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2017 film directed by Jordan Peele

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*Get Out* is a 2017 American horror, mystery, and thriller film directed and written by Jordan Peele. The cast includes Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, and Bradley Whitford. Produced by Blumhouse Productions, Monkeypaw Productions, and QC Entertainment, the film was distributed by Universal Pictures and iTunes. It features music by Michael Abels and is set in the 2010s in New York City and upstate New York.

The film has a runtime of 104 minutes and a budget of $4,500,000. It received an R rating and has a Metascore of 85. Audience scores include a 7.8 rating on IMDb and a 98% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. It also received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films award.

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Film · TMDB

7.6

Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.

Released: 2017-02-24104 minDir: Jordan PeeleMystery, Thriller, HorrorBudget: $4.5MBox office: $255M

Cast

  • Daniel Kaluuya as Chris Washington
  • Allison Williams as Rose Armitage
  • Catherine Keener as Missy Armitage
  • Bradley Whitford as Dean Armitage
  • Caleb Landry Jones as Jeremy Armitage
  • Marcus Henderson as Walter

Themes

  • kidnapping
  • externally controlled action
  • manipulation
  • dark comedy
  • hypnosis
  • parents-in-law
  • satire
  • racist
  • revenge
  • interracial relationship

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Ratings

IMDb

7.8/10

814,293 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

98%

Metacritic

85/100

Year
2017
Runtime
104 min
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Rated
R
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 154 wins & 214 nominations total

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Encyclopedic overview

Get Out is a 2017 American psychological horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut. It stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Lil Rel Howery, LaKeith Stanfield, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root, Catherine Keener, and Betty Gabriel. The plot follows a young black man (Kaluuya), who uncovers shocking secrets when he meets the family of his white girlfriend (Williams).

Upon release, it was a critical and commercial success, grossing $259.8 million against a $4.5 million budget. At the 90th Academy Awards, it was nominated for four awards, winning Best Original Screenplay.

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