Pontypool vs The Void
Pontypool has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 6/10 for The Void). The Void is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 37m. Pontypool is the older of the two (2009 against 2016). Both are horror, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Pontypool
The Void| Pontypool | The Void | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Bruce McDonald | Jeremy Gillespie, Steven Kostanski |
| Main cast | Boyd Banks, Stephen McHattie, Rick Roberts, Daniel Fathers, Hrant Alianak | Kathleen Munroe, Kenneth Welsh, Art Hindle, Ellen Wong, Amy Groening |
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 Void
In the middle of a routine patrol, officer Daniel Carter happens upon a blood-soaked figure limping down a deserted stretch of road. He rushes the young man to a nearby rural hospital staffed by a skeleton crew, only to discover that patients and personnel are transforming into something inhuman. As the horror intensifies, Carter leads the other survivors on a hellish voyage into the subterranean depths of the hospital in a desperate bid to end…
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