Night of the Zoopocalypse

Gracie is a timber wolf in a zoo. As part of a pack, she has never been outside her enclosure. One night, a meteorite crashes into the zoo. A bunny eats the small rock and it is zoopocalypse. The animals soon get turned into zombies. While escaping from a zombie, Gracie gets tranq by a zookeeper and thrown into the vet station. The zombies attack and Gracie escapes with mountain lion Dan.

This is a Canadian-French-Belgian co-production. The animation is good and brightly-colored at a sub-top level. It is family-friendly. I would like the animal group in the vet station to stay together. At least, they should switch the distribution between the two groups. I would like Gracie's group to be bigger and more time given to the other animals. This is kid-friendly fun.

Review for anyone trying to find a movie for their kids to watch: Night of the Zoopocalypse is an entertaining and funny animated movie with good lessons on loyalty and not being afraid of people who are different. And the horror elements make it feel unique. We don't normally see that subgenre in kids movies.

Score: 8 stars

Review for adults hoping to enjoy a movie for which they aren't the demographic: this movie is both harmless and forgettable. It feels like a weaker version of many other animated movies. Half the comedy works. I doubt many adults will hate or love it.

Score: 5 stars

(1 viewing, 4/19/2025)

This movie was great fun to watch! It had enough suspense, scares and quirky comedy to make it great for adults. Poot was so much fun to watch. The mutants were so gross and visually amazing (weird enough to make me uncomfortable, but so different from what is usually put out there that I couldn't look away).

Some scenes had us at the edge of our seats, while others had us laughing so hard that we forgot that this story was inspired by Clive Barker. Poot is our family's favourite, stealing the spotlight whenever she was on screen.

It is so refreshing to see something different out there, looking forward to what the minds behind this masterpiece put out next.

We just saw this movie we were the only people in the theater. My kids loved it it was a last minute decision we never saw a trailer or knew anything about it. My 16 and 10 year old loves it. This would be a good first time scary movie.

Grandma says if you could imagine bringing a six year old or younger.

Be prepared for your kid... To not want bathes To not want gummies To not want to go to the zoo.

Great movie!

It was great story line ..my sixteen year old though there could be a love story in it .. but I didn't see it. I could see this being popular at Halloween time!

Need a second movie.

This movie was an absolute blast-creative, hilarious, and full of surprises! There were moments that made me jump, moments that had me laughing out loud, and overall, my kids and I had a fantastic time. It's the kind of film I'd happily rewatch. Xavier the lemur, a French film buff, was such a standout-instantly one of my favorites! It's refreshing to see filmmakers take risks and create something truly unique.

As a Clive Barker fan, I was intrigued going in, and this definitely delivered! The blend of horror and humor was spot-on, making for an unforgettable experience. I can't wait to recommend it to friends!