Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- heightened
- brooding
- superhero movie night
- weekend thriller viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Wendy begins as a meek fry cook whose emerging powers collide with an oppressive everyday life.
Wendy uncovers a vast secret organization connected to superpowered people and her past.
Childhood trauma is explicitly tied to Wendy’s discovery of her powers and the conspiracy surrounding her.
The superhero premise is introduced through Wendy’s work as a fry cook and her constrained domestic and working life.
Films like Freaks - You're One of Us, and why
Code 8
shared low-budget superhero premise, working-class protagonist, secret powers, and conspiracy thriller elements
Freaks
shared European superhero atmosphere, social alienation, secret institutions, and morally conflicted powers
Chronicle
shared ordinary-person superhero origin, conspiratorial world-building, and heightened thriller tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Felix Binder
- Release Date
- 2020-09-02
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (391)
Cast
- Cornelia Gröschel
- Tim Oliver Schultz
- Wotan Wilke Möhring
- Nina Kunzendorf
- Frederic Linkemann
- Finnlay Berger
- Gisa Flake
- Ralph Herforth
- Thelma Buabeng
- Gesine Cukrowski
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Freaks - You're One of Us about?
- A meek German fry cook awakens to extraordinary powers and challenges the secret organization that has shaped her life.
- What is Freaks - You're One of Us like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Freaks - You're One of Us as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Freaks - You're One of Us violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Freaks - You're One of Us as moderate.
- Which films are like Freaks - You're One of Us?
- Films with a similar feel include Code 8, Freaks, and Chronicle.
- How long is Freaks - You're One of Us?
- Freaks - You're One of Us runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Freaks - You're One of Us?
- In United States, Freaks - You're One of Us streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
