Zoo(2018)
2018 · Antonio Tublén · 95 min
A couple trying to save their marriage during a zombie apocalypse.
Comedy · Drama · Horror · Romance
6.1128 votes
TMDB score
1/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Zoo scares
Watching it feels more like sitting through an awkward, sad relationship drama than a horror movie, with the zombie outbreak playing out quietly in the background of a couple's collapsing marriage. The pace is slow and deadpan, with flat, muted visuals and dry humor instead of scares or tension. There's almost no blood or chasing here, and the horror elements mostly serve as a strange backdrop for loneliness and emotional numbness. It's a good pick if you want something weird and melancholy rather than something that will actually scare you.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Zoo rates psychological 2/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 1/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 1 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 10 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 30 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 45 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow, low-key drama that occasionally simmers with tension but never fully boils over into sustained horror intensity.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2.
How scary is Zoo?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Zoo rates 1/5 — gentle by horror standards, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be restrained with gore and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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