NOPE | FAMILY MOVIE REVIEW INFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND KIDS

"NOPE"
(2022) (Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer) (R)

QUICK TAKE:: Sci-Fi: A brother and sister attempt to capture evidence of extraterrestrial abductions taking place in and around their remote horse ranch.

PLOT:

Following the unexpected death of their father after he was struck by an object falling from the sky, OJ (DANIEL KALUUYA) and Emerald Haywood (KEKE PALMER) have taken over the day-to-day operations of Haywood's Hollywood Horses that provides equine talent for film and TV productions.

OJ is the more active participant, but due to a dire financial situation, he's been forced to sell some of their horses to Ricky Park (STEVEN YEUN), a former child actor who survived an on-set tragedy and now runs a tourist trap, old west attraction out in the middle of nowhere California.

When the siblings discover that their area has attracted UFOs, they head to the nearby electronics store where techie Angel Torres (BRANDON PEREA) sells them the gear needed to capture such sightings on video. Their intent is to make money selling footage of the aliens showing up and sucking horses and people off the ground, presumably to their deaths.

When that doesn't work out as planned, they eventually turn to filmmaker Antlers Holst (MICHAEL WINCOTT) in hopes that he'll be able to capture such events on film. All of which means they put themselves in harm's way where they could just as easily be the next victims as they might strike it rich if they sell such footage.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?: Those who are fans of the director (who also helmed "Get Out" and "Us"), anyone in the cast, or movies about extraterrestrials might be interested.

WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R: For language throughout and some violence/bloody images.

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