Area 51 vs Pontypool
Pontypool has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 4.9/10 for Area 51). Area 51 is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 37m. Pontypool is the older of the two (2009 against 2015). Both are horror, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Area 51
Pontypool| Area 51 | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.9/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 1h 37m |
| Genres | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Oren Peli | Bruce McDonald |
| Main cast | Roy Abramsohn, Frank Novak, Reid Warner, Darrin Bragg, Ben Rovner | Boyd Banks, Stephen McHattie, Rick Roberts, Daniel Fathers, Hrant Alianak |
Synopsis
Area 51
Three young conspiracy theorists attempt to uncover the mysteries of Area 51, the government's secret location rumored to have hosted encounters with alien beings. What they find at this hidden facility exposes unimaginable secrets.
Pontypool
When disc jockey Grant Mazzy reports to his basement radio station in the Canadian town of Pontypool, he thinks it's just another day at work. But when he hears reports of a virus that turns people into zombies, Mazzy barricades himself in the radio booth and tries to figure out a way to warn his listeners about the virus and its unlikely mode of transmission.
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