How many jump scares are in Pontypool?

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What are some films like Pontypool?

Films similar to Pontypool on Watch Darkly include 28 Days Later (2002), World War Z (2013) — selected by cosine similarity on the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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Pontypool

2008 · NR · 1h 36m

Shut up or die.

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.

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science-fictionmysteryhorror

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Budget$1.5M

Box office$32,000

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Starring

Stephen McHattie as Grant Mazzy · Lisa Houle as Sydney Briar · Georgina Reilly as Laurel-Ann Drummond · Hrant Alianak as Dr. Mendez · Rick Roberts as Ken Loney (voice) · Daniel Fathers as Nigel Healing · Beatriz Yuste as Nancy Freethy · Boyd Banks as Jay (Osama)