Get Out is a 2017 American psychological horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele, starring Daniel Kaluuya as Chris Washington, a Black photographer who uncovers a terrifying secret when visiting his white girlfriend Rose Armitage’s family36.

The story follows Chris as he travels with Rose to meet her family for a weekend in upstate New York. He quickly feels unease about the family’s overly accommodating but subtly uncomfortable behavior, particularly from Rose's parents, Dean (a neurosurgeon) and Missy (a psychiatrist), and their two Black servants, Georgina and Walter346. Missy manipulates Chris into a hypnotherapy session, which renders him paralyzed in a mental state called the "sunken place"35.

As the visit progresses, Chris discovers disturbing secrets: Rose's family has been abducting Black people, auctioning their bodies to wealthy white individuals who transplant their own consciousness into them, leaving the victims' real minds trapped within (“The Sunken Place”)15. Chris himself is targeted to be the next host, chosen for his talent as a photographer5.

Chris ultimately outmaneuvers the Armitages using improvisation and resourcefulness: he overcomes hypnosis by plugging his ears with cotton, escapes his restraints, and fights off the family, culminating in a violent confrontation. When Rose attempts to stop him, Chris’s friend Rod—who works for the TSA and had been investigating—arrives just in time to rescue him15.

Get Out is acclaimed for its inventive screenplay, performances (especially Kaluuya), and sharp social commentary on race relations and cultural appropriation36. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and is widely regarded as a landmark horror film blending suspense, satire, and societal critique365.