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Pontypool

2009 ·1h 36m · ★ 6.5 (696)

When disc jockey Grant Mazzy reports to his basement radio station in the Canadian town of Pontypool, he thinks it's just another day at work. But when he hears reports of a virus that turns people into zombies, Mazzy barricades himself in the radio booth and tries to figure out a way to warn his listeners about the virus and its unlikely mode of transmission.

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4 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
28
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
100
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
43
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
20
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
73
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
67
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
85
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
83
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SurvivalZombie

Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanization
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

based on novel or bookdisc jockeyfearontario, canadaradio broadcastradio stationtalk radiotrapped in buildingviruswinterzombie apocalypse

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