Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Right now you can watch Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse in the US on Hoopla — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. 2,148 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Tye Sheridan sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Hoopla.

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead. Between them, Tye Sheridan and Sarah Dumont carry the comedy without ever forcing it. It was released in 2015. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Tye Sheridan's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.