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Pontypool

2009 · 96 min

A claustrophobic radio booth becomes a pressure cooker of language and fear, where every word could be lethal.

Directed by: Bruce McDonald
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Science fiction
Starring: Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly

Tagline: Shut up or die.
Overview: 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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Directed by: Bruce McDonald
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Science fiction
Starring: Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
media
survival
fate
deception
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	8
Humour	3
Realism	5
Romance	2
Tension	9
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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