Leave the World Behind

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Leave the World Behind is a 2023 psychological thriller film, based on Rumaan Alam’s novel, that follows a family’s vacation upended by mysterious disasters and social tensions, starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, and Ethan Hawke.

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Leave the World Behind (novel) 1

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instanceOf film
adaptationOf Leave the World Behind (novel) NERFINISHED
authorOfSourceMaterial Rumaan Alam NERFINISHED
basedOn Leave the World Behind (novel) NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Sam Esmail NERFINISHED
distributor Netflix NERFINISHED
genre drama film
psychological thriller
hasFormat feature film
language English
leadCharacter Amanda Sandford NERFINISHED
Clay Sandford NERFINISHED
G.H. Scott NERFINISHED
Ruth Scott NERFINISHED
notableFor collaboration between Sam Esmail and Higher Ground Productions
depiction of a mysterious nationwide cyber and infrastructure collapse
platform Netflix
plotSummary A family’s vacation on Long Island is disrupted when the owners of their rental home return amid mysterious blackouts and escalating disasters.
producer Barack Obama NERFINISHED
Daniel M. Stillman NERFINISHED
Michelle Obama NERFINISHED
Nick Krishnamurthy NERFINISHED
Sam Esmail NERFINISHED
Tonia Davis NERFINISHED
productionCompany Esmail Corp NERFINISHED
Higher Ground Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDateOnNetflix 2023-12-08
releasePlatform streaming
releaseYear 2023
screenwriter Sam Esmail NERFINISHED
setting Long Island, New York NERFINISHED
contemporary United States
stars Charlie Evans NERFINISHED
Ethan Hawke NERFINISHED
Farrah Mackenzie NERFINISHED
Industry (Myha'la Herrold) as Amanda and Clay's daughter NERFINISHED
Julia Roberts NERFINISHED
Kevin Bacon NERFINISHED
Mahershala Ali NERFINISHED
Myha'la NERFINISHED
theme apocalyptic anxiety
class conflict
race relations
social tension
technological dependence

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Sam Esmail directed Leave the World Behind
Sam Esmail wrote Leave the World Behind
Sam Esmail basedOn Leave the World Behind
this entity surface form: Leave the World Behind (novel)