As a filmmaker Peele has been open about his influences with all his movies, specifically mentioning movies like Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and King Kong as movies that shaped his latest feature film Nope. Even with movies that make sense as inspirations, Peele also manages to pull from other titles that might sound wild at first but actually make sense. Take for example the influence that both Akira and Neon Genesis Evangelion also had on Nope, it sounds wild before you see the movie but the influence is there. The same thing could be said for some of the below titles that Lupita Nyong'o watched to prep for her roles of Adelaide and Red. Check them out!
