Get Out (2017)

Jordan Peele’s directorial debut blended razor-sharp social satire with pure dread. Daniel Kaluuya stars as Chris, a Black man visiting his white girlfriend’s family — who hide a horrifying secret. Peele said it explores “the real fear of being trapped — socially, physically, psychologically".

Get Out earned Peele an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and redefined horror as a mirror for modern racism and privilege.