Beyond the Black Rainbow vs Pontypool
Pontypool has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 5.7/10 for Beyond the Black Rainbow). Pontypool is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 50m. Pontypool is the older of the two (2009 against 2010). Both are horror, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Beyond the Black Rainbow
Pontypool| Beyond the Black Rainbow | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 37m |
| Genres | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Panos Cosmatos | Bruce McDonald |
| Main cast | Marilyn Norry, Chris Gauthier, Ronald Reagan, Michael J Rogers, Eva Bourne | Boyd Banks, Stephen McHattie, Rick Roberts, Daniel Fathers, Hrant Alianak |
Synopsis
Beyond the Black Rainbow
Deep within the mysterious Arboria Institute, a disturbed and beautiful girl is held captive by a doctor in search of inner peace. Her mind controlled by a sinister technology. Silently, she waits for her next session with deranged therapist Dr. Barry Nyle. If she hopes to escape, she must journey through the darkest reaches of The Institute, but Nyle wonʼt easily part with his most gifted and dangerous creation.
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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