| You People | |
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| Directed by | Kenya Barris |
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| Cinematography | Mark Doering-Powell |
| Edited by | Jamie Nelsen |
| Music by | Bekon |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
You People[a] is a 2023 American romantic comedy film directed by Kenya Barris, which he co-wrote with Jonah Hill. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Hill, Lauren London, David Duchovny, Nia Long, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Eddie Murphy. Its plot focuses on an interracial and interreligious couple, namely a secular Jewish man from the liberal elite and a black nationalist Nation of Islam woman with antisemitic parents, and how their families reckon with modern love amid culture clashes, societal expectations, and generational differences. Set in the Los Angeles area, the two millennials meet by chance and go into uncharted waters in their dating lives.
Critics have analyzed the film as a modern-day retelling of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), but in which clashes over African American–Jewish relations are even more pointed.[1][2][3][4]
You People was released in select theaters on January 20, 2023, before its Netflix streaming release on January 27. It was the first time Barris directed a feature film. The film received mixed reviews from critics and drew accusations of missing the mark as a satire and instead trivializing and perpetuating Black antisemitism, limousine liberalism, White guilt, and Jewish self-hatred.[5][6]
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- ^ Rodriguez, Robert (January 20, 2023). "'You People' Review: Eddie Murphy and Julia Louis-Dreyfus Steal Jonah Hill's Brash 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' Update". Variety. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023.
- ^ Mechling, Lauren (January 27, 2023). "You People review – charmless Guess Who's Coming to Dinner update". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023.
- ^ Kennedy, Lisa (January 26, 2023). "'You People' Review: Guess Who's Going to Roscoe's". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023.
- ^ Malone, Alicia (host) (April 28, 2024). "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner". TCM Feature Presentation (On-air commentary). Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ Blum, Brian (February 11, 2023). "The antisemitism of Netflix's You People". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ Toi (February 3, 2023). "Critics pan 'painful' portrayal of Jews in race relations rom-com You People". Times of Israel. Retrieved February 12, 2023.