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Summary
In rural Connecticut, baseball players Ben and Mickey are trying to survive a zombie plague. They are forced to form a battery: a catcher and a pitcher who work together to outwit the batter, the one who hits the ball.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+14)
Critics 78Audiences 64GoodWatch 71
Tomatometer78%
Audience score66%
IMDb6.2
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for dramas, −8 min on the typical 109
typical 109101Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129Released
2012
October 13, 2012
14 years ago
Genres
DramaHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
16 of 16
Jeremy GardnerBen- ACAdam CronheimMickey
- NBNiels BolleJerry
Alana O'BrienAnnie- JPJamie PantanellaEgghead
Larry FessendenFrank- KMKelly McQuadeLaura
- MBMatt BaccoMickey's First Kill
- ESElise StellaFresh Slut Zombie
- ESEric SimonBasement Zombie
- BPBen PryzbyDead Zombie by Lake
- SASarah AllenDead Zombie by Lake
- NKNichole KinnettCar Zombie
- LWLyles Williams IVMotel Zombie Guy
- OBOlivia BonillaMotel Zombie Girl
- CSCynthia Stilson-ShookZombie
Directing · 1
- Jeremy Gardner Director, Screenplay, Producer
Production · 13
- Matt Bacco Executive Producer
- Aaron Fawcett Executive Producer
- Jamie Pantanella Executive Producer
- Bob Precious Executive Producer
- Kelly McQuade Executive Producer, Art Direction, Makeup Effects
- Sean McQuade Executive Producer
Editing · 2
- Alicia Stella Editor, Sound Editor, Visual Effects
- Michael Katzman Editor, Sound Editor, Visual Effects
Sound · 2
- Ryan Winford Music
- Nick Bohun Sound Recordist
Other crew · 2
- Hillary Hunt Makeup Effects
- Krystal Phillips Makeup Effects
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