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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Leaburn O

I shouldn’t enjoy this one but I do. Acting is hammy but good. Produced very well and special effects are actually very decent. More than a slight nod to the Evil Dead but Rose McGowan takes it to higher levels by looking incredible throughout. Watched on DVD.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/25/25

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Edy K

This film is amazing action packed and it’s sexy full of dark humor and it literally the best grind-house film Robert Rodrigues is amazing and absurd🔥🔥🔥

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/01/25

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Pedro Henrique C

Planet Terror (2007) is a cheesy and boring movie that I watched, the zombies in this story seem more like disgusting and repulsive creatures. There might even be an interesting scene in the final act, but this not help at all.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/15/25

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Jolin S

B-MOVIE BUFF Couldn’t agree more. This homage to 60’s grindhouse gore that we would fill up the drive-in parking lot to get together with and party all night long was a real trip to the past. You really need to treat yourself to this one and have an old time trip down memory lane. I wish drive-ins would make a comeback so today’s teenagers could get a taste of good old fashioned fun at the movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/29/25

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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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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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