12 Best Movies Like Nope That Fans Should Check Out Next

Before writer-director James Gunn helmed "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "The Suicide Squad," he made his debut with 2006 gross-out extravaganza "Slither." Like "Nope," "Slither" relies upon the audience's familiarity with horror, comedy, and sci-fi conventions. Both films also share a number of plot points, and, to some degree, a wicked sense of humor.

In Gunn's horror-comedy, alien parasites invade Earth with the intent of expanding their hive mind. They start with affluent local man Grant Grant (Michael Rooker), who becomes ever more monstrous as he does the aliens' bidding. The public takes notice when a woman goes missing and animals start to die en masse. Eventually, Grant attempts to infect everyone and everything else in town, including his wife (a truly game Elizabeth Banks). 

Despite strong reviews, "Slither" was such a failure at the box office, The Hollywood Reporter wondered if it might have killed off the horror-comedy altogether. Turns out, this knowing gore and guffaw-fest was ahead of its time. "Nope" is considerably less gross and goofy, but the legacy of Gunn's oddball film is apparent in its offbeat sense of humor and memorable embrace of alien archetypes.