Nope

2022 Drama
68%

OJ Haywood and sister Emerald inherit the family's California ranch from their father, who is killed by debris falling from the sky. The siblings are under pressure to sell the property to former child actor Jupe Park, who runs the Jupiter's Claim theme park on neighbouring land with his wife, Amber. When all hope seems lost, the Haywoods discover an unidentified aerial phenomenon hovering over their homestead. Writer-director Jordan Peele's sci-fi thriller, starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun

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by Brian Lloyd
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'Nope' is a multi-layered thriller of spectacle and horror

Otis 'OJ' Haywood Jr. (Daniel Kaluuya) and his sister Emerald (Keke Palmer) have inherited their father's horse ranch after he's killed in an unexplained incident involving falling debris from the sky. The failing ranch, which supplies horses to the film and television industry, is next door to a theme park run and operated by Ricky 'Jupe' Park (Steven Yuen), a former child actor who survived a horrific incident in his youth and has now capitalised on this by creating a theme park. When a UFO begins to appear over the valley between the two ranches, each of them come up with different ways to try and exploit its presence...

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