Pontypool

1h 37m · 2009 · Directed by Bruce McDonald · 3.4 / 5 on Letterboxd

Pontypool (2009) runs 1h 37m, directed by Bruce McDonald. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.