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Tyrel

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Tyler spirals out of control when he realizes he's the only black person attending a weekend birthday party in a secluded cabin.
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Critics Consensus

Tyrel uses its seemingly innocuous setup to take an admirably uncomfortable -- albeit occasionally somewhat diffuse -- look at modern American race relations.

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Peter Rainer FilmWeek (LAist) Sep 12, 2019
Even though Jason Mitchell is quite strong... [Tyrel] goes in no direction at all. Go to Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Dec 13, 2018
Tyrel is a lab experiment with no insight into feelings of otherness beyond the blinding light directed at its wigged-out subject. Go to Full Review Katie Walsh Tribune News Service Dec 8, 2018
3.5/4
Silva's most political work yet--though it is sly and subtle, the intention is palpable, the emotions elicited all too real, and ultimately, "Tyrel" proves to be a fascinating entry in his body of work. Go to Full Review Dominic Griffin Spectrum Culture Jul 17, 2019
1.5/5
A real groaner masquerading as some kind of fascinating woke thriller. Go to Full Review C.H. Newell Father Son Holy Gore Apr 28, 2019
4.5/5
Silva goes to great lengths to replicate the psychological horror people of colour are put through often by oblivious, even well meaning whites. Go to Full Review Maria Lattila Film Inquiry Apr 6, 2019
Tyrel works best as an examination of masculinity and race. It's fascinating and Silva is smart enough to let the camera just observe his subjects and let the audience make their own conclusions about what's unfolding on screen. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve B @RT36942293 Mar 4, 2026 Maybe I missed the point...but what was this about. It reminded me of one of my fraternity parties that seemed to be about no point. Odd that a group of young men would go to a remote mountain cabin with no outlet than each other. No woman, no nightlife, no athletic endeavors. Just hanging out with each other and eating and a lot of drinking. Jason Mitchell was strong and appropriately uncomfortable as the only person of color, but there was little character development in a setting that was all about characters. Ther was no plot. No rising action during the middle of the plot. which lead to no climax at the end. See more Jan 14, 2021 I think I missed the point or intention of this movie 2.1 See more Sep 4, 2020 Tyrel, the title of this Jason Mitchell starring albeit Michael Cera rearing snoozer, is the most offensive part of the movie. Jason Mitchell plays Tyler the one long black guy on a bro filled weekend retreat and really doesn't do anything but get drunk and sad. There is no big moment or conclusion besides Michael Cera ended racism by wearing a durag. Lame See more Jun 23, 2020 This was not just a movie, this is insight. It's realistic, it's educational, and it's intense. There was a lot of passion put into this film. See more Apr 18, 2020 This movie absolutely sucked ass if you think of watching it don't waste 1 hour and 30 minutes of your life. I'm not joking, nothing happened the only reason we kept watching is because we were waiting for something to happen. there is no storyline I'm not even joking nothing happens at all. 😂 See more Apr 13, 2020 This has to be the least interesting movie I have ever seen in my life. There's no action, there's no problem, the whole time I watched this movie I was waiting for something to go wrong or something, anything, at type of action, betrayal, fighting, arguing, etc. This movie is about nothing See more Read all reviews
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Sebastián Silva

Director

Jason Mitchell

Tyler

Christopher Abbott

Johnny

Michael Cera

Alan

Caleb Landry Jones

Pete

Michael Zegen

Eli

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Movie Info

Synopsis Tyler spirals out of control when he realizes he's the only black person attending a weekend birthday party in a secluded cabin.
Director
Sebastián Silva
Producer
Max Born, Gigi Graff, Sebastián Silva, Jacob Wasserman, Carlos Zozaya
Screenwriter
Sebastián Silva
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
UTA Independent Film Group(World-wide, 2018)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 5, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 10, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$18.2K
Runtime
1h 26m
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