Pontypool (2008)

Directed by

Bruce McDonald

Genre

horror film, science fiction film, psychological thriller, zombie film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 713 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A radio host in a small Ontario town starts his morning show as usual. He soon learns that a strange virus is turning people into violent creatures and that the danger is closer than he thinks.

tenseclaustrophobiccerebralunsettlingslow-burnbleakatmosphericeerie

What happens

Pontypool (stylized as POИTYPOOL) is a 2008 Canadian psychological horror thriller film directed by Bruce McDonald and written by Tony Burgess, based on his 1995 novel Pontypool Changes Everything. A spin-off, Dreamland, was released in 2019. As of 2023, the two other films in the Ponty franchise's trilogy, Pontypool Changes and Pontypool Changes Everything, have been in active development since 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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