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Us

2019 · Film · 116 min

  • Horror
  • Thriller

Plot

Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.

About Us

Us is a 2019 American psychological horror film written, directed, and co-produced by Jordan Peele, and starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss and Tim Heidecker. The story follows Adelaide Wilson and her family, who are attacked by a group of menacing doppelgängers, called the "Tethered". The project was announced in February 2018. Peele produced the film alongside Jason Blum and Sean McKittrick, having previously collaborated with them on Get Out and BlacKkKlansman. Filming took place in California, including Los Angeles, Pasadena and Santa Cruz, from July to October 2018. Us premiered at South by Southwest on March 8, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 22, by Universal Pictures. The film was a commercial success, grossing $256 million against a budget of $20 million, and received widespread critical acclaim, having been included in various lists of the greatest horror films of the 21st century.

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Cast

  • Lupita Nyong'oAdelaide Wilson / Red
  • Winston DukeGabe Wilson / Abraham
  • Elisabeth MossKitty Tyler / Dahlia
  • Tim HeideckerJosh Tyler / Tex
  • Shahadi Wright JosephZora Wilson / Umbrae
  • Evan AlexJason Wilson / Pluto
  • Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIRussell Thomas / Weyland
  • Anna DiopRayne Thomas / Eartha
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