The Crazies
The Crazies

The Crazies

2010Movie101 minEnglish

Four friends find themselves trapped in their small hometown after they discover their friends and neighbors going quickly and horrifically insane.

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IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic59/100
Google Users74%
Director: Breck EisnerGenres: Horror, Action, Thriller

Plot Summary

A deadly virus, turning the residents of a rural Iowa town into homicidal maniacs, sweeps through the community. Sheriff David Dutton and his wife, Judy, along with a few survivors, must fight their way out of the quarantined zone before they too succumb to the infection. The military's response is ruthless, viewing everyone within the zone as a threat.

Critical Reception

The 2010 remake of 'The Crazies' was generally well-received by critics and audiences alike, praised for its intense action, effective scares, and solid performances. While acknowledging its roots in the original George A. Romero film, it was commended for standing on its own as a competent and frightening modern horror flick.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its relentless pacing and intense action sequences.
  • Commended for its effective jump scares and claustrophobic atmosphere.
  • Noted for strong performances, particularly from Timothy Olyphant and Radha Mitchell.

Google audience: Audiences appreciated the film's thrilling and suspenseful nature, highlighting the solid acting and its effectiveness as a modern horror remake. Some viewers found it to be a surprisingly engaging and well-executed take on the zombie/infected genre.

Fun Fact

The film's setting of Ogden Marsh, Iowa, is fictional. Much of the filming took place in and around Georgia, USA, utilizing locations like the city of Griffin and the rural landscapes surrounding it.

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The Movie Mob

The Movie Mob

**Breck Eisner directs one of the eeriest, most suspenseful, and exceptional zombie thrillers that stand out in the horde of zombie plagues.** The Crazies isn’t a typical zombie film as the infected don’t become mindless shamblers. Inste...
Kamurai

Kamurai

Great watch, will watch again, and do recommend. I have no idea how I went 10 years without seeing this one. It shows you my frame of mind when this was the most uplifting thing of my day. This is a great survivalist movie: an unkn...
Jack

Jack

I didn’t have much expectations for this film, other than thinking it would be a low budget, easygoing horror film. How wrong I was! Not only it is a decent horror film but also scary at times. Yeah, it certainly is not a 10 out of 10 horro...
John Chard

John Chard

Boo-yah, indeed. Directed by Breck Eisner and written by Scott Kosar & Ray Wright, The Crazies (2010) is a remake of the 1973 film directed by George A. Romero. It stars Timothy Olyphant, Rhada Mitchell and Joe Anderson. The plot sees a ...