Pontypool vs The Thing
Pontypool has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 6.2/10 for The Thing). Pontypool is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 43m. Pontypool is the older of the two (2009 against 2011). Both are horror, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Pontypool
The Thing| Pontypool | The Thing | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Bruce McDonald | Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. |
| Main cast | Boyd Banks, Stephen McHattie, Rick Roberts, Daniel Fathers, Hrant Alianak | Eric Christian Olsen, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Kristofer Hivju, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje |
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.
The Thing
When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and…
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