Us (2019 film)
Us is a 2019 American psychological horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele, starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker. The film follows Adelaide Wilson (Nyong'o) and her family, who are attacked by a group of menacing doppelgängers, called the ‘Tethered’.
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| Directed by | Jordan Peele |
| Written by | Jordan Peele |
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| Cinematography | Mike Gioulakis |
| Edited by | Nicholas Monsour |
| Music by | Michael Abels |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $256.1 million |
The project was announced in February 2018, and much of the cast joined in the following months. Peele produced the film alongside Jason Blum and Sean McKittrick, having previously collaborated on Get Out and BlacKkKlansman, as well as Ian Cooper. Filming took place in California, mostly in 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, 2019, by Universal Pictures. It was a critical and commercial success, grossing $256 million worldwide against a budget of $20 million, and received praise for Peele's screenplay and direction, Nyong'o's performance, and Michael Abels's musical score.