Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- paranoid
- bleak
- horror movie night
- late night thriller viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the remake tense, well-shot, intelligent, and unusually effective, though some considered its premise familiar and its tone overly serious.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The toxin outbreak prompts military containment, decontamination, and a government cover-up in Ogden Marsh.
The story transforms Ogden Marsh's homes, streets, and public facilities into a confined survival zone.
David, Judy, Russell, and Becca must distinguish unaffected residents from violently psychotic townspeople while authorities close in.
Critics repeatedly describe the film as an intelligent, efficient, above-average genre piece rather than disposable exploitation.
Films like The Crazies, and why
Contagion
Shares epidemic horror, small-town isolation, escalating paranoia, and government containment themes.
28 Days Later
Combines biological outbreak horror with relentless survival action and institutional secrecy.
The Signal
Features rural community collapse, infected violence, conspiracy, and bleak survival tension.
Dawn of the Dead
Shares remake-era horror craftsmanship, outbreak paranoia, and ordinary people confronting an opaque threat.
Movie Details
- Director
- Breck Eisner
- Release Date
- 2010-02-26
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (2368)
Cast
- Timothy Olyphant
- Radha Mitchell
- Joe Anderson
- Danielle Panabaker
- Joe Reegan
- Glenn Morshower
- Gregory Sporleder
- Lynn Lowry
- Christie Lynn Smith
- Brett Rickaby
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 The Crazies about?
- When a mysterious toxin turns an Iowa town violently insane, its sheriff and a small group of survivors race to escape both infection and official containment.
- What is The Crazies like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Crazies as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Crazies violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Crazies as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Crazies?
- Critics broadly found the remake tense, well-shot, intelligent, and unusually effective, though some considered its premise familiar and its tone overly serious.
- Which films are like The Crazies?
- Films with a similar feel include Contagion, 28 Days Later, The Signal, and Dawn of the Dead.
- How long is The Crazies?
- The Crazies runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Crazies?
- In United States, The Crazies streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
