A relentless, high-octane fight for survival unfolds against hordes of zombies and mutated creatures.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Paramount+.
No surprises for an R: real scares and several jump scares.
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When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
World War Z (2013)Properly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA relentless global pandemic unleashes gritty, high-octane action as one man races to save humanity.
The Matrix (1999)Suspenseful · late-night trip · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA hacker joins insurgents in a relentless, gritty fight against powerful machines, blurring the line between reality and control.
Aliens (1986)Properly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA space marine faces an alien horde in a relentless, gritty fight for survival.
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)Suspenseful · full attention · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA soldier relives a brutal alien invasion day by day, growing more lethal with each relentless death.
Alien (1979)Terrifying · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA commercial spaceship crew answers a distress signal, unleashing a chilling, gritty, and atmospheric nightmare.
Dawn of the Dead (2004)Properly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavySurvivors barricade inside a mall, battling relentless, flesh-eating zombies with gritty, pulpy horror.
Doom (2005)Properly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · relentlessSpace marines battle a rampaging alien test subject in a relentless, high-octane fight for survival.
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)Properly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · briskA small group fights for survival as a pharmaceutical giant's dark experiments unleash chilling evil upon a dying town.Resident Evil is on our Zombies, Video games, Horror on Paramount+, Sci-fi on Paramount+ and Action on Paramount+ lists.
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