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Get Out

year 2017decade 10sdirector Jordan Peelegenre Psychological horror

104 minutes

Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Daniel Kaluuya Chris Washington
Allison Williams Rose Armitage
Bradley Whitford Dean Armitage
Caleb Landry Jones Jeremy Armitage
Stephen Root Jim Hudson
LaKeith Stanfield Andre Hayworth / Logan King
Catherine Keener Missy Armitage
Lil Rel Howery Rod Williams
Betty Gabriel Georgina

Get Out | The Rewatchables

host Bill Simmonshost Wesley Morrishost Sean Fennesseyhost K. Austin Collins format One-year anniversary exceptionformat Pre-Oscars 2018 discussion
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Most Rewatchable Scene

Initial nominees: kidnapping opening, deer collision, cigarette-break runner, camera-flash seizure, family revelation, escape and ending.

In the discussion (7)
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  • Initial nominees: kidnapping opening, deer collision, cigarette-break runner, camera-flash seizure, family revelation, escape and ending.
  • Sunken place initially excluded as too disturbing, then accepted within cigarette-break sequence; gardener running and Georgina adjusting wig contribute dread.
  • Kidnapping opening praised as disorienting horror, with Scream parallel. Headlock/car clues, camera pivot, Swahili warning and subsequent Redbone sequence form three openings.
  • Rose donut-shop introduction deceptively reassuring; shaving cream as white face reported from commentary. Girls character baggage makes one participant suspicious.
  • Phone-unplugging confrontation distinguished from flash seizure; Gabriel close-up conveys multiple identities with difficult exposed acting.
  • No sole choice in directly addressed reply, but phone confrontation and keys/Rose turn particularly loved. — Sean Fennessey
  • Scrapbook through keys revelation is a favorite stretch; picture count debated five versus nine, racial fetish revealed and Rod vindicated.

The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

Lil Ray proposed and possible new award namesake. Betty Gabriel competing choice as best performance versus best part; Bradley Woodford and Stanfield also nominated, Caleb Landry Jones suggested.

In the discussion (3)
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  • Lil Ray proposed and possible new award namesake. Betty Gabriel competing choice as best performance versus best part; Bradley Woodford and Stanfield also nominated, Caleb Landry Jones suggested.
  • Caleb aggressive lacrosse-player manner convincingly frightening and uncomfortable.
  • Rod final heat-check choice confirmed with agreement and audience-choice rationale; earlier competing preferences remain visible.

What’s Aged the Best?

Sunken place, casting, racial relevance, Daniel, escape, Rod and opening theme proposed. Racism means sharper social relevance, not approval of racism.

In the discussion (3)
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  • Sunken place, casting, racial relevance, Daniel, escape, Rod and opening theme proposed. Racism means sharper social relevance, not approval of racism.
  • Allison Williams, Daniel and Betty Gabriel casting praised; Keener performance alone disliked by one.
  • Keener perceived less alert, but defended for precise control and tandem acting in hypnosis, with Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia framing comparisons.

What’s Aged the Worst?

Skipped because only a year has elapsed and the movie is still liked; possible future discomfort with brother is qualified, not a current selection.

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  • Skipped because only a year has elapsed and the movie is still liked; possible future discomfort with brother is qualified, not a current selection.

Apex Mountain

Too early after one year to determine career apex; topping this achievement seems difficult but eagerly anticipated.

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  • Too early after one year to determine career apex; topping this achievement seems difficult but eagerly anticipated.
  • Alternative apex discussion: movie challenges Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner idealized interracial-relationship conventions; called unusually realistic about danger.

Is This Movie Better With…?

Party couple or eye recipient, opening cop, party speaker, police station and Rod TSA colleague are options for Danny Treo. Adding him improves but changes the movie. Japanese versus Asian-American guest distinction discussed.

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  • Party couple or eye recipient, opening cop, party speaker, police station and Rod TSA colleague are options for Danny Treo. Adding him improves but changes the movie. Japanese versus Asian-American guest distinction discussed.

Who Won the Movie?

Betty Gabriel, Jordan Peele and America receive four supported final positions: one Betty, two Jordan, one collective America choice.

In the discussion (4)
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  • Betty Gabriel chosen for discovery and showing psychological premise through one face.
  • Jordan Peel chosen in explicitly addressed reply for leap to highly anticipated filmmaker; another says same answer. — Sean Fennessey
  • America chosen with sustained audience-impact rationale: movie could have failed commercially, but audience support and mutual respect create confidence for filmmakers and studios.
  • Jordan Peel chosen in directly addressed final reply while other answers appreciated; earlier anonymous same-answer response may be a reaffirmation. — Bill Simmons
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