Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

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Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

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2015

1h 33m

Horror

Comedy

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What could possibly go wrong when three buddies (Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan) decide to join the Boy Scouts? When bloodthirsty, undead ghouls invade their once-peaceful town, it's up to kindhearted Ben, quick-witted Carter and class clown Augie to save the day. With help from Denise (Sarah Dumont), a beautiful but tough cocktail waitress, the boys must put their scouting skills to the ultimate test to save mankind and earn their zombie-killing badges.

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Critics Consensus

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse fails to live up to its intriguingly wacky title, instead delivering yet another zombie comedy-thriller with a tired T&A twist.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Aug 22, 2016

2.5/4

I had trouble believing Landon and company were going to be able to pull this type of horror-comedy hybrid off. But they do, more or less, the strengths of the performances and the number of solid laughs winning me over.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Feb 23, 2016

2/5

Demerit badges all round.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Nov 8, 2015

2/5

Putrefied audiences may get a few yucks from the crass schoolboy blend of tits and offal, but connoisseurs will opt for the much funnier Cockneys vs Zombies.

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Sep 18, 2024

2.5/4

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse doesn’t try to do anything exceptional, but it might have been more successful if Zombieland, which came out six years earlier, hadn’t attempted a lot of the same things, and done them better.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

May 3, 2022

1.5/4

This critic is tired of seeing movies in which teenage boys behave awfully for two acts, only to be redeemed in the last few moments by some imbalanced act of kindness.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Mar 4, 2021

3/5

I'm not sure that Lord Baden-Powell would approve of Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse but for the right audience it should be a good Halloween matinee.

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Yash B

@yashbansal 2 days ago

"Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse" is a fun movie at times. There are some laughs that I admittedly had. I just feel like its concept runs a little thin after a while, and I found it not the most memorable zombie comedy. The movie has characters that feel pretty simple, and it can be hard to get fully invested in it. I think there's some decent action and comedy that keeps it light and enjoyable, but I just never was able to engage with it completely. Overall, it's a mixed bag for me, but I can certainly see how some may find this to be a fun guilty pleasure movie.

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Kevin S

@SayHeyKid1230 Sep 27, 2026

Typical teen zombie movie, but it was decent. A few funny moments and a pretty good cast.

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Frankie H

@RT82176174 Sep 26, 2026

Surprisingly entertaining. The scout leaders Dolly Parton obsession is especially cute. Really love when one of the three main characters gets his ass gummed by the old lady.

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Valerie D

@CookieFairie Sep 20, 2026

Alright Scouts, let's kick some zombie butt! First time I watched scouts change a tire while making their getaway from approaching zombies. Scouting skills save the day. Made me laugh - A LOT. Teenage angst mixed with zombies, a romp to revisit for a midnight movie.

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 6, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Anija B.

@lil_potato14 Apr 15, 2026

Totally my kind of comedy zombies don't look completely fake and pretty good gore sense love too see it

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What could possibly go wrong when three buddies (Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan) decide to join the Boy Scouts? When bloodthirsty, undead ghouls invade their once-peaceful town, it's up to kindhearted Ben, quick-witted Carter and class clown Augie to save the day. With help from Denise (Sarah Dumont), a beautiful but tough cocktail waitress, the boys must put their scouting skills to the ultimate test to save mankind and earn their zombie-killing badges.

Director: Christopher Landon
Producer: Todd Garner, Andy Fickman
Screenwriter: Carrie Lee Wilson, Emi Mochizuki, Christopher Landon
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Brucks Entertainment, Broken Road
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Graphic Nudity|Sexual Material|Zombie Violence and Gore)
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 30, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.7M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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