<P> It Comes at Night is a 2017 American horror film written and directed by Trey Edward Shults . It stars Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Riley Keough . </P> <P> The film had its premiere at the Overlook Film Festival in Mount Hood, Oregon on April 29, 2017, and was theatrically released on June 9, 2017 in the United States, by A24 . It was positively received by critics and grossed $19 million worldwide . </P> <P> A highly contagious outbreak has ravaged the world . Paul, his wife Sarah, and their teenage son Travis have secluded themselves in their home deep in the woods in an undisclosed location . When Sarah's father, Bud, contracts the disease, they kill him and burn his body in a shallow grave . The next night, they capture an intruder breaking into the house . Paul ties him to a tree and places a bag over his head overnight to confirm he is not suffering from the disease . The stranger, Will, explains that he did not know the house was occupied and was only searching for fresh water for himself, his wife, and his young son . Will offers to trade some of their supply of food for water . Sarah suggests bringing Will's family back to their home, reasoning that the more people they have with them, the easier it would be to defend themselves should anyone else discover their location . Paul agrees, and he takes Will to collect his family . Along the way, they are ambushed by two men . Paul kills them and accuses Will of having set him up . Will points out that he fought them as well and assuages Paul's mistrust . </P> <P> A few days later, Paul returns along with Will, his wife Kim, and son Andrew . After establishing the rules that Paul and Sarah have used to stay safe, including keeping the only entrance locked with a key Paul or Sarah wear around their neck, and keeping nighttime excursions to a minimum, the two families begin to establish a sense of normality and grow closer to each other . One day, Travis's dog Stanley begins barking aggressively at and chases an unseen presence in the woods . Travis follows the dog deeper into the woods before Stanley's barking suddenly ceases . Travis insists to Paul and Will that he heard something in the woods . They decide to return home, as Paul insists Stanley knows the woods and will find his own way home . That night, Will seemingly contradicts a story he had told Paul earlier about what he and Kim were doing prior to finding the abandoned house . Paul's response suggests an increasing level of distrust of Will . </P>

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