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The Blackening Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Jun. 3, 2023

The Blackening

Release Date: Friday, June 16, 2023 Nationwide

Jason Clark, Sharla Sumpter Bridgett, Antoinette Robertson, Jay Pharoah, Tracy Oliver, Perkins, Tim Story, Sinqua Walls, Jermaine Fowler, Yvonne Orji, Melvin Gregg, E. Brian Dobbins, Dewayne Perkins, Marcei A. Brown, Grace Byers, X Mayo

R Comedy N/A

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Plot

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Plot
Seven black friends go away for the weekend only to find themselves trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. Will their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies help them stay alive?
Comedy Horror

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Blackening.

Crew Behind the Film

The The Blackening behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Tim Story last directed Tom and Jerry and Shaft. The film's writer Tracy Oliver last wrote The Sun Is Also A Star and Little.

Director
Tim Story
Producers
Sharla Sumpter Bridgett
Marcei A. Brown
Jason Clark
E. Brian Dobbins
Tracy Oliver

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for pervasive language, violence and drug use
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
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Language
English

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Production Details

What we know about the The Blackening movie production.

Key Facts

  • “The Blackening is a wildly entertaining horror movie that delivers jump-out-of-your-seat scares while also hilariously subverting the genre,” said Jason Constantine, Lionsgate’s President, Acquisitions and Co-Productions (10/23/2022).
  • Premiered at the Midnight Madness segment of Toronto Film Festival (10/23/2022).
  • Based on the 2018 Comedy Central short film.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Blackening was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, June 16, 2023. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including Elemental, The Flash and Asteroid City.



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Sat., Jun. 3, 2023

  • Set the MPA rating to R for pervasive language, violence and drug use

  • Added a link from theblackening.movie

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