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Us (2019)

Us poster
Directed by
Jordan Peele
Genre
action film, horror film, science fiction film, psychological horror fiction, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 56m
Rated
R
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 8,142 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A family on vacation is attacked by doppelgangers who look exactly like them. The mother must fight to protect her husband and children from these mysterious and dangerous doubles.

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What happens

Us is a 2019 American psychological horror film written and directed 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 is viewed as one of the greatest horror films of the 21st century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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