Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- irreverent
- raunchy
- gory
- midnight movie
- halloween party
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a derivative, crude zombie comedy whose wacky premise is undermined by tired writing and too few effective laughs.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The teenage scouts confront flesh-eating zombies through crude jokes, sexual situations, and deliberately outrageous set pieces.
Ben, Carter, and Augie must overcome social embarrassment and personal differences while trying to rescue Kendall and survive the outbreak.
The protagonists' boy-scout knowledge becomes their distinctive toolkit for navigating the zombie emergency.
The film foregrounds dripping blood, flesh-eating zombies, gore, and exaggerated situations as sources of both threat and humor.
Films like Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, and why
Zombieland
shares zombie comedy, irreverent teen humor, gore, and an ensemble survival quest
Superbad
shares raunchy coming of age comedy, adolescent friendship, and escalating survival chaos
Shaun of the Dead
shares outrageous zombie horror, crude humor, and ordinary young people improvising through an outbreak
The Final Girls
shares teen-oriented horror comedy, splatter, and a group navigating a supernatural crisis
Movie Details
- Director
- Christopher Landon
- Release Date
- 2015-10-23
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (2205)
Cast
- Tye Sheridan
- Sarah Dumont
- Logan Miller
- Joey Morgan
- Patrick Schwarzenegger
- David Koechner
- Hiram A. Murray
- Cloris Leachman
- Halston Sage
- Blake Anderson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse about?
- Three estranged boy scouts and a bartender improvise a raunchy, gore-soaked rescue mission through a zombie-infected town before a government bombing.
- What is Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse as graphic.
- What did critics think of Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse?
- Critics broadly found the film a derivative, crude zombie comedy whose wacky premise is undermined by tired writing and too few effective laughs.
- Which films are like Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse?
- Films with a similar feel include Zombieland, Superbad, Shaun of the Dead, and The Final Girls.
- How long is Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse?
- Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse?
- In United States, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
