# Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015)

> A reporter, a grieving mother, and a compromised vaccine must survive a militarized zombie quarantine before the city is erased.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/178223

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Action
- Director: Zach Lipovsky
- Cast: Jesse Metcalfe, Meghan Ory, Virginia Madsen, Keegan Connor Tracy, Aleks Paunovic, Dennis Haysbert, Carrie Genzel, Rob Riggle
- TMDB rating: 5.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3816458/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: campy, propulsive, paranoid, zombie movie night, video game adaptation marathon

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- [Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)](https://ember.film/movie/248501)
- [Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/14756)
- [Devil's Playground (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/31445)
- [Dead Rising: Endgame (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/266693)
- [Quarantine 2: Terminal (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/40684)
- [The Rezort (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/220225)

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