Get Out (2017)

Jordan Peele's directorial debut cost $4.5 million and grossed $255 million worldwide, holding a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes — among the highest of any horror film in history. Peele won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, making him the fifth person in Oscar history to win on their directorial debut. What makes it truly frightening is its social architecture: the horror escalates precisely because every warning sign is rationalised away, reflecting the real experience of navigating liberal white spaces while Black.