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Zero Day

Zero Day

Crime · Drama · 2003

Two troubled adolescents chronicle the events that ultimately lead up to a terrifying assault on their school.

Movie details

Zero Day

“In high school, you're told you can do anything you put your mind to.”

2003 Crime · Drama 1h 32m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.2 / 10

4.9K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

68 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

69 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.5 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Two troubled adolescents chronicle the events that ultimately lead up to a terrifying assault on their school.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Zero Day?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Ben Coccio

Written by

Christopher Coccio · Ben Coccio

Cal Robertson

Cal Robertson

Cal Gabriel

Andre Keuck

Andre Keuck

Andre Kreigman

S

Serataren Adragna

Prom Goer

M

Melissa Banks

Victim

J

Joshua Bednarsky

Josh

R

Rachel Benichak

Rachel Lurie

C

Carmine DiBenedetto

Victim

Court is in session

Put Zero Day on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.