Films like Get Out
15 picks with a similar feel
What defines Get Out, going by its Boxlist taste profile: A fantastical horror film that is unsavoury, original and layered. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of culture clash, troubled leads and unlikely connections, plus tags such as neurosurgeon, stereotype and hypnosis.
Here are 15 films with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.
Based on Get Out (2017).
- 1
Us (2019)
Film7.0Heavier option
Why it's like Get Out: Also heightened and dark, with themes of culture clash and troubled leads. Common ground: psychological horror, psychological thriller.
- 2
Hereditary (2018)
Film7.2Heavier option
Why it's like Get Out: Also heightened and dark, with themes of troubled leads and injustice and vengeance. Common ground: psychological horror.
- 3
Memento (2000)
Film8.2Heavier option
Why it's like Get Out: Also dark and inventive, with themes of troubled leads and injustice and vengeance. Common ground: manipulation, psychological thriller, revenge.
- 4
The Shining (1980)
Film8.2Heavier option
Why it's like Get Out: Also heightened and dark, with themes of troubled leads and social commentary. Common ground: psychological horror, psychological thriller.
- 5
American Psycho (2000)
Film7.3
Why it's like Get Out: Also dark and heightened, with themes of troubled leads and social commentary. Common ground: psychological thriller, satire, dark comedy.
- 6
Deep Red (1975)
Film7.8Heavier option
Why it's like Get Out: Also heightened and dark, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: psychological horror.
- 7
mother! (2017)
Film7.0Heavier option
Why it's like Get Out: Also heightened and dark, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: psychological horror.
- 8
In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
Film7.2Heavier option
Why it's like Get Out: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of troubled leads and social commentary. Common ground: disappearance.
- 9
Gone Girl (2014)
Film7.9Heavier option
Why it's like Get Out: Also dark and intricate, with themes of troubled leads and injustice and vengeance. Common ground: disappearance, missing person, psychological thriller.
- 10
The Housemaid (2025)
Film7.3Heavier option
Why it's like Get Out: Also inventive and intricate, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: manipulation, psychological thriller.
- 11
Nope (2022)
Film6.9Heavier option
Why it's like Get Out: Also heightened and dark, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: psychological thriller.
- 12
Midsommar (2019)
Film7.1Heavier option
Why it's like Get Out: Also heightened and dark, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: psychological horror.
- 13
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Film7.9Heavier option
Why it's like Get Out: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of troubled leads and injustice and vengeance. Common ground: psychological thriller.
- 14
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Film8.3Heavier option
Why it's like Get Out: Also dark and heightened, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: psychological thriller, kidnapping.
- 15
Film7.3Heavier option
Why it's like Get Out: Also heightened and dark, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: psychological horror.
Boxlist compares Get Out with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.
Which of these suit you?
Take the taste test and every pick shows how well it matches you.
Take the taste testQuestions
- What should I watch if I like Get Out?
- Picks with a similar feel include Us, Hereditary, Memento and The Shining. Each shares part of Get Out's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 15 films.
- How are these films like Get Out chosen?
- Boxlist compares Get Out with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.