Julie Richards: Portrait Of A Massacre Survivor

Julie Richards: Portrait Of A Massacre Survivor is a 2021 American teen slasher film written and directed by The Duffer Brothers, the creators of Stranger Things.

The film was produced by Jason Blum, James Wan and Lawrence Grey.

The film deals with an aftermath of a brutal string of murders in a small town that leaves a 15 year old girl traumatized and scarred from the horrific event which results in the loss of her friends and family. The girl then tells the story of the murders to her therapist who is not what he appears to be.

The film stars Millie Bobby Brown as the title role of Julie Richards with Alisha Boe, Skylar Gisondo, Liv Hewson, Graham Phillips, Isla Fisher, John Krasinski, Logan Miller, Katharine Langford, Hailee Steinfeld, Chandler Riggs, Leigh Whannell, Ioan Gruffudd, Zendaya, Ross Lynch and Dennis Quaid co-starring.

The film was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster Productions and Blumhouse Productions and was released on May 14th, 2021 to a very positive response from critics and audiences for it's maturity, sincerity and emontional resonance with Millie Bobby Brown's performance gaining critical acclaim.

The film was an impressive box office success, grossing $265 million worldwide becoming the highest grossing slasher film to date since 2018's Halloween.

Plot
The film opens on an aftermath of a bloodbath that took place at Millers Pond High School which left 20 students dead and only a few survived one of which is fifteen year old Julie Richards who also loses her parents in the killer's wrath. As a result, she becomes orphaned and adopted by the town's sheriff Scott Hale. One year later, Julie visits her therapist Dr. Harrison Bowman and tells him that she is over the deaths that haunted her home. When Dr. Bowman asks her to tell him about what happened, Julie begins to break down while trying to tell the story.

Her story began as flashbacks with her family moving into a new home in Millers Pond, New Hampshire and Julie meeting her next door neighbor and eventual best friend Andie Gable. The next day, Julie begins her first day at Millers Pond high school.

Cast

 * Millie Bobby Brown as Julie Richards
 * Dennis Quaid as Dr. Harrison Bowman
 * Alisha Boe as Amara Summers
 * Skyler Gisondo as Kurt O'Neil
 * Ross Lynch as Greg Fisher
 * Logan Miller as Lucas Carver
 * Hailee Steinfeld as Andrea "Andie" Gable
 * John Krasinski as Nicholas Richards
 * Isla Fisher as Leslie Richards
 * Graham Phillips as Shawn Merring
 * Zendaya as Jennie Walker
 * Katharine Langford as Tracey Blake
 * Liv Hewson as Ellen Brooks
 * Chandler Riggs as Robbie Strickland
 * Leigh Whannell as Deputy Hutch Perry
 * Ioan Gruffudd as Sheriff Scott Hale