Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- frantic
- grotesque
- irreverent
- late night horror marathon
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard it as a cool, unpredictable, and highly entertaining grindhouse throwback built around zombie thrills and exploitation excess.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film uses scratches, blemishes, missing-reel gags, and faux archival damage to recreate a worn exploitation-movie print.
Mutating zombies, exploding bodies, bloodshed, and grotesque practical effects are presented with blackly comic exaggeration.
Cherry Darling’s transformation after losing her leg becomes central to her survival identity and action capability.
Cherry, Wray, doctors, law enforcement, and townspeople must cooperate against the nerve-gas outbreak and infected attackers.
Films like Planet Terror, and why
From Dusk till Dawn
Shares splatter horror, black comedy, grotesque practical effects, and an irreverent exploitation sensibility.
Dawn of the Dead
Combines zombie outbreak horror, crude humor, ensemble survival, and highly entertaining genre excess.
Shaun of the Dead
Offers fast-paced zombie comedy, splatter violence, ensemble camaraderie, and a knowingly comic tone.
Machete
Shares grindhouse exploitation aesthetics, stylized action, strong female agency, and deliberately excessive violence.
Movie Details
- Director
- Robert Rodriguez
- Release Date
- 2007-04-06
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (3976)
Cast
- Rose McGowan
- Freddy Rodríguez
- Marley Shelton
- Josh Brolin
- Jeff Fahey
- Michael Biehn
- Bruce Willis
- Rebel Rodriguez
- Naveen Andrews
- Julio Oscar Mechoso
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Planet Terror about?
- A one-legged dancer, a mysterious drifter, and a desperate Texas community wage a blood-soaked, blackly comic war against an engineered zombie plague.
- What is Planet Terror like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Planet Terror as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Planet Terror violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Planet Terror as graphic.
- What did critics think of Planet Terror?
- Critics broadly regard it as a cool, unpredictable, and highly entertaining grindhouse throwback built around zombie thrills and exploitation excess.
- Which films are like Planet Terror?
- Films with a similar feel include From Dusk till Dawn, Dawn of the Dead, Shaun of the Dead, and Machete.
- How long is Planet Terror?
- Planet Terror runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Planet Terror?
- In United States, Planet Terror streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
