The Humans (2021) — Screenplay
A father hosts Thanksgiving in his daughter's eerie Manhattan apartment, where strange noises expose the family's buried fears.
- Written by
- Stephen Karam
- Genre
- Drama
- Studio
- A24
- Length
- 111 pages
Study this script for its masterful use of a single, claustrophobic setting to ratchet tension, and for dialogue that peels back layers of resentment and love with startling economy. Karam’s pacing turns a holiday gathering into a slow-burn nerve-racker, making the mundane feel profoundly unsettling.
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