Dead Rising: Watchtower(2015)
2015 · Zach Lipovsky · 118 min
A group of people fight to survive in a zombie infested town.
Horror · Science Fiction · Action
5.2390 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Dead Rising: Watchtower scares
Dead Rising: Watchtower plays more like an action movie with zombies in it than a real horror movie. The pace is fast and loud, with characters blasting and chainsawing their way through hordes rather than creeping around in dread. There's blood and messy kills, but it's played for spectacle and video-game style fun rather than anything that actually unsettles you. This one is for people who want a goofy, high-energy zombie romp, not a scary night in.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Dead Rising: Watchtower rates psychological 1/5, visceral 3/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 65 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 25 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 15 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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An action-driven zombie romp that gets moving early and keeps delivering bursts of chaos with only brief breathers, building to a loud, frantic finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is Dead Rising: Watchtower?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Dead Rising: Watchtower rates 2/5 — moderately scary, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be moderately gory and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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