Planet Terror

Planet Terror

Humanity's last hope… rests on a high power machine gun!

Directed by Robert Rodriguez

Produced by Dimension Films, Troublemaker Studios

2007105 min6.7 / 10

A gleefully grotesque grindhouse zombie action film that pairs graphic body horror and relentless violence with campy irreverence and retro exploitation aesthetics.

Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend El Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.

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  • Is Planet Terror violent? Yes, very. More violent than 99% of films.

  • Is Planet Terror one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 96% of films.

  • Is Planet Terror easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Planet Terror sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Planet Terror scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does Planet Terror end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity94

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise74

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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