Anna and the Apocalypse

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Anna and the Apocalypse

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2018

1h 32m

Holiday

Musical

Comedy

Horror

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A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.

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Critics Consensus

Anna and the Apocalypse finds fresh brains and a lot of heart in the crowded zombie genre - not to mention a fun genre mashup populated by rootable characters.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Feb 21, 2020

The one bright spot is the spirited cast, whose genuine good cheer ameliorates the obnoxious self-reflexivity of the writing and direction.

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Kristen Lopez

Citizen Dame

Feb 11, 2019

Anna and her friends come to understand the most frightening aspect of adulthood, realizing that friends and parents won't always be there to help you, and that the biggest fear is having to stand on your own two feet.

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Bob Mondello

NPR

Dec 7, 2018

If you're looking for polish or sophistication from "Anna And The Apocalypse," you're chomping on the wrong neck. But the songs are bouncy, the performances fresh and the gore happily not in any way related to real life. You got to love that.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23, 2025

5/10

This film is touted as “Shaun of the Dead meets La La Land”, but it’s really Shaun of the Dead meets high school musical, except not as funny and with less memorable songs.

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Serena Seghedoni

Loud and Clear Reviews

Nov 4, 2023

3.5/5

John McPhail tackles the genre hybrid trend with Anna and the Apocalypse, a zombie horror film which is also a musical comedy with a Christmasy vibe.

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Belen Edwards

Mashable

Nov 2, 2023

... The movie sometimes falters as a result of its own ambition. Fortunately, you'll be too distracted by fun set pieces and the cast's fully committed performances to care that much.

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Angelo R

@RT61287290 Jun 27, 2026

Highscool Musical meets Shaun of the Dead. Just a good time with zombie movie musical that has some good musical numbers and a zombie movie that has some good special effects. Sure the story is your basic zombie trope, but do really expect Shakespeare.

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Steven t

@SST609 Dec 20, 2025

One of the best musical comedy horror movies around. Good music and a fun time.

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Keith B B

@Okbullard Dec 17, 2025

It was okay but pretty silly making a musical zombie movie. I did like some of the songs but I doubt I'd ever want to watch it again.

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Horror N

@HorrorNerdUK Dec 13, 2025

So many people are taking this one way too seriously. It is a Christmas musical with Zombies. It's not supposed to be a serious horror movie or a serious musical. This film is exactly what it promises to be, a campy, cheesy, Christmas time piece of dumb fun. It has a great mix of zombie horror, comedy and teenage angst. It's made it's way onto my annual Christmas watch list and I genuinely think it's such a fun movie that I'd recommend highly at Christmas time. Yeah it's more Highschool musical meets Shaun of the Dead than La La Land since La La Land is a far more high budget serious musical. This is not that kind of music, turn your brain off and just enjoy it.

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Mark B

@Mbindon Dec 10, 2025

I found myself bored. Songs are catchy but the " joke" of if high school musical was a zombie movie wears thin.

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Louis L

@LouisBL Nov 20, 2025

This movie deserves so much more love. The songs are so catchy, the actors are great. It's so much fun, it's like high school musical, night of the living dead and a sweet Christmas movie all rolled into one.

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A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.

Director: John McPhail
Producer: Naysun Alae-Carew
Screenwriter: Alan McDonald, Ryan McHenry
Distributor: Orion Pictures
Production Co: Creative Scotland, Parkhouse Pictures, Blazing Griffin
Rating: R (Some Sexual Material|Language|Zombie Violence and Gore)
Genre: Holiday, Musical, Comedy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 30, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $518.4K
Runtime: 1h 32m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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