The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Comedy · Horror · 2015
Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead.
Movie details
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
“Always bring protection.”
2015 Comedy · Horror 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead.
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 Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe 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.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Christopher Landon
Written by
Christopher Landon · Emi Mochizuki · Carrie Lee Wilson · Lona Williams
Tye Sheridan
Ben Goudy
Sarah Dumont
Denise Russo
Logan Miller
Carter Grant
Joey Morgan
Augie Foster
Patrick Schwarzenegger
Jeff
David Koechner
Scout Leader Rogers
H
Hiram A. Murray
Corporal Reeves
Court is in session
Put Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.