Us

Us may not make its societal allegory as explicit as Get Out. Still, it is just as ingrained in the concept. Peele said at the SXSW post-premiere Q&A that the film is primarily about America's mistaken fear of foreigners. "This film is about this nation," he said plainly. "We're living in a period when we dread the other - whether it's the strange invader who we believe is coming to murder us and steal our jobs, or the people we do not live near, those voted differently than we did. We are entirely focused on pointing the finger. And I meant to imply that maybe the demon we truly need to confront wears our face. Perhaps the poison is ourselves."

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However, while that metaphor is literal - as the protagonist Adelaide and her kinship encounter warped identical copies of themselves - another powerful metaphor arises from Us: a message about wealth inequality and how easy it is to be unaware of one’s own privilege and comfort, while others are suffering. They are blind to the extent of the pain occurring not far off, among those who are very identical to them save for their birth circumstances.

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Director: Jordan Peele

Year of Release: 2019

IMDB Score: 6.8

Metascore: 81