Life vs Pontypool
Life and Pontypool are tied on audience score (6.4/10). Pontypool is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 44m. Pontypool is the older of the two (2009 against 2017). Both are horror, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Life
Pontypool| Life | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 37m |
| Genres | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Daniel Espinosa | Bruce McDonald |
| Main cast | Jake Gyllenhaal, Naoko Mori, Rebecca Ferguson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ariyon Bakare | Boyd Banks, Stephen McHattie, Rick Roberts, Daniel Fathers, Hrant Alianak |
Synopsis
Life
The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.
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.