Get Out

Film • 2017 • 1h 44m

A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.

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Status: Released
Release: February 24, 2017 (9 years ago)
Runtime: 1h 44m
Rating: R
Language: English
Origins: United States
Tags: anxious authoritarian awestruck body horror brain surgery dark comedy disappearance externally controlled action folk horror horrified hypnosis interracial relationship kidnapping manipulation missing person mystery neurosurgeon parentsinlaw pathetic psychological horror psychological thriller raceconscious racism racist revenge satire satirical stereotype suspense mystery thriller
Companies: Blumhouse Productions, Monkeypaw Productions, QC Entertainment

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todd85May 11, 2023

A surprising debut that takes a simple premise, smartly combining horror and satire, and turns it into a modern classic.

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'Get Out': Review
A blend of light-touch social commentary with vintage thriller tropes has seen this entertaining Daniel Kaluuya feature soar to the top of the US box office
Get Out review – fantastically twisted horror-satire on race in America
Jordan Peele’s superbly nasty comedy about a black man who meets his white girlfriend’s parents is as pitiless as a surgeon’s scalpel
Jordan Peele’s Get Out is smart horror, but also terrifying
This stunning debut pulls no punches in turning racial tension into seat-clenching narrative tension.
Film Review: ‘Get Out’
'Key and Peele' comic Jordan Peele's feature debut combines genuine chills with a no-holds-barred critique of black-white relations.
Jordan Peele’s Get Out Is Terrifying, Socially Conscious Horror
It’s a mash-up of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? and The Stepford Wives that’s more fun than either and more illuminating, too.