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Jordan Peele movies ranked, from Get Out to Nope

The best Jordan Peele movie is Get Out (2017), which won him the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay (CNN). Us is second and Nope third. His fourth film has no release date after Universal pulled it from the October 2026 calendar (MovieWeb).

By the Horror Planet editors · Updated November 9, 2026

  1. Get Out (2017)

    Over $255M worldwide on a $4.5M budget (Wikipedia)

    A perfect film. A weekend with the girlfriend's parents becomes the defining horror story of its decade.

  2. Us (2019)

    $256.1M worldwide on a $20M budget, 93% with critics (Wikipedia)

    Doppelgängers in red jumpsuits, and Lupita Nyong'o giving two great horror performances at once.

  3. Nope (2022)

    $172M worldwide (Wikipedia)

    A UFO movie about spectacle, with a chimpanzee sequence that is the scariest thing Peele has filmed.

Peele as producer

YearFilm
2021Candyman
2022Wendell and Wild
2024Monkey Man
2025Him, $28M on a $27M budget (Wikipedia)

Credits per Wikipedia.

What's next

Peele's fourth film was first set for Christmas 2024, then October 23, 2026, and was pulled from Universal's schedule in September 2025. The script is reportedly finished, but no title or date has been announced (MovieWeb).

How we picked

We ranked by how well each film works as horror and how much it has shaped the genre since. All three are essential.

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Questions

What is Jordan Peele's best movie?

Get Out (2017), which won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

What is Jordan Peele's highest-grossing movie?

Us (2019), with $256.1 million worldwide, just ahead of Get Out.

When is Jordan Peele's next movie coming out?

No date is set. Universal removed it from its October 23, 2026, slot in September 2025.

Did Jordan Peele direct Him?

No. He produced Him (2025); Justin Tipping directed it.

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