Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
Direction
Peele's debut that made him horror's most exciting new voice.
Acting
Kaluuya's silent terror in the sunken place is iconic.
Writing
Every line of dialogue is a trap door. Genius construction.
Director
Jordan Peele
Daniel Kaluuya
Chris Washington
Allison Williams
Rose Armitage
Catherine Keener
Missy Armitage
Bradley Whitford
Dean Armitage
Caleb Landry Jones
Jeremy Armitage
Marcus Henderson
Walter
Betty Gabriel
Georgina
LaKeith Stanfield
Andre Logan King
Stephen Root
Jim Hudson
Lil Rel Howery
Rod Williams
Ashley LeConte Campbell
Lisa Deets
John Wilmot
Gordon Greene
Caren L. Larkey
Emily Greene
Julie Ann Doan
April Dray
Rutherford Cravens
Parker Dray
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Peele wrote the script during Obama's presidency to explore 'post-racial' liberal delusion.
The sunken place was inspired by actual dreams Peele had about falling helplessly through darkness.
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