Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

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Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

2015
Movie
93 min
English

Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead.

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IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes53%
Metacritic44/100
Google Users67%
Director: Christopher LandonGenres: Comedy, Horror, Action, Adventure

Plot Summary

Three friends and lifelong scouts on the eve of their last campout must save their town from a zombie outbreak. As they struggle to survive, they team up with a badass cocktail waitress and a foul-mouthed, deer-hunting zombie killer. To save the world, they need to put aside their friendship troubles and work together.

Critical Reception

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse was met with generally mixed to positive reviews from critics and audiences. It was praised for its humor, gore, and action sequences, though some found the plot predictable.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its blend of horror and comedy, offering plenty of gore and laughs.

  • The film was noted for its surprisingly effective action sequences and energetic pacing.

  • While not groundbreaking, it successfully delivers on its premise with a fun, albeit familiar, zombie romp.

Google audience: Audiences generally enjoyed the movie, appreciating its humor and zombie action. Many found it to be a fun, entertaining watch that doesn't take itself too seriously, with some calling it a surprisingly good horror-comedy.

Fun Fact

The film's original title was 'Scouts vs. Zombies', but it was changed to 'Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse' during production.

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4 reviews
Gimly

Gimly

Literally the very last line of the entire movie made me laugh, that was the first time I'd laughed too. _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._

mattwilde123

mattwilde123

I thought this film would be a cross between 'Superbad' and 'Zombieland'. I think I was too accurate. There is nothing original about this film. I suppose originality is not what you are looking for when sitting down to this film which is f...

Reno

Reno

> Scouts guide to the night of the living dead. At first I believed it was a children's horror movie, I have not even known it was rated R. In the opening scene itself convinced me that it's going to be aggressive as the progression comm...

Frank Ochieng

Frank Ochieng

We certainly get the inside joke about wanting to skewer something as raucous and ridiculous as lambasting nonsensical and numbing grade B horror flicks that are worthy of such scrutiny. After all, the temptation is just too much to resist ...

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