Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- frantic
- visceral
- bleak
- late night horror marathon
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a mixed but energetic French zombie-action exercise, with inventive effects offset by uneven execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The opposing groups are trapped on the upper floor of a deserted Paris-area high-rise and must descend through zombie-filled corridors.
Crooked police and gangsters must cooperate despite their mutual hostility to escape the walking dead.
The plot foregrounds bloodthirsty zombies, axes, guns, and unusually graphic hand-to-hand combat.
The film places crooked cops and criminals in a deserted Paris suburb high-rise during a zombie apocalypse.
Films like The Horde, and why
The Night Eats the World
French zombie horror with frantic action, splatter violence, and survivalist tension
Dawn of the Dead
claustrophobic undead siege combining brutal action with gang and survival dynamics
28 Days Later
contained zombie outbreak horror driven by escalating gore and desperate group survival
Movie Details
- Directors
- Yannick Dahan, Benjamin Rocher
- Release Date
- 2010-02-10
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (538)
Cast
- Claude Perron
- Jean-Pierre Martins
- Ériq Ebouaney
- Aurélien Recoing
- Doudou Masta
- Antoine Oppenheim
- Jo Prestia
- Yves Pignot
- Adam Pengsawang
- Sébastien Peres
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Horde about?
- Trapped in a deserted Paris high-rise, rival criminals and crooked police must unite against a relentless zombie horde in a savage siege thriller.
- What is The Horde like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Horde as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Horde violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Horde as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Horde?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a mixed but energetic French zombie-action exercise, with inventive effects offset by uneven execution.
- Which films are like The Horde?
- Films with a similar feel include The Night Eats the World, Dawn of the Dead, and 28 Days Later.
- How long is The Horde?
- The Horde runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Horde?
- In United States, The Horde streams on Philo, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Sundance Now.
