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Get Out (2017) — full plot summary

Directed by Jordan Peele, Get Out unfolds across 1h 44m of mystery. This page covers the story beat by beat. For the ending, see the dedicated ending explained page.

● TL;DR

Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend.

The story

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).

Setting & tone

Get Out is set in United States of America and works primarily in English. Tonally it sits in Mystery, Thriller, Horror, drawing on the conventions of each while filtering them through Jordan Peele's direction.

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