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‘Get Out’ Stands as One of the Most Important Horror Movies Ever Made

Jordan Peele’s directorial debut is a timeless horror classic about racial bias

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Ben Ulansey
Jun 04, 2025
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Betty Gabriel as Georgina in the movie Get Out / Universal Pictures
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Nearly ten years after its release, Get Out remains every bit as hard-hitting. It drives home bitter truths that were just as difficult to digest and challenging to address in 2017 as they still are today in 2025.

In creating Get Out, writer and director Jordan Peele wanted to instill the message that, despite the progress we’ve…

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