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  • 2020
  • R
  • New Mainstream Entertainment (NME)
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2020
  • R
  • New Mainstream Entertainment (NME)
  • 1 h 26 m

Summary The American Dream becomes a nightmare for a group of undocumented day laborers hired by a wealthy couple (Lynn Collins and James Tupper). What they hope to be their biggest payday turns into a terrifying fight for survival at the couple’s secluded mansion, and those thought to be helpless must prove they can’t be discarded so easily.

Directed By: Max Pachman

Written By: Mark Mavrothalasitis, Max Pachman

  • 2020
  • R
  • New Mainstream Entertainment (NME)
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2020
  • R
  • New Mainstream Entertainment (NME)
  • 1 h 26 m

Beneath Us

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary The American Dream becomes a nightmare for a group of undocumented day laborers hired by a wealthy couple (Lynn Collins and James Tupper). What they hope to be their biggest payday turns into a terrifying fight for survival at the couple’s secluded mansion, and those thought to be helpless must prove they can’t be discarded so easily.

Directed By: Max Pachman

Written By: Mark Mavrothalasitis, Max Pachman

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Mar 10, 2020
Beneath Us never lets the exploitation cinema elements get in the way of the serious conversation about actual, real-life exploitation. That makes it frightening, and that makes it bold.
By Alonso Duralde FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 5, 2020
A mediocre screenplay renders the movie far less thought-provoking than it could be. By-the-numbers jump scares, perplexing speeches and a glaring score further hurt its impact.
By Carlos Aguilar FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 9, 2020
It’s brutishly heavy-handed, with a performance or two so hammy they came straight from the smokehouse. But those quibbles aside, Beneath Us is a torture porn satire that never fails to hold one’s interest, even if it doesn’t quite come off. It takes you from point A to point U — underground, literally “beneath us,” with efficiency and visceral verve.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
40
Mar 6, 2020
If Pachman intended to reiterate the difficult plight of migrant workers, our disregard and abuse of them, then point made, I guess. Yet for a film titled Beneath Us, it certainly never digs deep under the surface.
By Alex Saveliev FULL REVIEW
30
Mar 4, 2020
Unfortunately, despite its uncomfortable resonance, Beneath Us barely scratches the surface of its provocative ideas, sacrificing nuance in favor of cheap shocks.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
0
Mar 5, 2020
This moronic parable inspired by Donald Trump’s treatment and attitude towards illegal immigrants is a disgrace, but so is almost everything else on the screen these days.
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Vital Pictures
Release Date Mar 6, 2020
Duration 1 h 26 m
Rating R
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Tagline The American dream became their deepest nightmare.
Website https://www.facebook.com/beneathusfilm
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