Us 2019 American horror

Us is a 2019 American horror filmwritten and directed by Jordan Peele. The film stars Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker, and follows a family who are confronted by their doppelgängers.

Us
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Directed by	Jordan Peele
Produced by	Jason Blum Ian Cooper Sean McKittrick Jordan Peele
Written by	Jordan Peele
Starring	Lupita Nyong'o Winston Duke Elisabeth Moss Tim Heidecker
Music by	Michael Abels
Cinematography	Mike Gioulakis
Edited by	Nicholas Monsour
Production companies	Monkeypaw Productions Blumhouse Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	March 8, 2019(SXSW) March 22, 2019(United States)
Running time	116 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million[2]
Box office	$237.4 million[2][3]

The project was first announced in February 2018, and much of the cast joined that summer. Peele produced the film alongside Jason Blum and Sean McKittrick (with the trio previously having collaborated on Get Out and BlacKkKlansman), as well as Ian Cooper. Filming took place from July to October 2018 in California, mostly in Los Angeles and Pasadena, but also in Santa Cruz.

Us had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 8, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 22, 2019, by Universal Pictures. The film has grossed over $237 million worldwide and received praise from critics for Peele's screenplay and direction, as well as for the musical score and acting.