Get Out (2017)
Kernel Score: 88% · 18,617 ratings · Rated R
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: 2017-02-24
Runtime: 104 minutes
Is Get Out worth watching?
Must-watch. Jordan Peele's debut starts as a tense, funny meet-the-parents weekend and turns into sharp horror about race. It's well acted, tightly built, and the scares come from idea as well as shock.
Watch it if you
- like horror with something to say
- enjoy a slow-building sense that something is off
- want a smart thriller under two hours
Skip it if you
- dislike psychological dread
- are uneasy with stories about racial menace
Best for: Date night
Fresh Kernels verdict, AI-assisted from our scores, audience reviews and the official rating.
Where to watch Get Out
- Stream: Fubo, Peacock, YouTube TV, FXNow
- Rent: Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube
- Buy: Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube
US availability, updated 2026-10-23.
Overview
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.
Get Out parents' guide: ages 15+
Parents need to know that Get Out is a horror-thriller involving kidnapping, manipulation, and racially charged psychological terror.
- Violence & scariness: Strong — Contains disturbing psychological horror, kidnapping, hypnosis-induced control, and violent confrontations.
- Sex, romance & nudity: A little — Includes a romantic interracial relationship with mild suggestive content.
- Language: Moderate — Contains strong profanity typical of an R-rated thriller.
- Drinking, drugs & smoking: A little — Alcohol is consumed at a social gathering.
Fresh Kernels AI-assessed from the official R rating, publicly documented content. A guide for families, not an official rating.
Movies like Get Out
If you liked Get Out, these are the movies we'd watch next.
- Us (2019) — 76%: Peele's follow-up, another creepy social horror
- Hereditary (2018) — 84%: Slow, unsettling family horror
- The Others (2001) — 84%: Quiet, atmospheric haunted-house twist
- Psycho (1960) — 91%: Classic horror built on a normal-looking host
- The Vanishing (1988) — 84%: Chilling story of an ordinary-seeming captor
- The Skin I Live In (2011) — 85%: A disturbing medical thriller with a mad twist
Director
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
- Betty Gabriel as Georgina
- LaKeith Stanfield as Andre Logan King
- Stephen Root as Jim Hudson
- Lil Rel Howery as Rod Williams
Get Out FAQ
Is Get Out worth watching?
Must-watch. Jordan Peele's debut starts as a tense, funny meet-the-parents weekend and turns into sharp horror about race. It's well acted, tightly built, and the scares come from idea as well as shock.
Where can I watch Get Out?
In the US you can stream Get Out on Fubo, Peacock, YouTube TV and FXNow and rent it from Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play and YouTube.
Is Get Out OK for kids?
Get Out is rated R. Fresh Kernels suggests ages 15+. Parents need to know that Get Out is a horror-thriller involving kidnapping, manipulation, and racially charged psychological terror.
What movies are like Get Out?
If you liked Get Out, try Us, Hereditary, The Others and Psycho.