Written and Directed by Jordan Peele

The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.
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There is a lot going on in the latest from Jordan Peele and to discuss the plot in any detail would lead to numerous spoilers that will ruin the experience for you. NOPE is a film that is worth going in to knowing as little as possible so you can just enjoy it as the images literally unfurl in front of you on the screen.

Siblings OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emerald (Keke Palmer) Haywood are thrown together at the family ranch, Haywood’s Hollywood Horses, which is suffering after the unexpected and, frankly, strange death of their father, Otis (Keith David). OJ’s heart isn’t in it and, while Emerald is a natural salesperson, the Ranch is not at the top of her list of career options. With OJ selling horses off to local attraction owner, Ricky ‘Jupe’ Park (Steven Yeun) it feels as if time is running out for Haywood’s Hollywood Horses after being in the movie business since it began.

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