Antebellum

Successful author Veronica finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.

Cast

Janelle Monáe

as Veronica / Eden

Eric Lange

as Him / Senator Denton

Jena Malone

as Elizabeth

Jack Huston

as Captain Jasper

Kiersey Clemons

as Julia

Gabourey Sidibe

as Dawn

Marque Richardson

as Nick

Robert Aramayo

as Daniel

Lily Cowles

as Sarah

Tongayi Chirisa

as Eli / Professor Tarasai

Reviews

Wiccaburr

_The past is never dead. It's not even past._ The movie did an excellent job with the twist and reveal. That said, the movie overall could've been better. The tone of race and discrimination is handled well. The story could've gone a supernatural way with how it was done. Though I'm not ha...

SWITCH.

As someone who has been enjoying the renewed focus on black horror and the rise in storytelling from unique perspectives kickstarted by 'Get Out', it makes my heart sink to see something like 'Antebellum' stumble into cinemas. My fear is that if there are enough negative appraisals of the genre and ...

Manuel São Bento

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Some media outlets are providing a spoiler-ish synopsis that I believe the film should have omitted throughout its marketing campaign, including its own trailers. There's a central mystery that only ...

Repo Jack

"Antebellum" is a tough movie to watch AND review. It's depiction of slavery is brutal, but the twist that brings it into genre territory is badly timed and ultimately disappointing....

Repo Jack

"Antebellum" is a tough movie to watch AND review. It's depiction of slavery is brutal, but the twist that brings it into genre territory is badly timed and ultimately disappointing....

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