Planet Terror

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Planet Terror

R

2007

1h 26m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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An ordinary evening in a small Texas town becomes a grisly nightmare when a horde of flesh-eating zombies goes on the prowl. Cherry (Rose McGowan), a go-go dancer, and Wray (Freddy Rodriguez), her ex-lover, band together with other survivors in a no-holds barred effort to escape the carnage. The odds become a bit more even when Cherry, who lost her leg to a hungry ghoul, gets a machine-gun appendage and lets the bullets fly.

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Critics Consensus

A cool and hip grindhouse throwback, Planet Terror is an unpredictable zombie thrillride.

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

Won't make any friends outside of B-movie aficionados, and even they might tire of laughing at all the cheapo gore being thrown around.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 9, 2007

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

Dire and dunderheaded.

Nov 9, 2007

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Andrew Pulver

Guardian

McGowan is a suitably slinky presence as the lead avenger with a machine gun for a leg; blood and pus regularly fill the screen as Rodriguez lets rip with gleeful abandon.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 9, 2007

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

Gory, sleazy, sexy and disgusting in all the right ways, Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror is a pitch-perfect ode to '70s grindhouse films that never ceases to entertain.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 1, 2024

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

A clever ode to Grindhouse films of the 60s and 70s, Robert Rodriguez leans heavily into gross-out fratboy humour, but gives all of the best roles to the badass women who survive the apocalypse long after the men have died off.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 26, 2024

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Emiliano Basile

EscribiendoCine

Planet Terror is pure adrenaline... simple entertainment for fans of these kinds of films that only promised two things: sex and blood. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Feb 28, 2023

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Jason H

An absolute blast from start to finish.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/01/25

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Jean L. L

Bloody lols, and fine hidden tarentinoïd references.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/24/25

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Jason W

Gory, action packed and bloody.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/19/25

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Tiger L

A great homage to the sexy slasher drive-in era. The principal actors are great. Rose MacGowan is a standout especially with only one leg to stand on. Rodriguez' direction hits all the nostalgic notes with the grainy film, the greasy guys and the buxom beauties. Creepy and scary and laugh out loud. You can say I enjoyed it. Even when I was cringing

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Jeepers C

A grind house zombie tour de force. Lots of action in this one folks.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/25/24

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Pueblo K

Clever and entertaining from beginning to end. Planet terror is a must watch as it accomplishes everything it sets out to so as a late-night popcorn 70s homage to action,violence story, and some unforgettable scenes some including the dead.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/02/24

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Synopsis

An ordinary evening in a small Texas town becomes a grisly nightmare when a horde of flesh-eating zombies goes on the prowl. Cherry (Rose McGowan), a go-go dancer, and Wray (Freddy Rodriguez), her ex-lover, band together with other survivors in a no-holds barred effort to escape the carnage. The odds become a bit more even when Cherry, who lost her leg to a hungry ghoul, gets a machine-gun appendage and lets the bullets fly.

Director: Robert Rodriguez
Producer: Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellan, Quentin Tarantino, Erica Steinberg, Gabriel Roth, Eli Roth, Andy Gould, Rob Cotterill
Screenwriter: Robert Rodriguez, Eli Roth, Rob Zombie, Jeff Rendell, Quentin Tarantino, Edgar Wright
Production Co: Big Talk Productions, A Band Apart, Troublemaker Studios, Dimension Films
Rating: R (Gore|Drug Use|Strong Graphic Bloody Violence|Nudity|Pervasive Language|Some Sexuality)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2016
Runtime: 1h 26m

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