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Jordan Peele's 'Get Out' Revives Horror Genre Ahead of Halloween

10/30/2025

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Jordan Peele, the writer-director, released Get Out in 2017 and sparked a resurgence of the horror genre, earning a 98% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film blends psychological horror with social commentary rather than relying on gore.
Its success helped fuel a wave of elevated horror and popularized films like Hereditary and Midsommar.
As Halloween approaches in 2025, horror films continue to thrive at the box office.

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Story summary

Jordan Peele, the writer-director, released Get Out in 2017 and sparked a resurgence of the horror genre, earning a 98% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film blends psychological horror with social commentary rather than relying on gore.
Its success helped fuel a wave of elevated horror and popularized films like Hereditary and Midsommar.
As Halloween approaches in 2025, horror films continue to thrive at the box office.