Antebellum
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Synopsis
Successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.
Cast
- Janelle Monáe
- Jena Malone
- Jack Huston
- Kiersey Clemons
- Gabourey Sidibe
- Eric Lange
- Marque Richardson
- Tongayi Chirisa
- Robert Aramayo
- Lily Cowles
Letterboxd User Reviews
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- Aug 26, 2020
“I am tired. I am tired of pop-cultural artifacts that render Black people as merely Black bodies onto which the sins of this ragged country are violently mapped. I am tired of suffering being the primary lens through which we understand Black identity. I am tired of being…
Angelica Jade Bastién🪼🌷Sep 25, 2020truly reminded me of Get Out, as it is exactly what I did 30 minutes into this movie.
hunter strawberrySep 18, 2020lionsgate choosing to release this in 2020 instead of saw spiral is a personal attack on myself
Jay - Sep 18, 2020
Feels like 12 Years A Slave with the emotional depth of a Tyler Perry film made by an Ari Aster wannabe...and no, that’s not a compliment.
MJsaysSep 18, 2020The movie seems like 3 acts. Starts out brutal and creepy and sometimes seems off other than a period piece! Then goes through the 2nd act that ignores the 1st and the last act brings the story full circle. Though I don’t want to give anything more away. The story is never…
DyrnottSep 16, 2020A bad Black Mirror.
matt lynch - Sep 19, 2020
For those of you who didn’t know, like my dumb self before watching the film, antebellum is defined as something that occurs before a war, specifically the U.S. Civil War. The opening is extremely haunting and dehumanizing, reminding us the atrocities of slavery with a…
allain♡Aug 31, 2020You can tell that something is “off” about the world of Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz’s artful and harrowing but frustratingly half-baked “Antebellum” from the very first shot. An exorcism thriller about the moral inertia of a country that refuses to give up its ghosts,…
davidehrlichSep 18, 2020the last shot of this movie is janelle monae crying out of joy because the cops showed up
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Top Reviews
- IEliza lovedAntebellum
Loved this one! One of the movies that'll mess with your head, and keep you intrigued all the way through. Didn't expect the twist, at all! I don't understand why it wasn't advertised more, cause I totally recommend it!
Tiger Z is "meh" onAntebellumIt’s ok 🤷. There was nothing really exciting. It had major potential, it was a very interesting concept. Janelle’s acting was pretty good. I expected more.
Strange Girl lovedAntebellumThe concept is so horrifying and sickening. It more chilling knowing this can actually be going on in real life. (3-19-25)
- Bliss lovedAntebellum
Really fantastic film. Chilling and captivating all at once. The twist was unexpected and overall it was a great watch.
abi likedAntebellumamazing movie, however you could sort of guess the plot twist the second they pulled out the phone, and the actual reveal is so late into the movie that it barely has an impact. regardless it was a very interesting and thought-provoking movie
DeeLinds dislikedAntebellumLike much of the horror/thriller genre the trailer hyped it too be so much more than what it was. It definitely has the potential to be given the story but felt watered down 4/10
- Alli-son lovedAntebellum
Very good movie. Was so hard to watch in the beginning but it gets better, and I’m so happy I watched it till the end. Emotionally exhausting but very worth it lol
Maria Gonzalez lovedAntebellumPffff such an amazing movie !!! I was so confused at the start but genuinely a really f*cked up movie that makes u think about sh** !! 100% recommend
Lewis is "meh" onAntebellumHad potential but really failed to delivery on anything really. Rushed in parts and more could have been done to tell the story better.
Atom Users Reviews
Metacritic
Aug 6, 2021
The big narrative rug-pull isn’t quite as smooth as it ought to be, but there’s plenty to admire here, including Monáe’s expressive eyes, Pedro Luque Briozzo’s unsettling camerawork, and a thrillingly vicious turn by Jena Malone.
Tara Brady
The Irish Times
Sep 16, 2020
Written and directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, and propelled by the charisma of Janelle Monáe, it lines up moments of possible insight and impact and messes up just about all of them.
A.O. Scott
The New York Times
Sep 16, 2020
A movie with a sincere social message and an exploitation movie sensibility, Antebellum is a clumsy cousin of Jordan Peele’s Get Out, an allegory of racism in a horror film about entrapment that goes wide of the mark.
Liam Lacey
Original-Cin
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Antebellum (2020)?
The movie is 1hr 45min long.
What's Antebellum (2020) about?
Successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.
Who's the cast of Antebellum (2020)?
- Janelle Monáe as Veronica/Eden
- Jena Malone as Elizabeth
- Jack Huston as Jasper
- Kiersey Clemons as Julia
- Gabourey Sidibe as Dawn
- Eric Lange as Senator Denton
- Marque Richardson as Nick
- Tongayi Chirisa as Eli/Professor
- Robert Aramayo as Daniel
- Lily Cowles as Sarah
Who's the director behind Antebellum (2020)?
Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz directed Antebellum (2020).
Who produced Antebellum (2020)?
Raymond Mansfield, Sean McKittrick and Zev Foreman produced Antebellum (2020).
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