9 Scariest Moments From Jordan Peele's Us
4. Split Up
Just when you thought they couldn't get creepier, that family that was standing together so jarringly decides to split up into four separate directions. The age-old-adage, “Know what’s scarier than seeing a spider? When you lose that spider” is on full display when the foursome decides to divide and conquer. The next five minutes or so that follow are certainly some of the tensest in the film.
Abraham goes straight for the door with brute-force as the children and Red run/climb/and break their way into the house. What makes the scene worse is knowing that the police that were called are 14 minutes away... They never came at all.
Gabe suffers a broken leg and Adelaide is handcuffed to the table; a seemingly harmless fate in contrast to what happened when the Tyler’s house was invaded.