An Oscar-winning horror film described as ‘unforgettable’ and ‘one of the most original and refreshing’ releases in years is available to stream right now for free.
Jordan Peele’s directorial debut Get Out was released in 2017 to critical acclaim, quickly becoming one of the most profitable films of the year.
The psychological horror film follows Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), an African-American man meeting his Caucasian girlfriend Rose’s (Alison Williams) parents during a weekend getaway.
He has uncomfortable conversations with her parents, Dean (Bradley Whitford), a neurosurgeon, and Missy (Catherine Keener), a psychiatrist, though they seem perfectly normal if slightly awkward.
When he observes unnatural and eerie behaviour from the family’s Black servants, Chris quickly begins to uncover the unbelievable horrors taking place on the estate.
Get Out is available to stream now on BBC iPlayer, while Peele’s follow-up film Us can be found on Netflix, and Nope is available to rent via Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, and the Sky Store.
The film won numerous accolades at the time of its release, including the Academy Award for best original screenplay and nominations for best picture, best director, and best actor for Kaluuya.
It was widely praised for its exploration of liberal racism in America and internalised racism, subverting the idea of the ‘white saviour’ trope.
Get Out also garnered nods from the Golden Globes, the Critics’ Choice Awards, and the British Academy Film Awards among others.
It was cited on numerous film-of-the-year lists in 2017 and is still often named as one of the best films of all time eight years later.
Get Out boasts an impressive 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the critics’ consensus reading: ‘Funny, scary, and thought-provoking, Get Out seamlessly weaves its trenchant social critiques into a brilliantly effective and entertaining horror/comedy thrill ride.’
In their review, IndieWire said: ‘Peele seduces, subverts and manipulates audience expectations – as the masters Alfred Hitchcock, John Carpenter, and Stanley Kubrick did before him.’
Time Magazine wrote: ‘Peele succeeds where sometimes even more experienced filmmakers fail: He’s made an agile entertainment whose social and cultural observations are woven so tightly into the fabric that you’re laughing even as you’re thinking, and vice-versa.
Sight and Sound Magazine asked ‘Is it too early to call this a modern genre classic?’, and Vulture dubbed it ‘the satirical horror movie we’ve been waiting for.’
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The Observer commented on the film’s awards success, writing: ‘Following Oscar’s pomp and self-importance, viewing Jordan Peele’s fiercely entertaining thriller offers the perfect awards hangover cure. Audiences leave the theater shaken and stirred.
InSession Film said Get Out was ‘unforgettable’, while the CineExpress Podcast said it was ‘one of the most original and refreshing films to hit the cinema in years.’
‘Witty, trenchant, very topical, sometimes utterly bloodcurdling but always with plenty of polemical points to make,’ The Independent summarised.
Get Out is available to stream now on BBC iPlayer with a licence fee required.
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