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Emergency
Directed by
Carey Williams
R
2022
1h 45m
Comedy
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Drama
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6.2
91%
73%
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Ready for a night of legendary partying, three college students must weigh the pros and cons of calling the police when faced with an unexpected situation.
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Cast of Emergency
Donald Watkins
Kunle
RJ Cyler
Sean
Sebastian Chacon
Carlos
Sabrina Carpenter
Maddy
Maddie Nichols
Emma
Madison Thompson
Alice
Diego Abraham
Rafael
Summer Madison
Asa
Melanie Jeffcoat
Karen
Patrick Lamont Jr.
Malik
Robert Hamilton III
Terence
Mike Forbs
Big Guy
Adrian Lockett
Facial Tattoo Guy
Nadine Lewington
Professor Clarke
Parker Wierling
Drunk Guy
Connor Hammond
Pledge
John Paul Kakos
Frat Boy 1
Callan Wilson
Frat Boy 2
Luke Cross
Frat Boy 3 (uncredited)
Carey Williams
Director
K.D. Dávila
Writer
John Fischer
Producer
Isaac Klausner
Producer
Marty Bowen
Producer
Emergency Ratings & Reviews
Scott Smith
January 4, 2025
What starts out as a comedy of errors turns into a serious message about our intolerant and dangerous society towards people of color. This was a touching movie with a necessary message about race relations in America.
Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)
Mark Kermode
This would've worked better as a short film.
Observer
Dylan Roth
Director Carey Williams and writer K.D. Dávila ably balance the film's gross-out humor with its commentary on racial double standards...and lead actor RJ Cyler steals the show with movie star charisma.
Los Angeles Times
Sarah-Tai Black
The biggest disappointment of Williams' film... is its unwillingness to disrupt, with full and heavy weight, the exact things that it critiques.
FilmWeek (LAist)
Amy Nicholson
I think it's a really strong film. It's kind of hilarious watching a movie where a passed out girl is treated like she's a suitcase with a nuclear bomb.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
Emergency smacked me in the face.
Crooked Marquee
Kimber Myers
Emergency ably balances its lighter humor with heavy themes about the dangers inherent to merely existing as a Black man in America, where those meant to protect citizens are often the ones threatening their lives.
RogerEbert.com
Matt Zoller Seitz
Williams handles this complex material with a sure touch, and channels a lot of works by past masters (everyone from Spike Lee and Hype Williams to Wong Kar-Wai and Jonathan Demme) without seemingly merely derivative or show-offy.
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Leonard Maltin
Whether you see it as a genre-bending comedy, a so-painful-it-hurts social satire, or an unclassifiable commentary on contemporary life, Emergency demands your attention.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
For all its influences and roots in similar types of comedies, "Emergency" is an original work, very much of its time.
Detroit News
Adam Graham
"Emergency"... carries a lot of baggage, making its point by circling it, underlining it and pointing at it with a neon sign.
Austin Chronicle
Jenny Nulf
She slow-paced journey from setting to setting builds the tension a bit unevenly in service of the film's themes. These bumps in the road leave Emergency imperfect, but it's still a chaotic and thoughtful ride worth hitching onto.
New York Times
Lisa Kennedy
Thanks to some good filmmaking decisions, "Emergency" is rife with tart observations about campus life.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
A funny, adroitly executed satire that manages to find genuine laughs in the unlikeliest places.
San Jose Mercury News
Randy Myers
It's one of the most potent commentaries about racism and brotherhood bonds yet.
Houston Chronicle
Cary Darling
Kunle, Sean and Carlos' nightlong predicament becomes increasingly anxiety inducing and only slightly less horrifying than what happened to the Black guy in the original "Night of the Living Dead."
AV Club
Mark Keizer
An astute and timely conversation between two characters who represent different sides of the Black experience in America.
San Francisco Chronicle
Bob Strauss
"It's not what it looks like" is both the marketing tagline for "Emergency" and an accurate description of this ingenious independent film.
Slant Magazine
Derek Smith
Emergency is uneven, but it's grounded by dynamic performances and a vivid portrayal of the minutiae of friendship.
Essence
Aramide Tinubu
Films about racism certainly aren't a rarity, but what makes Emergency stand out is that it depicts the literal interruption of Black boy joy.
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