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Antebellum

R

2020

1 hr. 46 min.

Mystery & Thriller

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206 Reviews

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Successful author Veronica Henley is finishing a book tour before she returns home to her husband and daughter. But a shocking turn of events is about to upend Veronica's existence, plunging her into a horrifying reality that forces her to confront her past, present and future -- before it's too late.

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Critics Consensus

Antebellum fails to connect its images with any meaning, making for a largely unpleasant experience lacking any substantial scares.

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Rick K

Poorly directed and a story that rambles. We get it. The South sucks and racists live on. You need more than that to make a good movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/13/24

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Bryan G

A cartoon like depiction of a national tragedy in the vein of "The Village" or "Inglorius Bastards". Agian bad white people vs good black people. There is a cringy early scene where the BFF of the main character is dressing down a man, only seen in profile from the waist up, in what looked like a reverse descrimatory way. Again whites subdue black people for their own pleasure as in "Them" in a strange Stepford Wives like twist. Ofcourse in the Woke worldview only the Southern U.S. had slaves...like not infact the whole world past and present. Please stop making movies that not only do not present the truth but cause even more devision and ranker. A Afrocentric presentation that some simpletons might believe is true. Hopefully this movie will be relegated to the dust bin of history. Poor movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/02/23

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Andrei D

The big twist is majorly stupid

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/29/23

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Georgan G

3 & 1/4 stars to this thriller about Neo-racists. The pieces finally begin to fit when modern technology appears despite the African-Americans being held in slavery. It ends well for society.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/07/23

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Buck F

A massive waste of time. Imagine Django but it's not funny, intelligent, scary, or fun to watch. This is written like some kind of black against white revenge porn without any historical accuracy or intelligent point to make. I watched for free while getting my tire changed, you're a clown if you pay to watch this haha

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/23

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Peter W

Overall, while Antebellum has stunning visuals, an eerie soundtrack and a reliable performance by Janelle Monae, this film is somewhat disappointing to see. As a plot, it is filled with dull moments, and while it delivers a twist reveal, this feels more of a weak trick thanks to the director's attempt to be creative, which I can somewhat appreciate. The trailer and the poster will hint that this film is a new horror style, but surprise! It's not. Antebellum is a drama that carries minor elements of thrills and is bound to please some audiences.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/09/23

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Gerard Bush

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Christopher Renz

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Janelle Monáe

Veronica

Jena Malone

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

It proves how hard it is to make a remarkable film like Get Out or Us...this works on paper but doesn't earn its keep on screen.

Apr 6, 2021

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

The visual style (lots of slow-mo) is sometimes overdone. But the ideas are alive, Monáe is a star and the drama is quietly unsettling.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 2, 2021

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Ben Travis

Empire Magazine

It's an audacious swing - but ultimately a miss from a pair of filmmakers who know exactly what they want to say, and haven't yet mastered how best to say it.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 1, 2021

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

Antebellum is set to divide viewers due to its uncomfortable yet realistic, extreme violence. Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz deliver an undeniably shocking film, involving hard-to-watch depictions of torture, slavery, and racism.

Rated: B

Jul 24, 2023

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LaNeysha Campbell

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

Antebellum subverts the delusional and romanticized view of the American South while not abusing the slave narrative for shock value.

Rated: 9/10

Jan 17, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“Antebellum” deserves an audience, not just for being good genre entertainment (which it is), but also for the richness of its underlying message.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Synopsis

Successful author Veronica Henley is finishing a book tour before she returns home to her husband and daughter. But a shocking turn of events is about to upend Veronica's existence, plunging her into a horrifying reality that forces her to confront her past, present and future -- before it's too late.

Director: Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz
Executive Producer: Alex G. Scott, Kenny Mac, Edward H. Hamm Jr.
Screenwriter: Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz
Production Co: Lionsgate, QC Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Disturbing Violent Content|Sexual References)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 18, 2020
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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