“They Cloned Tyrone” appears on its way to cult classic status in a hurry — or just classic, cult or not — and one Oscar-winning filmmaker is helping to fast-track it.

Barry Jenkins, the writer/director of 2016′s “Moonlight,” took to Twitter last weekend to lavish praise over the new Netflix film directed and co-written by Alabama native Juel Taylor.

“THEY CLONED TYRONE is… SOOOOOOO damn good!” Jenkins tweeted in a 3-part thread. “Like a modern day SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR with shades of EDGE OF TOMORROW and PLAYERS CLUB in the visual style of PEAK John McTiernan. And it’s just sitting there… on Netflix… getting a fraction of the flowers it deserves.”

McTiernan directed action classics “Predator” in 1987 and “Die Hard” in 1988.

Jenkins then zeroed in no Taylor, who was born in Tuskegee.

“It’s one of the best films Netflix has ever made and and a sizzling on-ramp for director Juel Taylor, who put both feet, his back and I’m sure all his folks backs into this,” Jenkins continued. “If this cat ain’t sittin at the DGA First Feature [nominee] table the system is broken, beyond impressed.”

Jenkins is referring to the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film. Past winners include Jordan Peele, Bo Burnham and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Other nominees include Marielle Heller, Taylor Sheridan, Aaron Sorkin and Bradley Cooper.

Jenkins finished the thread with why the film hit him so hard. “I’ve been a bit down for personal reasons and seeing something like this totally lifted me, when a film can do that I tip my cap.”

The “If Beale Street Could Talk” director also tweeted a link to music featured in the film. “#nowplaying THEY CHOPPED TYRONE (INSPIRED BY THE FILM ‘THEY CLONED TYRONE’) by THE CHOPSTARS via @audiomack.”

This is obviously high praise from Jenkins, who frequently uses the platform to publicly support work of his fellow artists, new and old. His own feature debut “Medicine for Melancholy” released in 2008. Nearly a decade later, Jenkins took the film world by storm with “Moonlight,” which earned eight Academy Award nominations and three wins including best picture, adapted screenplay and supporting actor. The “Moonlight” win etched itself as one of the most famous moments in Academy Awards broadcast history when presenter Faye Dunaway initially announced “La La Land” as the winner. Her co-presenter Warren Beatty later stated that he had been mistakenly given a duplicate envelope.

“They Cloned Tyrone” is a brand new Netflix original film starring Jamie Foxx and John Boyega with multiple Alabama connections. The film, now streaming on Netflix, is directed and co-written by Taylor, a filmmaker born in Tuskegee with screenwriting credits that include high profile Hollywood productions like “Creed II” and “Space Jam: A New Legacy” prior to hopping in the director’s chair.

Written by Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier, “They Cloned Tyrone” depicts an eerie series of events that leads an unlikely trio (John Boyega, Teyonah Parris and Jamie Foxx) down a rabbit hole into a sinister neighborhood conspiracy. Filmed in Atlanta, it also stars David Alan Grier and Kiefer Sutherland. Watch the trailer above.

The film is a big winner with critics and streamers, scoring a 94% on the Tomatometer and a 100% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Taylor, 36, told The New York Times about what the article describes as “surprisingly personal” origins of the film’s complex sci-fi story. He said he knew he wanted to explore a “bootleg Scooby-Doo” mystery where the detectives are “inadequate” but “uniquely equipped” for solving the case. “I had this joke in my mind for a while, like ‘an entrepreneur, a pro, and a hustler walk into a bar and they end up solving a mystery,’” he told Netflix.

He said reconnecting with an old college friend whom he didn’t know suffered from depression changed his perspective on life, prompting him to incorporate thematic elements like blame, responsibility and identity into the story. He also talks about creating a fictional Southern neighborhood where much of the film takes place. Read the full NYT Q&A.

Taylor attended the University of Florida. He originally wanted to pursue video game design but transitioned to filmmaking after experimenting with music videos.

Taylor’s Hollywood resume keeps growing with a number of big screenwriting credits including “Creed II” and “Space Jam: A New Legacy.” Prior to “They Cloned Tyrone,” Taylor’s directing credits include several television series like “Twenties,” “Boomerang” and “A Guy, a Girl, and Their Monster.” Now, Taylor works with A-listers like Oscar-winner Foxx, “Star Wars” breakout Boyega and budding film and television star Teyonah Parris (“WandaVision,” “Candyman”).

Also appearing in the film is Huntsville native Suzanne Robertson, who plays “First Reporter,” a newswoman caught in the chaos of a growing phenomenon we won’t spoil. Robertson also served as the on-set visual effects coordinator for “They Cloned Tyrone.” Past visual effects credits include “Justice League,” “Bad Education,” “Beckett,” “Holidate,” “Hillbilly Elegy” and “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.”