Suburbicon

Suburbicon
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGeorge Clooney
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobert Elswit
Edited byStephen Mirrione
Music byAlexandre Desplat
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Paramount Pictures (United States)
  • Bloom (International)
Release dates
  • September 2, 2017 (2017-09-02) (Venice)
  • October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27) (United States)
Running time
105 minutes[4]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[5]
Box office$12.8 million[6][7]

Suburbicon is a 2017 American black comedy crime film[8] directed by George Clooney and co-written by the Coen brothers, Clooney, and Grant Heslov.[9] It stars Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Noah Jupe, and Oscar Isaac, and follows a mild-mannered father in 1959 who must face his demons after a home invasion, all while a black family moves into the all-white neighborhood. The black family storyline is loosely based on a 1957 incident in Levittown, Pennsylvania, in which a black family moved into the previously all-white neighborhood, leading to racism and violence against the family.[10][11]

Principal photography for Suburbicon began in October 2016 in Los Angeles. It premiered in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2017,[12] and then was screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival before being theatrically released in the United States on October 27, 2017.[13] The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, earning $12.8 million against its $25 million budget.[14]

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  9. ^ 'Suburbicon' Review: A Rare Miss For Clooney, Damon, and the Coens|Digital Trends
  10. ^ "The Real-Life Racial Battle That Inspired George Clooney's 'Suburbicon'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  11. ^ Longsdorf, Amy. "George Clooney's 'Suburbicon' tells racially charged story of Bucks County's Levittown". The Morning Call. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  12. ^ Anderson, Ariston (July 27, 2017). "Venice Competition Includes Films From George Clooney, Guillermo del Toro, Darren Aronofsky". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  13. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 25, 2017). "Toronto Film Festival 2017 Unveils Strong Slate". Deadline. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  14. ^ Giles, Jeff (October 26, 2017). "Suburbicon is a Stale Satire". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 29, 2017.