Movie review
February 24, 2017 · 104 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Get Out is a 2017 horror movie about a Black photographer who visits his white girlfriend’s wealthy parents for the weekend. At first the family seems overly nice, but strange comments and odd behavior lead to a dark secret where rich white people target Black bodies for a twisted plan. The story puts racial identity at the center of the horror, with the Black lead facing exploitation from white characters who make awkward remarks about race and act in suspicious ways that many viewers notice as social commentary on racism and liberal attitudes.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Get Out.
Woke representation / casting
The lead role goes to a Black actor in a story where being Black in a white family setting creates the main tension and danger, with other Black characters shown as controlled or victimized by white elites. Racial identity stands out clearly in the casting and character dynamics.
Woke political dialogue
White characters make several awkward, race-focused comments and compliments toward the Black lead about politics, bodies, and stereotypes that the story frames as uncomfortable and revealing of prejudice.
Identity-driven story themes
Race and Black identity form the core of the plot and horror, with the scheme to take over young Black bodies and the sunken place metaphor built entirely around white exploitation of Black people and identity power dynamics.
Western institutional / cultural critique
The film shows wealthy white American families and their social circles as polite on the surface but entitled and prejudiced underneath, critiquing colorblind attitudes and everyday social norms as tools of control in modern Western culture.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Conservative critics and some viewers accused the film of anti-white bias, calling it divisive propaganda that uses horror to attack white liberals and push identity-based racial messaging rather than neutral entertainment.
Creator track record context
Primary creator Jordan Peele has a clear pattern from comedy and films of focusing on Black identity, representation, and social themes tied to race, which lines up with the movie’s approach.
Production
