Synopsis
A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives.
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Cast
- Elijah WoodClint
- Alison PillLucy
- Rainn WilsonWade
- Jack McBrayerTracy
- Nasim PedradRebekkah
- Leigh WhannellDoug
- Morgan LilyTamra
- Rebecca MarshallEmily Dopkins
- Jorge GarciaRick
- Matt JonesSheriff Dave
Recommendations
- 83
IndieWire
Both effectively terrifying and hilarious. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Star-stuffed, well paced and very funny. - 67
The A.V. Club
Before Cooties is a zombie movie, it is an earnest-young-teacher movie that diligently subscribes to every cliché of the form. - 60
Variety
Amusing as the Cooties script manages to be, one gets the distinct impression that its authors didn’t bother to visit a school at any point in the research or writing process, missing out on any number of jokes they could have made at public education’s expense. - 50
Film.com
Cooties, while suitably gross and buoyed by game performances, doesn’t exploit its concept nearly as well as it should. - 50
The Playlist
The engaging opening third of Cooties is enough to make the rest of the 96-minute film a mildly amusing diversion, but as the minutes roll by, you'll wish the brains of the film had remained intact. - 50
Slant Magazine
It makes an occasionally spirited pretense of injecting the tensions of the United States's educational system into a familiar zombie-siege scenario. - 50
Village Voice
Infectious horror-comedy Cooties is an energizing juggernaut until its seemingly inexhaustible ensemble cast members are outpaced by their respective characters' quirks.
