▁Sub urb icon ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁American ▁black ▁comedy ▁film ▁written ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁George ▁Clo oney , ▁and ▁co - written ▁by ▁the ▁Co en ▁brothers ▁and ▁Grant ▁H es lov . ▁The ▁film ▁stars ▁Matt ▁Dam on , ▁Julian ne ▁Moore , ▁No ah ▁Ju pe , ▁and ▁Oscar ▁Isaac , ▁and ▁follows ▁a ▁m ild - mann ered ▁father ▁who ▁must ▁face ▁his ▁dem ons ▁after ▁a ▁home ▁invasion ▁sh akes ▁his ▁qu aint ▁neighborhood ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁It ▁is ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁incident ▁in ▁Lev itt own , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁black ▁family ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁previously ▁all - white ▁neighborhood , ▁leading ▁to ▁rac ism ▁and ▁violence ▁against ▁the ▁family . ▁ ▁Princi pal ▁phot ography ▁began ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Sub urb icon ▁premier ed ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁competition ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 4 th ▁Ven ice ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁then ▁screen ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Toronto ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁and ▁was ▁the atr ically ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁It ▁received ▁generally ▁negative ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics , ▁who ▁called ▁the ▁plot ▁" awk ward ly ▁jam med ▁together " ▁and ▁noted ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁disappoint ment ▁given ▁the ▁talent ▁involved , ▁and