Get Out – Jordan Peele’s directorial debut, in which he also wrote the screenplay, is a hybrid of genres, part horror film, suspense thriller, dystopian satire, social commentary about race, dysfunctional romantic dramedy, and “meet the parents road trip.” 
Spoiler Alert: You know the film is going to be a little twisted when the protagonist, played by Daniel Kaluuya, as Chris, is rescued by his friend, a TSA Officer. There’s so much to like about this story — and more importantly — to think about afterwards and discuss with friends. As Chris, a black photographer, hits the road with his white girlfriend played by Allison Williams to meet her family, an accident occurs, killing a deer. The scene telegraphs things to come both in its symbolism and Chris’s treatment as a black man in a white enclave. Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root, and Catherine Keener round out the supporting cast. Peele references The Stepford Wives as inspiration for combining both horror and satire genres to tell his story that deals with racism much like The Stepford Wives dealt with the backlash to the second wave of feminism.
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