![]() Martyrs is almost unbearably brutal, and its brutality serves to tell a story that is deeply, unforgettably profound. But it can’t be overstated that it is not for general viewing audiences. This film - a masterpiece of New French Extremism that is incidentally my favorite horror film of all time - does appear on Peele’s list of Us influences, and with good reason. You should definitely seek them out if you want to gain an even more in-depth understanding of Peele’s complicated cinematic achievement. Here’s a rundown of some of the most telling ones, some from Peele's list, some not. But watching Us suggests several more titles that Peele didn’t mention that also influenced the film. ![]() Many of those titles have a particular resonance to the plot and themes of Us. That list is as follows: Dead Again, The Shining, The Babadook, It Follows, A Tale of Two Sisters, The Birds, Funny Games, Martyrs, Let the Right One In, and The Sixth Sense. In fact, prior to the movie’s release, Peele revealed a list of films that he had asked the cast to watch in order to create “a shared language” between them all about the kind of movie they were making. Jordan Peele clearly has an encyclopedic knowledge of cinema, and his newest film, Us, exults in shouting out a huge range of movies - everything from Jaws and The Shining to The Goonies and even the lipstick scene from Black Narcissus.
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