Emergency

"It's not what it looks like."

2022 1h 44m EN

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6.1

MID

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91%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.2

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 279🍅91%Rotten Tomatoes●73Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 10,908

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Synopsis

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Ready for a night of legendary partying, three college students must weigh the pros and cons of calling the police when faced with an unexpected situation.

“It's not what it looks like.”

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Cast

Donald Watkins
Kunle
RJ Cyler
Sean
Sebastian Chacon
Carlos
Sabrina Carpenter
Maddy
Maddie Nichols
Emma
Madison Thompson
Alice
Diego Abraham
Rafael
Summer Madison
Asa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Carey Williams
Writers: K.D. Dávila
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Carey Williams, shot by Michael Dallatorre. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by René G. Boscio. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Lam Nguyen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Donald Watkins and RJ Cyler and Sebastian Chacon carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's not what it looks like.".

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IMDB entry: tt13650600 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Carey Williams directs. Michael Dallatorre behind the camera. René G. Boscio scores. Lam Nguyen cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Directed by Carey Williams, shot by Michael Dallatorre. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by René G. Boscio. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Lam Nguyen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Donald Watkins and RJ Cyler and Sebastian Chacon carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "It's not what it looks like.".
7IMDB entry: tt13650600 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Dallatorre
Original score: René G. Boscio
Editing: Lam Nguyen
Production design: Jeremy Woodward
Costume design: Icy White
Makeup / hair: Ren Rohling
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Emergency (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 91% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 73/100
IMDB rating: 6.2/10 · 10,908 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

3 wins & 9 nominations total

The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award

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Manuel São Bento2022-02-21
★ 7/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/emergency-spoiler-free-review-sundance-2022 "Emergency intelligently blends impactful social commentary with an occasionally unbalanced dark humor, but it's the extremely tense, captivating, frighteningly realistic story that ultimately grabs the audience's undivided attention. KD Dávila offers a thought-provoking screenplay filled with hypocritical jokes and a simple premise that gradually becomes a terrifying, race-related nightmare. Donald Elise Watkins and RJ Cyler give remarkable performances as the two compelling protagonists who Carey Williams takes through escalating plot points, culminating in an incredibly powerful, suspenseful climax. Some people may look at this as just another story, but sadly, the real world is no longer that far away from fiction." Rating: B+

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