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A mutating fungus escapes a sealed facility in this take on David Koepp's novel. The MA 15+ covers language, gore and violent content. Jonny Campbell mixes Zombieland-style laughs with exploding bodies, gun standoffs, smoke-alarm gags and heavy swearing, with Liam Neeson and Joe Keery on a night shift from hell. Reviews call it more gross-out fun than scary. Mature teens who handle splatter comedy will get the joke; sensitive viewers may not
Uplifting themes
Teamwork against something that could wipe people out does get a look-in. Cynicism wraps most of the jokes. Warmth stays thin under all the goo
Story (may spoil tone)
When a mutating, highly contagious fungus escapes a sealed facility, two employees – joined by a grizzled bioterror operative – must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction.
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Violence Shootings and creature attacks spread through the facility. Infection c…
Shootings and creature attacks spread through the facility. Infection chaos keeps killing people once the fungus breaks out. Sustained facility violence, played partly for laughs
Language The night shift swears a lot under fungus pressure. Frequent s-word and…
The night shift swears a lot under fungus pressure. Frequent s-word and hell, with some f-word when things go wrong. Mild-to-strong mix, not an f-word flood
Sex / nudity A little sexual-language humor slips into the night-shift banter while…
A little sexual-language humor slips into the night-shift banter while the fungus spreads. Brief and jokey. No sex scene shows up on screen at all
Drugs / alcohol Beer cans and bottles show up around the facility job during the night…
Beer cans and bottles show up around the facility job during the night shift. Someone asks for a beer mid-crisis. Alcohol stays in the background
Frightening Biohazard dread is real once the fungus breaks loose in the facility. C…
Biohazard dread is real once the fungus breaks loose in the facility. Comedy undercuts a lot of the scares. Gross-out fun more than pure terror for most viewers
Gore / death / weapons Body-bursting fungus gore and green splatter get the showcase. Projecti…
Body-bursting fungus gore and green splatter get the showcase. Projectile vomiting and bloody explosions turn up. Strong fantasy-infection mess
Mental health Someone has a panic attack in the middle of the facility crisis. It is…
Someone has a panic attack in the middle of the facility crisis. It is a short beat on screen. Still clear if you are listening for that moment
Grief / bereavement A colleague's prior death gets mentioned during the night shift crisis.…
A colleague's prior death gets mentioned during the night shift crisis. It is a passing beat in the chaos. Loss is not the main story on this job
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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Talk after watching
- The fungus controls bodies like puppets. What real diseases make this idea feel close to home?
- Teacake and Naomi panic while Neeson plays it cool. How do people react differently to bio-disasters?
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