You're Next is a 2011 horror thriller film written by Simon Barrett and directed by Adam Wingard

Adam Wingard

Adam Wingard is an American film director, editor, cinematographer, and writer whose films are known for their emphasis on horror, extreme violence, and psychedelic imagery. His dark and sometimes abrasive directing/editing style has been compared to directors such as David Lynch, Darren...

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The film had its world premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto International Film Festival

The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...

 Midnight Madness program.

Plot

In the film, while on a getaway, the Davidson family comes under attack. When Crispian Davidson (A.J. Bowen) brings his new girlfriend (Sharni Vinson

Sharni Vinson

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) along to celebrate his parent's wedding anniversary, the family's evening together is shattered when a gang of mysterious killers begin to hunt the family down with brutal precision. Unfortunately for the killers however, one of the victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.

Cast

• AJ Bowen as Crispian
• Barbara Crampton
  Barbara Crampton
  Barbara Crampton is an American actress.She is considered a scream queen.-Early years:Crampton was born in Levittown, Long Island, New York. She was raised in Vermont and spent summers while growing up traveling the country with the carnival as her father was a carnie...
  
   as Aubrey
• Wendy Glenn
  Wendy Glenn
  Wendy Glenn is an English actress in film and television. Her sister, Sammy Glenn, is also an actress.Started as a child model and attended Sylvia Young Theatre School in London which led to several national commercials and a guest star role on London's Burning...
  
   as Zee
• Margaret Laney as Kelly
• Rob Moran
  Rob Moran
  Rob Moran is an American film and television actor. He played the role of a bartender in Dumb and Dumber and a trans hostess in Shallow Hal. He starred in the American teen drama South Of Nowhere where he portrayed the head of Carlin Family...
  
   as Paul Davison
• Amy Seimetz as Aimee
• Joe Swanberg
  Joe Swanberg
  Joe Swanberg is an American independent filmmaker. He is a member of the "Mumblecore" movement. His films include Kissing on the Mouth , LOL , Hannah Takes the Stairs , Nights and Weekends and Alexander the Last...
  
   as Drake
• Nicholas Tucci as Felix
• Sharni Vinson
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   as Erin
• Ti West
  Ti West
  Ti West is an American film director, best known for his work in horror films.- Early life:West was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He was featured in a 2001 Fall issue of Teen People Magazine...
  
   as Tariq

Release

You're Next debuted on 10 September 2011 at the Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto International Film Festival

The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...

 and opened in other film festivals on the dates given below.

On 21 September 2011, Lionsgate

Lions Gate Entertainment

Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation is a North American entertainment company. The company was formed in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1997, and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California...

 announced that it had acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to the film.

Region	Release date	Festival
Canada		Toronto International Film Festival Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
United States		Fantastic Fest Fantastic Fest Fantastic Fest is an annual film festival in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2005 by Tim League of Alamo Drafthouse, Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News, Paul Alvarado-Dykstra, and Tim McCanlies, writer of The Iron Giant and Secondhand Lions. The festival focuses on genre films such as horror,...