Us
Movie, 2019, Directed, Set in Santa Cruz
Us is #2 of 7 in release order and #2 of 7 in chronological order in the Jordan Peele.
The story
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.
Us recap
Us (2019) follows a family on a beach holiday in Santa Cruz who are attacked one night by red-clad doubles of themselves. As a girl in 1986, Adelaide Thomas wandered into a hall of mirrors on the boardwalk and met a copy of herself. Now married, Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong'o) returns with her husband Gabe (Winston Duke) and children Zora (Shahadi Wright Joseph) and Jason (Evan Alex). That night four figures stand in their driveway: copies of the family, led by Adelaide's double Red, the only one who can speak. Red says they are the Tethered, who share souls with the people above and have come to cut loose. The doubles of their friends Josh and Kitty Tyler (Tim Heidecker and Elisabeth Moss) kill the Tylers, and across the country the Tethered join hands in a long human chain. Jordan Peele wrote and directed it as his second feature, following Get Out.
Us ending explained
Us ends with Adelaide killing Red in the tunnels and a twist about which of them is the original. Red explains the Tethered were made as copies to control people above, then abandoned underground eating raw rabbit. Adelaide chases Red to the funhouse and kills her, then rescues Jason. Driving away, she remembers the truth: in 1986 the double choked the real Adelaide, dragged her below and took her place. Jason seems to sense it as the Tethered's chain stretches across the hills.
Post-credits scenes
No. Us has no mid- or post-credits scene.
Where to watch Us
Us is streaming on HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 93%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Get Out, before The Twilight Zone.
- Chronological order: after Get Out, before Nope.
Cast
- Lupita Nyong'o as Adelaide Wilson / Red
- Winston Duke as Gabe Wilson / Abraham
- Elisabeth Moss as Kitty Tyler / Dahlia
- Tim Heidecker as Josh Tyler / Tex
- Shahadi Wright Joseph as Zora Wilson / Umbrae
- Evan Alex as Jason Wilson / Pluto
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Russell Thomas / Weyland
- Anna Diop as Rayne Thomas / Eartha
- Cali Sheldon as Becca Tyler / Io
- Noelle Sheldon as Lindsey Tyler / Nix
- Madison Curry as Young Adelaide Wilson / Young Red
- Ashley McKoy as Teenage Adelaide Wilson / Teenage Red
Directed by Jordan Peele.