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The Humans

2021 · 106 min

A tense, claustrophobic family gathering that slowly reveals buried pain and quiet dread, demanding close attention.

Directed by: Stephen Karam
Genres: Drama
Starring: Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer

Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Stephen Karam
Genres: Drama
Starring: Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
isolation
class
aging
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	4
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Stephen Karam
Written by: Stephen Karam
Starring: Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer, Beanie Feldstein, Steven Yeun, June Squibb
Music: Nico Muhly
Cinematography: Lol Crawley
Runtime: 106 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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