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Released 5 years ago.
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The Humans
2021 1h 46m EN
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6.1
MID
★6.1TMDB · 232
Drama
Synopsis
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Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the group’s deepest fears are laid bare.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Richard Jenkins
Erik
Jayne Houdyshell
Deirdre
Amy Schumer
Aimee
Beanie Feldstein
Brigid
Steven Yeun
Richard
June Squibb
Momo
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Stephen Karam
- Writers
- Stephen Karam
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Stephen Karam, shot by Lol Crawley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Nico Muhly. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Nick Houy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Richard Jenkins and Jayne Houdyshell and Amy Schumer carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt10023286 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Stephen Karam directs. Lol Crawley behind the camera. Nico Muhly scores. Nick Houy cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 5 years ago.
- 2Directed by Stephen Karam, shot by Lol Crawley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Nico Muhly. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Nick Houy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Richard Jenkins and Jayne Houdyshell and Amy Schumer carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt10023286 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Classified under 10 themes, including "new york city", "holiday", "thanksgiving", "based on play or musical".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Lol Crawley
- Original score
- Nico Muhly
- Editing
- Nick Houy
- Production design
- David Gropman
- Costume design
- Ann Roth
- Makeup / hair
- Kyra Panchenko
- VFX supervisor
- Djuna Wahlrab
- Sound
- Chris Chae
- Stunt coordinator
- Drew Leary
- Runtime
- 106 min · 1h 46m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
A24
US
IAC Films
US
Key crew
- Sound MixerTammy Douglas
- Second Assistant DirectorKether Abeles
- Concept ArtistAli Kashfi
- Utility SoundJosé Frías
- Foley EditorIgor Nikolic
- StuntsNeimah Djourabchi
- Digital Imaging TechnicianLoïc de Lame
- Scenic ArtistDavid Gojdic
- Scenic ArtistMonk Hooper
- Assistant Art DirectorAda Mitchev
- Utility SoundKenneth Wilkinson
- GripShauna Terruso
- Production SupervisorKerry Johnson
- Boom OperatorLibero Colimberti
- Costume AssistantNatasha Simchowitz
- Art Department CoordinatorAbigail Udden
- StuntsCorey Pierno
- Second Second Assistant DirectorVic Coram
- Set Decoration BuyerMattie Siegal
- Key CostumerLucy Cobbs
- Stunt CoordinatorDrew Leary
- Dailies TechnicianPatrice Bowman
- GafferJerad Molkenthin
- Assistant Property MasterJessie Pellegrino
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new york city
- holiday
- thanksgiving
- based on play or musical
- family dinner
- family
- manhattan, new york city
- family tension
- serious
- apartment
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2021-10-17· San Diego International Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2021-11-24R
- TV2021-11-24R· Showtime
