The threat in “Nope” comes from an unknown, alien entity hiding in a cloud above the Haywood Ranch. In the film’s opening scene, Otis Haywood Sr. (Keith David) is killed when a coin falls from the sky and strikes his eye. A substantial amount of blood and his bare eye socket are clearly shown.
In a later flashback, a chimpanzee attacks several actors on the set of a TV show. Although the most graphic parts of the attack are not depicted, the chimp is shown several times with its mouth and arms covered in blood, and sounds of the attack are heard for an extended period of time. Bodies are also shown lying on the floor during and after the attack.
Later, one of the victims is seen with her partially reconstructed face barely hidden behind a veil. Shortly after seeing the victim, there is a massacre of a large number of western show patrons, which mostly occurs off-screen; although, screaming is heard and some blood is shown.
Blood also pours from the sky onto the Haywood house, and a severed horse’s head falls through the windshield of OJ’s truck. This makes it one of the more overt depictions of onscreen blood. While the bulk of the most violent occurrences in “Nope” happen out of sight, the combination of frightening events and persistent profanity means most parents will probably want to screen this film before watching it with children.