Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Us (2019 film)
open-in-new
<p><i>Us</i> is a 2019 American <a href="/facts/Psychological_horror/NDClp2bk">psychological</a> <a href="/facts/Horror_film/SYz7Le6p">horror film</a> written and directed by <a href="/facts/Jordan_Peele/z6n04D8y">Jordan Peele</a>. The film features an <a href="/facts/Ensemble_cast/2cJreBu1">ensemble cast</a>, starring <a href="/facts/Lupita_Nyong%2527o/l860Wx7v">Lupita Nyong'o</a>, <a href="/facts/Winston_Duke/kB6ow1qc">Winston Duke</a>, <a href="/facts/Shahadi_Wright_Joseph/WqfQkpKD">Shahadi Wright Joseph</a>, Evan Alex, <a href="/facts/Elisabeth_Moss/tNcA96xG">Elisabeth Moss</a>, and <a href="/facts/Tim_Heidecker/QTlDzkbj">Tim Heidecker</a>. The story follows Adelaide Wilson (Nyong'o) and her family, who are attacked by a group of menacing <a href="/facts/Doppelg%25C3%25A4ngers/rpgStIar">doppelgängers</a>, called the "Tethered". </p><p>The project was announced in February 2018, and much of the cast joined in the following months. Peele produced the film alongside <a href="/facts/Jason_Blum/HjGRlyCq">Jason Blum</a> and <a href="/facts/Sean_McKittrick/37DePlr8">Sean McKittrick</a>, having previously collaborated on <i><a href="/facts/Get_Out/SyAvM13E">Get Out</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/BlacKkKlansman/toVpDyXH">BlacKkKlansman</a></i>, as well as <a href="/facts/Ian_Cooper_(artist)/8STaPGEU">Ian Cooper</a>. Filming took place in California, mostly in <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles/pyXpYEX9">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/facts/Pasadena%2c_California/Y6AEEI03">Pasadena</a> and <a href="/facts/Santa_Cruz%2c_California/mEkaYJrC">Santa Cruz</a>, from July to October 2018. </p><p><i>Us</i> premiered at <a href="/facts/South_by_Southwest/KXXcJwfF">South by Southwest</a> on March 8, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 22, 2019, by <a href="/facts/Universal_Pictures/2xUCraUP">Universal Pictures</a>. It was a critical and commercial success, grossing $256 million worldwide against a budget of $20 million, and receiving widespread critical acclaim for Peele's screenplay and direction, the film’s originality, Nyong'o's performance, and <a href="/facts/Michael_Abels/kVG3fhnB">Michael Abels</a>' score. </p>