Is the movie Pontypool available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

At Stream Tracker, we keep an ear on where to catch cult horror — and Pontypool (2009) is one of those tight, tension-filled rides that plays like a broadcast from the edge of sanity. Centered on radio DJ Grant Mazzy barricaded in his basement booth as a language-born virus unravels the town of Pontypool, the film turns a single station into a bunker of paranoia and whispered contagion. If you’re wondering whether Pontypool is available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or AppleTV+, this article checks all four platforms so you can find the nearest broadcast. The film was well received on the festival circuit and picked up several genre prizes, thanks to its original premise and Stephen McHattie’s gripping lead performance.

Synopsis

Grant Mazzy, a radio host broadcasting from his basement studio in the small Canadian town of Pontypool, expects a routine shift—until reports begin arriving of a mysterious infection that turns people into aggressive, unthinking victims. He seals himself inside the booth and races to understand the phenomenon and find a way to warn his audience about the outbreak and its strange method of spread.

Release date

2009

Duration

1h 36min

Rating

Director

Bruce McDonald

Country

Canada

Genre(s)

Horreur, Science-Fiction

Cast

Stephen McHattie Lisa Houle Georgina Reilly Hrant Alianak Rick Roberts Daniel Fathers Beatriz Yuste