Cooties

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Cooties

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2015

1h 36m

Comedy

Horror

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Elementary-school teachers (Elijah Wood, Alison Pill, Rainn Wilson) come under attack from children who have been turned into vicious monsters by contaminated chicken nuggets.

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Critics Consensus

A horror-comedy without enough of either, Cooties is fatally content to skate by on its intriguingly oddball premise.

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Chris Nashawaty

Entertainment Weekly

Sep 18, 2015

C-

I honestly have no clue who this film is for. Whoever they are, they're likely to walk out of the theater wanting a refund.

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

Sep 18, 2015

1.5/4

A midnight movie for those fine with dozing off about twenty minutes in, once the charm of its single sentence log-line has worn off.

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Sep 18, 2015

2.5/4

While directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion want to have their laughs and horror, too, the film is something of a zombie itself: half-alive and bloody, but lacking any heart.

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Matt Oakes

Silver Screen Riot

Oct 14, 2026

D

With no sense of purpose, reliance on thin scatological humor and an abundant lack of screenwriting prowess, 'Cooties' turns a great cast of underdogs into lame, annoying cardboard cutouts.

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

Sep 2, 2022

1.5/4

It doesn’t commit enough to make the premise pop and ends up reaching for jokes and sinking into bad taste.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

May 27, 2022

2.5/4

Extreme gore and a silly sense of humor combine into an often funny but ultimately forgettable experience.

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Robert P

@Superbad Oct 3, 2026

Cooties is a *2* star Movie!

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Kevin S

@SayHeyKid1230 Aug 9, 2026

Decent premise, poor execution.

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Red in D

@redindenver Jul 29, 2026

I gave this movie 1-1/2 stars only because I like Elijah Wood, whose talent was wasted here. And because it is fairly original (bloodthirsty, cannibal grade schoolers going after the oddball faculty). I didn't laugh or even SMILE at any of what was (at least I THINK it was) supposed to be funny. I think the humor would probably have appealed to me when I was very young.

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Lauren R

@Llouisero May 24, 2026

Dark comedy classic! I don't think I've ever laughed so hard! It's perfection tbh lol. I don't understand all the bad reviews - no sense of humor I guess! Plus, if Elijah Wood is ever in a movie, you know it's gonna be a banger.

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Peyton W

@CCHS_Football_2834 Feb 12, 2026

This movie is gruesome and its very good and funny

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Madam D

@Madam1948 Feb 2, 2026

3.25 stars. Pretty funny having the zombies be kids. And their teachers have to escape from them. Some of the comedic lines were really good. Not bad at all, much better than I thought it would be.

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Synopsis

Elementary-school teachers (Elijah Wood, Alison Pill, Rainn Wilson) come under attack from children who have been turned into vicious monsters by contaminated chicken nuggets.

Director: Cary Murnion, Jonathan Milott
Producer: Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, Elijah Wood, Tove Christensen, Georgy Malkov, Steven Schneider
Screenwriter: Leigh Whannell, Ian Brennan
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: SpectreVision, Glacier Films
Rating: R (Language|Horror Violence and Gore|Sexual References|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 18, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $33.0K
Runtime: 1h 36m

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