Antebellum

2020 • 105 minutes
3.5
498 reviews
31%
Tomatometer
R
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Eligible
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Successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) 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. From visionary filmmakers Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz (Bush + Renz), and the producer of Get Out and Us, comes this tense and provocative thriller with a terrifying twist.
Rating
R

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3.5
498 reviews
Sovereign Reign
February 15, 2021
It is incumbent upon those peoples of African descent to remember white slave holders did try to condition and program African's into believing they are inferior. That every day peoples of African descent are dehumanized with police brutality, racial inequity in job opportunities, education, financial and wealth obfuscation and community destruction combined with disparities with health care. What is odd is that there was no Black overseer, it was totally within the realm of possibility given the fact that people like Herman Cain, Allen West, Ben Carson and Mia Long exist as surrogate proxies for White supremacy it would have made for an even more dramatic film. This film is totally believable in that when you can watch Black men, women and children gunned, choked, strangled and beaten down on social media this movie while fiction is not that far from what Black American's, Black Britain's and Black South American's face daily in the 21st century. Yep just as I thought, there are those who try to down play and manufacture narratives that attempt to negate the suffering African descendants face daily. Trying to use red herring language and circular arguments and meme's to prove their racism is some sort of non-starter. At least racist's White slave holder's in the South had the moxie to own their prejudice, unlike these sniveling half educated coward's in the 21st century!
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j e
October 9, 2020
Another bs movie that has nothing to do with history but everything to do with the whole stereotypical bs propaganda of white man bad and evil and everyone else poor poor souls. dull minded gullibles will believe this sht to be true and come up with some lame ass story how it is, so they can keep playing the victim card. Thank you hollywierd for helping to keep every American separated due to the color of their skin and not realizing the fact that we are all one people under GOD.
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Melyssa Aguilera
September 20, 2020
This movie is some sort of sick white supremacy fantasy. The plot is simple and easily comprehended. A lazy storyline with extra brutality and extra racism for shock value. The writer fails to give the black characters any storyline and they have almost zero dialog. This movie may have been better received last year; however, given the world's current social issues, I don't think a film like this will fly with the masses AT ALL. Total FAIL.
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