Anna and the Apocalypse (2018)

Anna and the Apocalypse parents guide

What we could confirm fits an R: a few tense moments and several jump scares.

Scare

Mildly scary

A few tense or eerie moments.

Jump scares

Several

More than a couple of sudden jolts.

Gore

Light gore

Some blood or injury, briefly.

Violence

Some violence

Some fighting or peril.

Sex and nudity

None flagged

It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.

Language

Moderate

Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

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Three questions

Is Anna and the Apocalypse scary?

Only a little. Anna and the Apocalypse has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Anna and the Apocalypse?

Light gore and some violence.

What is Anna and the Apocalypse rated, and is it OK for kids?

It is an R, with several jump scares and some strong language. Keep it for adults.

What is Anna and the Apocalypse about?

A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven—at Christmas—forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash, and sing their way to survival. In a desperate race to reach their loved ones, they soon learn that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.

Cast and crew

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Anna and the Apocalypse is on our Christmas, Zombies, Horror on AMC+, Comedy on AMC+ and Fantasy on AMC+ lists.

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Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

• “a fun halloween movie, not too scary”
• “funny but not stupid, under two hours”
• “a horror movie that's actually scary”

Lists with the same feel: Horror, not scary; and Date night.