Anna and the Apocalypse

"Oh the weather outside is frightful..."

Director: John McPhail Year: 2018 Runtime: 98 min IMDb: ⭐ 6.0
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Synopsis

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.

It is Christmastime in Little Haven, Scotland, and Anna Shepherd is about to finish school. She plans to travel for a year before going to university, much to the displeasure of her widower father, Tony. Her friends are dealing with their own issues: her best friend John, an artist, is secretly in love with her, budding filmmaker Chris is struggling with a class assignment, and transfer student Steph, whose girlfriend has left her during the holiday break, is trying to get her social justice reporting past the tyrannical vice principal Mr. Savage. Nick, Anna's one-night stand, is also making her life difficult. On the night of the school Christmas show, in which Chris's girlfriend Lisa is performing, Anna and John work in the local bowling alley, and Chris and Steph go to the homeless shelter to film Steph's story. During this time, a zombie infection starts spreading. The following day, Anna and John leave for the school, completely oblivious to the zombie chaos around them. When they encounter a zombie dressed as a snowman, Anna decapitates him with a seesaw. At the school, a group of adults, including Chris's grandmother, Mr. Savage, Tony and Lisa, are taking refuge. Tony and Mr. Savage argue about whether to save the other survivors outside or lock the doors and stay inside the school, with Mr. Savage winning the argument with a sudden military broadcast. Figuring it will be too dangerous to go home or to school, Anna and John go to the bowling alley, where they meet Steph and Chris, who have taken shelter there. Steph discovers an army evacuation is coming to the school, so the group plans to go there once it is safe. Steph kills the zombified janitor, which alerts a group of zombified bowlers to break in. The group kills them all after a bloody fight, and they realise that getting to their loved ones will be difficult. The next morning, Anna, Steph, John and Chris wake up to find that the army has been zombified and no evacuation is coming. Regardless, they set off to the school to see if their loved ones are still alive. Nick—immensely enjoying the carnage—and his friends rescue the group from a horde of zombies and join them on their way to the school. Anna tells John that she still plans to travel despite everything that has happened. She also notes that he is her "best friend", implying she knows about his feelings but does not reciprocate. At the school, Savage fights to maintain authority as the others plan their evacuation. The students are ambushed by zombies, which kill Nick's friends and bite John; he gets Anna to safety but sacrifices himself to distract the zombies. The survivors reach the school, where Savage has let the zombies in as a last-ditch measure of control. Anna and Nick split off to search for Tony while Steph and Chris look for his family and Steph's car keys. A group of zombies separates Nick and Anna. Chris finds Lisa, but his grandmother has already died of a heart attack. Steph, Chris and Lisa find the car keys in Savage's office, but Chris and Lisa are bitten while trying to escape. Anna finds Savage in the auditorium, where he is using Tony as bait for the zombies. Anna frees Tony, but the two men fight. Savage falls to the zombies, and Tony reveals he's been bitten. Nick arrives in time for Anna to bid her father goodbye. They prepare for one last stand before Steph rescues them in her car. 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Content Warnings

