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The Blackening

The Blackening

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The Blackening

"We can't all die first."

2023

1h 37m

5.8(441 votes)

Horror

Comedy

Overview

Seven black friends go away for the weekend, only to find themselves trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. They must pit their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies against the murderer to stay alive.

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CatchLight Studios

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Grace Byers

Grace Byers

Allison

Antoinette Robertson

Antoinette Robertson

Lisa

Jermaine Fowler

Jermaine Fowler

Clifton

Melvin Gregg

Melvin Gregg

King

Dewayne Perkins

Dewayne Perkins

Dewayne

X Mayo

X Mayo

Shanika

Sinqua Walls

Sinqua Walls

Nnamdi

Jay Pharoah

Jay Pharoah

Shawn

Yvonne Orji

Yvonne Orji

Morgan

Diedrich Bader

Diedrich Bader

Officer White

Creative team

Directed by: Tim Story
Written by: Dewayne Perkins
Tracy Oliver
Produced by: Marcei A. Brubaker Brown
Jason Clark

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