Antebellum
Seen it?2020 | 106 min | Horror
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and middling reviews (30% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans. If you loved Get Out or The Others, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Successful author Veronica finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
30% on Rotten Tomatoes, 43 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 10 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$8 million worldwide on a $15 million budget; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 144K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz
- Janelle MonáeVeronica / Eden
- Eric LangeHim / Senator Denton
- Jena MaloneElizabeth
- Jack HustonCaptain Jasper
- Kiersey ClemonsJulia
- Gabourey SidibeDawn
- Marque RichardsonNick
- Robert AramayoDaniel
- Lily CowlesSarah
- Tongayi ChirisaEli / Professor Tarasai