⭐ IMDb Parents Guide 🛡️ Common Sense Media

an animal dies
spoiler I recently watched this and did not see an animal die. When does this happen?
there's a dead animal
Yes
a child is abandoned by a parent or guardian
Yes
there's abusive parents
Yes
the abused becomes the abuser
spoiler There’s a couple of lines that indicate that the head teacher was abused by his parents
someone is stalked
Yes
someone is restrained
Yes
someone is beaten up by a bully
Yes
there's eye mutilation
Yes
there's excessive gore
Yes
there's torture
Yes
there's genital trauma/mutilation
Yes
there's body horror
Yes
heads get squashed
spoiler there's a lot of on-screen head stuff in this movie
there's finger/toe mutilation
Yes
teeth are damaged
Yes
there's decapitation
Yes
there's shaving/cutting
Yes
there's cannibalism
Yes
there's amputation
Yes
someone struggles to breathe
spoiler The grandma has a hard time breathing due to her heart problems, but they don't show her actively struggling
hands are damaged
Yes
somebody is choked
Yes
someone is stabbed
Yes
someone falls to their death
spoiler It's likely the man who falls towards the beginning of the movie is already a zombie at the time, however it can't be confirmed.
Someone becomes unconscious
Yes
someone is crushed to death
spoiler Their head
someone breaks a bone
Yes
someone dislocates something
Yes
a kid dies
spoiler A zombie is shown eating what should be assumed to be a living baby out of a stroller. You don't see the child, but gore is flung about.
a non-human character dies
spoiler Zombies
a major character dies
Yes
someone dies
Yes
someone sacrifices themselves
Yes
a family member dies
Yes
a parent dies
spoiler Detailed scene as a major plot point for the main character, and other characters reveal that they've had to kill their parents when they became zombies
someone is kidnapped
spoiler A major plot point is that someone is tied up on a stage and held captive by the main antagonist i'm not sure why there are so many "no" votes.
there are jump scares
spoiler Right at the end there's a jumpscare of a close up on a zombie santa's face.
there's ghosts
spoiler no but a lot of zombies
there are mannequins
Yes
someone is possessed
Yes
someone vomits
spoiler Yes but the vomit is off screen.
There's audio gore
Yes
someone is eaten
Yes
someone wets/soils themselves
spoiler A zombie soils themselves. It is not explicitly shown, but there is an obvious audio cue and commentary by the protagonists about the situation.
there's spitting
Yes
there's farting
spoiler Possible. Sounds in the background of a couple scenes could be it, though it's never emphasized.
needles/syringes are used
Yes
someone has a heart attack
spoiler While not explicitly a heart attack, a character with pre-existing heart problems later dies from them.
someone dies by suicide
spoiler A character who has already been bitten by zombies uses himself as a human shield to protect someone. The bitten character dies.
a mentally ill person is violent
spoiler Arguably, the main antagonist is violent and mentally ill. However, they aren't an explicitly diagnosed patient.
there's misophonia
Yes
someone suffers from PTSD
spoiler Yes, the main character, Anna, has some trauma from her mother's death, but the death of her mother is not explicitly shown.
there's body dysmorphia
spoiler Zero body dymorphia. No character makes any comments about how they feel about their body, nor how they perceive their body. Body horror is not body dysmorphia.
there's a claustrophobic scene
Yes
someone has an anxiety attack
spoiler There is no explicit scene, however early on a character begins to panic as the main story unfolds. It resolves quickly.
shaky cam is used
Yes
there's flashing lights or images
Yes
there are sudden loud noises
Yes
there's screaming
Yes
there is obscene language/gestures
Yes
someone is watched without knowing
Yes
a pregnant person dies
spoiler not on screen but its implied
there is a baby or unborn child
spoiler They don't show one but there is a zombie seen eating out of a stroller
there's fat jokes
spoiler Toward the end a villain makes a few remarks on another character's weight
there's ableist language or behavior
spoiler At least once: villain refuses to help woman with heart problems due to his ableist values.
an LGBT person dies
spoiler No LGBT people die on screen. A girl fears that her girlfriend may be dead, but its just speculation and is never confirmed.
someone speaks hate speech
spoiler There's an out queer girl who never experiences any homophobia.
the black guy dies first
spoiler None of the main characters were black.
there is sexual content
Yes
a male character is ridiculed for crying
Yes
someone is terminally ill
Yes
someone has a chronic illness
Yes
existentialism is debated
Yes
someone is homeless
Yes
the ending is sad
spoiler It's a "hopeful" ending, whe some characters survive and the movie ends as they set out on their journey to find a better life
there's end credits scenes?
spoiler Mid-credits
Santa (et al) is spoiled
spoiler There is a zombie wearing a Santa suit (like a mall Santa), but no other mention or reference to Santa.
a car crashes
spoiler There are crashed cars in the background, but no actual crash is seen.
a person is hit by a car
spoiler I don't think the car actually even hit any of the zombies
a car honks or tires screech
Yes
there's blood/gore
spoiler so very much
there's gun violence
spoiler There are no guns used, although some can be seen in possession of zombies who can't use them. The main characters all fight with blunt objects.
there's a nuclear explosion
spoiler There are bombings, smoke, explosions visible on the skyline at times. It doesn't reach the main characters and isn't really discussed.

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