Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- tense
- melancholic
- late night horror viewing
- indie horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a capable, reinvigorating indie take on zombie horror that prioritizes dramatic character work over conventional genre spectacle.
What sets it apart
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Ben and Mickey's incompatible responses to the ruined world drive the central conflict.
The protagonists travel through back roads and forests while avoiding populated areas and the undead.
Critics repeatedly describe the film as a reinvention or subversion of the zombie genre, with capable dramatic writing.
Mickey longs specifically for a bed, a girl, and a safe place to live amid the collapse of civilization.
Films like The Battery, and why
The Night Eats the World
indie zombie survival, intimate character conflict, and bleak road-movie atmosphere
It Comes at Night
low-budget zombie horror emphasizing human relationships and survival over spectacle
Zombieland
darkly comic post-apocalyptic survival with strong interpersonal tension
The Battery
minimalist horror built around isolation, dread, and difficult moral choices
Movie Details
- Director
- Jeremy Gardner
- Release Date
- 2012-10-13
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (318)
Cast
- Jeremy Gardner
- Adam Cronheim
- Niels Bolle
- Alana O'Brien
- Jamie Pantanella
- Larry Fessenden
- Kelly McQuade
- Matt Bacco
- Elise Stella
- Eric Simon
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Brew, Midnight Pulp, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Brew, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Brew, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Battery about?
- Two ex-baseball players wander through a zombie-ravaged New England, discovering that survival may be easier than enduring each other.
- What is The Battery like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Battery as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Battery violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Battery as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Battery?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a capable, reinvigorating indie take on zombie horror that prioritizes dramatic character work over conventional genre spectacle.
- Which films are like The Battery?
- Films with a similar feel include The Night Eats the World, It Comes at Night, Zombieland, and The Battery.
- How long is The Battery?
- The Battery runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Battery?
- In United States, The Battery streams on Amazon Prime Video, Brew, Midnight Pulp, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
