Cooties

R

Released Sep 18, 2015

1h 36m

Comedy

Horror

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46%

Tomatometer

46 Reviews

38%

Audience Score

5,000+ Ratings

Elementary-school teachers (Elijah Wood, Alison Pill, Rainn Wilson) come under attack from children who have been turned into vicious monsters by contaminated chicken nuggets.

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Critics Consensus

A horror-comedy without enough of either, Cooties is fatally content to skate by on its intriguingly oddball premise.

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Chris Nashawaty

Entertainment Weekly

I honestly have no clue who this film is for. Whoever they are, they're likely to walk out of the theater wanting a refund.

Rated: C-

Sep 18, 2015

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

A midnight movie for those fine with dozing off about twenty minutes in, once the charm of its single sentence log-line has worn off.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 18, 2015

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

While directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion want to have their laughs and horror, too, the film is something of a zombie itself: half-alive and bloody, but lacking any heart.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 18, 2015

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

It doesn’t commit enough to make the premise pop and ends up reaching for jokes and sinking into bad taste.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 2, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Extreme gore and a silly sense of humor combine into an often funny but ultimately forgettable experience.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 27, 2022

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Travis Johnson

sbs.com.au

People straight up react badly when you kill kids.

Oct 24, 2021

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Taylor A

This show hits so good in 2024. Honestly, probably much better today than 10 years ago. Lots of gore (appropriate for a zombie film), but tons of comedy. Rainn Wilson and Elijah Wood just running with a crazy idea all the way to the end. Ends at just the right time, without dragging on.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/13/24

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Michael C

I'm just finding this in 2024 and it's killing me. Maybe 2014 wasn't a good year for it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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Matthew M

Not usually a huge horror fan, but this was *fun*. Pretty standard zombie fare in an entertaining setting. Not life altering, but I mean... if you're looking for a zombie movie, do you *not* want a standard zombie movie?

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/26/24

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Dallas H

Does anyone know if this movie was turned into a video game? It's a horror comedy that was fun to watch. And did I see it correctly that Hayden "Darth Vader" Christensen is an executive producer on this movie? Wow, unexpected, but interesting.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/24

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Noah G

I hate this movie way more than IT. Are the makers of this movie trying to scare parents and make them teach their kids to do the wrong thing and curse at them as well. I want this movie banned around the world. and never be heard about again. I can't even eat food because of you horrible movie makers this movie is the worst Horrorr movie ever and should be taken off MAX and should be bought for so much money that people can't watch it because it sucks so bad. Nothing funny worst movie ever.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/23/23

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Sr Lirex S

Cooties is Bad but Very Entertaining to Pass the Time

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/20/23

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Synopsis

Elementary-school teachers (Elijah Wood, Alison Pill, Rainn Wilson) come under attack from children who have been turned into vicious monsters by contaminated chicken nuggets.

Director: Cary Murnion, Jonathan Milott
Producer: Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, Elijah Wood, Tove Christensen, Georgy Malkov, Steven Schneider
Screenwriter: Leigh Whannell, Ian Brennan
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: SpectreVision, Glacier Films
Rating: R (Language|Horror Violence and Gore|Sexual References|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 18, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $33.0K
Runtime: 1h 36m

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