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Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

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What could possibly go wrong when three buddies (Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan) decide to join the Boy Scouts? When bloodthirsty, undead ghouls invade their once-peaceful town, it's up to kindhearted Ben, quick-witted Carter and class clown Augie to save the day. With help from Denise (Sarah Dumont), a beautiful but tough cocktail waitress, the boys must put their scouting skills to the ultimate test to save mankind and earn their zombie-killing badges.
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Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse fails to live up to its intriguingly wacky title, instead delivering yet another zombie comedy-thriller with a tired T&A twist.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 08/22/2016
2.5/4
I had trouble believing Landon and company were going to be able to pull this type of horror-comedy hybrid off. But they do, more or less, the strengths of the performances and the number of solid laughs winning me over. Go to Full Review
Tara Brady Irish Times 02/23/2016
2/5
Demerit badges all round. Go to Full Review
Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 11/08/2015
2/5
Putrefied audiences may get a few yucks from the crass schoolboy blend of tits and offal, but connoisseurs will opt for the much funnier Cockneys vs Zombies. Go to Full Review
James Berardinelli ReelViews 09/18/2024
2.5/4
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse doesn’t try to do anything exceptional, but it might have been more successful if Zombieland, which came out six years earlier, hadn’t attempted a lot of the same things, and done them better. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 05/03/2022
1.5/4
This critic is tired of seeing movies in which teenage boys behave awfully for two acts, only to be redeemed in the last few moments by some imbalanced act of kindness. Go to Full Review
Richard Crouse Richard Crouse 03/04/2021
3/5
I'm not sure that Lord Baden-Powell would approve of Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse but for the right audience it should be a good Halloween matinee. Go to Full Review
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Siu L Nov 25 This movie is very entertaining. There is nothing bad about it unlike what the critics say. It doesn’t matter if this is just another zombie movie but the storyline is intense, with many incidences to laugh at. Also some good looking young people. What is there to complain about ? See more Ed R @JustcallmeER Aug 7 A fun-filled entertaining take on, yet, another zombie apocalypse movie. See more Pedro Henrique C @Pedro2005 Jul 21 Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is a completely prosthetic and crazy movie, I can say that there are some scenes that you can get a good laugh and others that are disgusting. This is a pretty bold and daring zombie movie. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 14 Unfunny horror movie in 1 hour and 33 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Thomas B Feb 23 Honestly it's one of the most genuinely funny films I've seen, the humour is crass but tactful, the characters are somewhat relatable, and I cannot lie, I wasnt expecting a good story but it was fantastic. Genuinely a 10/10 must see. It's zombieland with an injection of fast paced humour and gratuitous violence. Love it See more Jon L @JonLunatic Feb 1 I just saw a brief clip of this on instagram and took a chance…went in with low expectations but holy crap it had me and my friends cramp with laughter in a way we hadn’t in ages. How was this not as popular as it should’ve been? It’s easily up there with Shawn of the dead! Awesome zombie flick! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis What could possibly go wrong when three buddies (Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan) decide to join the Boy Scouts? When bloodthirsty, undead ghouls invade their once-peaceful town, it's up to kindhearted Ben, quick-witted Carter and class clown Augie to save the day. With help from Denise (Sarah Dumont), a beautiful but tough cocktail waitress, the boys must put their scouting skills to the ultimate test to save mankind and earn their zombie-killing badges.
Director
Christopher Landon
Producer
Todd Garner, Andy Fickman
Screenwriter
Carrie Lee Wilson, Emi Mochizuki, Christopher Landon
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Brucks Entertainment, Broken Road
Rating
R (Language Throughout|Graphic Nudity|Sexual Material|Zombie Violence and Gore)
Genre
Horror, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 30, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.7M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby Digital
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