Get Out
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Get Out is a 2017 horror film directed by Jordan Peele, starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener. It drew a wide audience and shaped its genre.
Plot
On a suburban street at night, a Black man walks alone, talking on his phone. After a car approaches him, the man, sensing trouble, attempts escape, but he is subdued, dragged into the car and driven away. Six months later, Chris Washington, a Black photographer, travels to upstate New York for a weekend getaway to meet the family of his White girlfriend, Rose Armitage. Upon arrival, he has uncomfortable conversations with Rose's father Dean, a neurosurgeon, and mother Missy, a psychiatrist. Later, Rose's brother Jeremy arrives, and Chris observes eerie behavior from the family's Black staff, Georgina and Walter.
Production
Written by Jordan Peele, the film was produced by Monkeypaw Productions. Michael Abels composed the score. Toby Oliver handled the cinematography. The film runs 104 minutes. The crew and editing refined every shot.
Reception
On a budget of $4,500,000, Get Out grossed $255,407,969 worldwide at the box office. A critic consensus praised its screenplay and score.
Legacy
The film's influence spread across the century; its narrative and tone echo in much later cinema.
See also
References
- "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time". topfilms100. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- Ebert, Roger. The Great Movies. Broadway Books.
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