They Cloned Tyrone
A streetwise trio follows an impossible resurrection into a hilarious, paranoid conspiracy about cloning, control, and Black identity.
Overview
A darkly comedic adventure where conspiracy meets absurdity in a government cover-up.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- paranoid
- absurdist
- late night movie night
- cult movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the stylish direction, sharp production design, comic performances, and social satire, while finding the ambitious genre blend somewhat uneven and conceptually sketchy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film combines a pulpy Black street-level caper with cloning, mind control, and a government conspiracy.
The trio uncovers a clandestine experiment targeting the behavior and identity of an entire neighborhood.
Eerie events, secret laboratories, and bizarre revelations are filtered through cynical humor and pulpy mystery conventions.
The sleek direction and production design give the unnamed neighborhood a distinctive period-inflected, dreamlike atmosphere.
Films like They Cloned Tyrone, and why
Sorry to Bother You
shares genre-bending social satire, Black urban setting, surreal conspiracy, and darkly comic science fiction
Get Out
shares socially charged horror, Black protagonists, conspiratorial paranoia, and unsettling identity manipulation
Undercover Brother
shares retro-stylized Black genre filmmaking, streetwise humor, conspiracy plotting, and heightened production design
Tales from the Hood
shares absurdist social critique, pulpy mystery energy, and a visually distinctive Black-centered genre blend
Movie Details
- Director
- Juel Taylor
- Release Date
- 2023-06-14
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (818)
Cast
- John Boyega
- Jamie Foxx
- Teyonah Parris
- Kiefer Sutherland
- David Alan Grier
- J. Alphonse Nicholson
- Tamberla Perry
- Eric Robinson Jr.
- Trayce Malachi
- Shariff Earp
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 They Cloned Tyrone about?
- A streetwise trio follows an impossible resurrection into a hilarious, paranoid conspiracy about cloning, control, and Black identity.
- What is They Cloned Tyrone like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of They Cloned Tyrone as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is They Cloned Tyrone violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in They Cloned Tyrone as mild.
- What did critics think of They Cloned Tyrone?
- Critics broadly praised the stylish direction, sharp production design, comic performances, and social satire, while finding the ambitious genre blend somewhat uneven and conceptually sketchy.
- Which films are like They Cloned Tyrone?
- Films with a similar feel include Sorry to Bother You, Get Out, Undercover Brother, and Tales from the Hood.
- How long is They Cloned Tyrone?
- They Cloned Tyrone runs 122 minutes.
- Where can I watch They Cloned Tyrone?
- In United States, They Cloned Tyrone streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
