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Pontypool

2009Movie1 h 36 minNR

HorrorMystery
66
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5Letterboxd3.3/5Metacritic546.0Rotten Tomatoes83%68%
66
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5Letterboxd3.3/5Metacritic546.0Rotten Tomatoes83%68%

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Drop-in friendly
  • Thought-provoking

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  • Feels like real life.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Keeps you guessing.
  • Scares you.

Not for warmth, comfort or uplift.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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Tropes

Lost Pet GrievanceRare · in 26 titlesThe movie begins with "Honey the Cat", beloved pet of Pontypool resident Mrs. Frenchie, missing and sought-after.Mystical PlagueRare · in 45 titlesThe language virus makes people behave similarly to zombies, but it's transmitted by certain English words that then become stuck in an infected person's head and compel them to repeat whatever last…All 82 tropes

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