Pontypool (2008)
Popularity4.5/5
12-month trend
12-month trend
Monthly article views
Sep7.7kOct13kNov7.9kDec6.1kJan8.9kFeb7.0kMar9.0kApr9.0kMay7.0kJun6.0kJul8.5kAug8.3k
2025-09 to 2026-08
Directors
Bruce McDonald
Cast
Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly, Hrant Alianak, Rick Roberts, Daniel Fathers
The story
The film begins with an oscilloscope display of the waves of radio announcer Grant Mazzy's radio monologue. As the monologue goes on, the oscilloscope image shows a small bubble appear and grow to almost bursting. This turns out to be the key to the film: Mazzy's monologue has released a virus into the language.
Genres
Horror, horror film, psychological thriller, science fiction film, zombie film
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Time travel 236Space 248Heists 704Spies 868Time loops 40Dreams 189Artificial intelligence 96Aliens 402Robots 63After the apocalypse 431Revenge 270Survival 198Conspiracies 223Missing persons 43Road trips 6Courtroom 164Prison 510Friendship 773Family relationships 3,979Identity 481
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