Cruz, California with the intention of spending time with family friends. On a day at the beach, their young son almost wanders off, causing his mother to become protective of her family. That night, four mysterious people break into the house where they’re staying. The family is shocked to find out that the intruders look like and talk like them ... except that they’re zombies...

117 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence, Horror).
Horror, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Holidays are just not what they used to be ...
Holidays are just not what they used to be ...

Credits

Cast
Lupita Nyong'o, Elisabeth Moss, Anna Diop, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Winston Duke, Kara Hayward, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph
Director
Jordan Peele
ScreenplayJordan Peele
MusicMichael Abels
CinematographyMike Gioulakis
EditingNicholas Monsour
Made in2019
Produced byMonkeypaw Productions, QC Entertainment, Universal Pictures

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreHorror thriller
LanguageNone (sic)
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceNone (sic)
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsContains scenes of horror.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

USA MPAA rating

R: RestrictedRated R for violence/terror, and language.
Runtime120
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
2
Violence
5
Blood / Gore / Gross
4
Guns / Weapons
4
Profanity
5
Alcohol / Drugs
2
Smoking
1
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
4
Frightening / Tense Scenes
5
Jump Scenes
4
Tense Family Scenes
3
Music (Scary/Tense)
5
Music (Inappropriate)
5
Topics to talk about
4

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
16 +
Positive messages
2
Positive role models
0
Violence
5
Sex
1
Language
4
Consumerism
0
Drinking, drugs, smoking
2

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Jake Coyle quote iconEerie balllet of doppelgangers.
15
Die Burger
Terésa Coetzee quote icon‘Us’ maak jou hééltyd bang.
10
24.com
Graye Morkel quote iconPacked with dramatic twists and turns, weeks after having left the cinema you'll still be thinking about who we are as human beings and confronting our biggest fears.
15
Metacritic.com
54 critics
16
Rottentomatoes critics
352 critics
16
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer
19
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
15
CommonSenseMedia
Jeffrey M. Anderson quote iconPeele’s bloody, startling, totally bonkers horror movie.
15

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
200 users
15
Rottentomatoes users
3593 users
13
IMDB
31860 Netizens
15
The Movie DB
Community
15
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter
Popcornmeter
14

Average .. 74%

15

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