Pontypool vs Tag
Pontypool and Tag are tied on audience score (6.5/10). Tag is the shorter watch at 1h 25m 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.
Pontypool
Tag| Pontypool | Tag | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 25m |
| Genres | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction | Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Bruce McDonald | Sion Sono |
| Main cast | Boyd Banks, Stephen McHattie, Rick Roberts, Daniel Fathers, Hrant Alianak | Yuki Sakurai, Takumi Saitoh, Hiroko Yashiki, Maryjun Takahashi, Reina Triendl |
Synopsis
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.
Tag
Mitsuko, a young student, encounters a series of horrifying incidents set in alternate realities where people wind up dead in the most horrendous fashion.