Karen

Released Sep 3, 2021

1 hr. 29 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Biography

Drama

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KAREN follows Karen Drexler (Taryn Manning), a racist white woman who makes it her personal mission to displace the new Black family that has just moved in next door to her. Community activist Malik (Cory Hardrict) and his wife Imani (Jasmine Burke) are the couple who have just moved to the Atlanta suburb, but they won't be backing down without a fight.

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This movie was given a bad review? Why? Acting was good story was great. Why such a low score? Anatomy of a fall had a terrible ending and won an Oscar. Don’t be so triggered and understand the meaning of the movie. Obviously over the top but with purpose.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/01/24

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Nicole Y

Dreadful and ridiculous.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Rashida W

Poor acting and lack of storytelling

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/02/24

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Stoner J

Just terrible. The acting is the worst I've ever seen, by the whole cast. And it was done terribly all around. Seems like they were going for a reverse Lakeview Terrace but this can't get anywhere near as that. And this one is beyond low budget seems less than a tv movie!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/19/23

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Summer F

I personally enjoyed watching this movie. The actors and story plot was realistic and thought out. I read a few other critics and reviews and I found that most did not see the movie as fitting, however I feel that is because the movie revealed the truth. These are real life examples that has happened to people of color. This behavior has been happening since the beginning of migration. See when you show other cultures of people that are not fond of people of color and then add it to television or movies, they see themselves and criticize it immediately. In hindsight, they know the truth. They can clearly see the unethical acts and tactics that are brainwashed in the law-enforcement, and in the community of non-colored people. Of course if you show a group of people that act like this, their not going to like it. Man or Women in the mirror. It's not that people of color feel the need to protest and speak on the issues all of the time to just do it. We speak on it because some refuse to adjust, be civil and kind to all of mankind. It is so sad that some humans are so brainwashed and have hatred towards others. I say review your history and learn where you really come from. You may be surprised! 😁

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/15/23

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Al C

The movie was pretty predictable and not much of a story to tell. I will give Taryn Manning credit as I thought she was an absolutely Perfect Karen. She was a little scary to watch.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/06/23

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Coke Daniels

Director

Taryn Manning

Karen

Cory Hardrict

Malik

Jasmine Burke

Imani

Roger Dorman

Officer Mike Wind

Gregory Alan Williams

Charles Wright

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

Karen can only pat itself on the back for making a movie about the tyranny of a Karen, but it doesn't bring any critical thinking to its own conversation.

Rated: 0/4

Sep 3, 2021

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

"Karen" is a fictional tale about one of the worst people on the planet, and it's also one of the worst movies of 2021.

Rated: 1/4

Sep 3, 2021

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Michael Nordine

Variety

From the title to nearly every narrative beat, writer-director Coke Daniels' satirical thriller offers little in the way of incisive social commentary or thrills.

Sep 2, 2021

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

You can’t miss its bludgeoning message which is nailed into every scene. You also can’t miss the complete lack of inspired storytelling, the astonishingly bad dialogue, or characters so poorly conceived that it’s impossible to connect with them.

Rated: 0.5/5

Aug 17, 2022

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Jordan Elizabeth

Common Sense Media

Karen is a kitschy representation of a very real threat: White women who are aware of their Whiteness and weaponize it.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 28, 2021

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Stephen Silver

Splice Today

What Jordan Peele's Get Out would've been like if it hadn't included any cinematic mastery or storytelling subtlety

Rated: 1/5

Sep 17, 2021

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Synopsis

KAREN follows Karen Drexler (Taryn Manning), a racist white woman who makes it her personal mission to displace the new Black family that has just moved in next door to her. Community activist Malik (Cory Hardrict) and his wife Imani (Jasmine Burke) are the couple who have just moved to the Atlanta suburb, but they won't be backing down without a fight.

Director: Coke Daniels
Executive Producer: Vanzil Burke, Victor Burke, Anik Decoste, David Gendron
Screenwriter: Coke Daniels
Distributor: Quiver Distribution
Production Co: Ludascripts , Peanut Gallery Group, Flixville USA, Burke Management, BondIt Media Capital, Aloe Entertainment
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 3, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 3, 2021

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