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In this film adapted from the acclaimed Tony Award-winning play, the Blake family reunites for Thanksgiving dinner in their daughter's New York apartment: parents Erik (Richard Jenkins) and Diedre (Tony Award winner Jayne Houdyshell), daughters Aimee (Amy Schumer) and Brigid (Beanie Feldstein), grandmother Momo (June Squibb), and Brigid’s boyfriend Richard (Steven Yeun). Over one evening, as familiar cracks begin to appear, the tight-knit family tries to hold together in the face of an anxious and uncertain future. The emotional, piercingly funny debut film from writer-director Stephen Karam, The Humans is an incisive look at the disappearing center of modern life, performed by a sensational ensemble cast.

2021 · 1h 46m
Director Stephen Karam

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The Humans

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In this film adapted from the acclaimed Tony Award-winning play, the Blake family reunites for Thanksgiving dinner in their daughter's New York apartment: parents Erik (Richard Jenkins) and Diedre (Tony Award winner Jayne Houdyshell), daughters Aimee (Amy Schumer) and Brigid (Beanie Feldstein), grandmother Momo (June Squibb), and Brigid’s boyfriend Richard (Steven Yeun). Over one evening, as familiar cracks begin to appear, the tight-knit family tries to hold together in the face of an anxious and uncertain future. The emotional, piercingly funny debut film from writer-director Stephen Karam, The Humans is an incisive look at the disappearing center of modern life, performed by a sensational ensemble cast.

COMMON SENSE

Ho-hum holiday "horror" dramedy has mature themes, drinking.

TOMATOMETER
Average 7.4
Reviews 142
Fresh 131
Rotten 11

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Studio
A24
Released
2021
Run Time
1 hr 46 min
Rated
R for some sexual material and language.
Region of Origin
United States
© 2021 A24 / IAC Films

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AD, AAC, Dolby Atmos, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC), Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.