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Is Us OK for Kids?

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17+
R⭐ 6.8 / 102019 · 1h 56m
Jordan Peele

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What's In It

Based on the actual screenplay
🗡️Violence
Extreme▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
0
Cartoon / Comedic
1
Action & Peril
0
Injuries & Death Shown
9
Graphic & Disturbing
  • The Wilson family is attacked by doppelgangers wielding scissors/shears at their summer home in a prolonged, graphic home invasion
  • Josh is stabbed multiple times by his own doppelganger, and both Josh and Kitty are killed on-screen by their counterparts
  • Zora hits her doppelganger with the family car and runs her over in a graphic hit-and-run
  • Red-clothed 'Tethered' attackers are shown stabbing beachgoers with scissors during the nationwide uprising
  • The climactic fight between Adelaide and her doppelganger Red is extended, brutal, and ends in Red's death; Gabe also suffers a leg injury escaping
  • Weapons used throughout are primarily large scissors/shears; the tone is relentlessly tense and graphic rather than played for thrills
💬Language
Extreme▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
8
Mild Words
(damn, hell)
0
Moderate
(ass, b**ch)
19
Strong
(sh*t)
59
Extreme
(f**k)
  • The f-word/'f**king' is used extremely heavily (47 instances), along with 's**t' (18 instances) and 'da**/dammit' (5 instances)
  • A racial slur ('nigga/nigger') is used 12 times, which many parents will find unacceptable regardless of context
  • 'Hell' is used 3 times and the crude word 'anus' appears once
  • This is not a film with mild or occasional profanity — strong and extreme language is frequent throughout
👻Scary Scenes
Extreme▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
0
Mildly Tense
1
Startling Moments
3
Genuinely Scary
5
Deeply Disturbing
  • Four silent doppelgangers standing motionless in the driveway at night is an iconic and deeply unsettling image meant to establish dread
  • The home invasion sequence traps and hunts the family inside their own house, sustaining tension throughout
  • Red's monologue revealing that the Tethered are cloned humans who have lived underground their whole lives is disturbing on a conceptual level, as is her personal origin story and obsession with Adelaide
  • Jason being chased by his own doppelganger Pluto, and the backup generator turning on unexpectedly, both create jump-scare-style tension
  • News reports of coordinated nationwide attacks and the reveal of tunnels filled with cloned humans add a sustained, disturbing sense of societal horror rather than resolving into safety
💕Romance
Moderate▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
0
Crushes & Holding Hands
1
Kissing & Dating
1
Suggestive
0
Sexual Content
  • Gabe and Adelaide share a suggestive moment together in their bedroom before the home invasion begins
  • Gabe attempts to kiss Adelaide later in the film, but she refuses
  • There is no explicit sexual content or nudity depicted
🍺Substances
Moderate▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
2
Mentioned in Passing
2
Shown Casually
1
Featured Prominently
0
Glorified or Abused
  • The song 'Five on It' played in the film contains multiple prominent references to weed/marijuana
  • A character casually mentions needing 'another beer' at the amusement park, and a full bar is visible on Josh's boat
  • Dialogue includes casual mentions of 'the dank out of the baggie' and taking 'a whiz test to my P-O', referencing drug use without depicting it
  • Substance references are conversational and not glorified or central to the plot
⚡Stimulation
Extreme▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
0
Gently Engaging
0
Exciting
4
Intense
1
Overwhelming
  • The opening attack sequence on the Wilson family is sustained and intense in pacing and sound design
  • The nationwide coordinated Tethered uprising montage is overwhelming, cutting rapidly between multiple attack scenes and news coverage
  • The car chase and hit-and-run sequence, along with the final confrontation between Adelaide and Red, are both high-intensity sequences
  • This film is not suitable for sensory-sensitive viewers of any age due to sustained tension and rapid escalation
Us — Heads Up for Parents

Despite being a horror film parents may expect to be primarily about scares, Us contains a racial slur used 12 times and extremely heavy f-word usage (47 instances), which may catch parents off guard given the film's marketing as a prestige horror thriller rather than an explicit-language film.

About Us

Us follows the Wilson family on a beach vacation whose lives are upended when four silent doppelgangers appear in their driveway one night and violently invade their home. The film escalates into a nationwide horror-thriller as it's revealed an entire underground population of 'Tethered' clones is rising up to replace their above-ground counterparts, all building to a disturbing revelation about the protagonist Adelaide herself. It's a tense, bloody, and thematically heavy social horror film, not a family movie.

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Watch with your child
The graphic scissor-stabbing violence in scenes like Josh's death, the disturbing reveal of underground human clones in Red's monologue, and extreme language including racial slurs make this appropriate only for older teens and adults, ideally with a parent present to discuss the film's themes of inequality and identity.

Family Takeaways from Us

What it gets right

  • ✓The film shows a family working together to protect each other during a home invasion, prioritizing the children's safety at every turn
  • ✓Gabe's attempt to comfort Adelaide about her childhood trauma reflects genuine emotional support within the marriage despite the chaos

Us Cultural & Values Guide

Cultural & Values Guide

Values & Themes
●Traditional family values

The film's emotional core centers on Adelaide's fierce determination to protect her children at any cost. The underground family's twisted mirror of traditional family bonds drives the horror, making protection of family the central theme.

Cast:Lupita Nyong'oWinston DukeElisabeth MossTim HeideckerShahadi Wright Joseph

Is Us Appropriate for Your Child's Age?

✗Age 5: Not recommended for 5-year-olds
✗Age 8: Not recommended for 8-year-olds
✗Age 10: Not recommended for 10-year-olds
✗Age 12: Not recommended for 12-year-olds
✗Age 13: Not recommended for 13-year-olds
✗Age 15: Not recommended for 15-year-olds
✓Age 17: Generally appropriate for 17-year-olds

Individual children may vary — use your judgment.

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