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Get Out is a 2017 American horror thriller film directed by Jordan Peele. It stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, and Bradley Whitford. The film explores disturbing and terrifying events that unfold when a young Black man visits the family of his white girlfriend.

Plot

Chris Washington travels from New York to the Armitage family’s rural estate to meet his white girlfriend Rose Armitage’s family. At first, everything seems normal, but Chris gradually becomes uneasy about the behavior of the Armitages and their Black servants. As the weekend progresses, Chris uncovers a far darker and more horrifying secret beneath the family’s hospitable facade. This secret will turn his life into a nightmare and force him to fight for survival.

Thematic Structure

• Modern Racism and Discrimination: The film sharply critiques modern racism and discrimination in the United States, exposing hidden biases and systemic issues beneath the surface of apparent progress through the lens of the horror genre.
• Control and Bodily Politics: The film horrifyingly reveals the white characters’ desire to control Black bodies and the terrifying, manipulative methods they employ to achieve this control.
• Identity and the Feeling of Otherness: Chris’s alienation and identity crisis within a white-dominated environment reflect the marginalization and belonging issues faced by Black individuals in white society.
• Power Dynamics and Exploitation: The film allegorically critiques the historical and contemporary power imbalances between white and Black people, and how such power enables horrific forms of exploitation.
• Cultural Dissonance and Tension: The uncomfortable tensions and misunderstandings arising from the collision of different cultural backgrounds serve as key elements in building the film’s escalating atmosphere of dread.

Production and Release Information

Written and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut, the film features Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, and Catherine Keener in leading roles. The producers are Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm Jr., and Jordan Peele. Get Out was released in the United States on February 24, 2017, achieving major box office success and widespread critical acclaim. The film was shot in just 28 days. Toby Oliver served as cinematographer, Michael Abels composed the score, and Gregory Plotkin handled the editing.

Cast

• Daniel Kaluuya as Chris Washington
• Allison Williams as Rose Armitage
• Lil Rel Howery as Rod Williams
• Catherine Keener as Missy Armitage
• Bradley Whitford as Dean Armitage
• Caleb Landry Jones as Jeremy Armitage

Filming Locations

• Fairburn, Georgia, United States
• Mobile, Alabama, United States

Awards and Nominations

Box Office Performance

Get Out achieved major global box office success, earning approximately $255 million against a budget of $4.5 million. Highly praised by critics, the film became one of the most talked-about and successful horror films of 2017.