Movie · 2026 · Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy · 1h 39m · R · English
Curator score: 1.9/10 (87.7K ratings)
If it spreads, you're dead.
Overview
When a mutating, highly contagious fungus escapes a sealed facility, two employees – joined by a grizzled bioterror operative – must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction.
Ratings
Curator score: 1.9/10
IMDb: 6.1/10
Letterboxd: 2.79/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 80%
Metacritic: 64
TMDB: 6.8/10
Director
Jonny Campbell
Production
Pariah, StudioCanal UK, StudioCanal
Cast
Georgina Campbell, Joe Keery, Sosie Bacon, Vanessa Redgrave, Lesley Manville, Liam Neeson, Richard Brake, Aaron Heffernan, Ellora Torchia, Rob Collins, Justin Salinger, Gavin Spokes, Andrew Brooke, Darrell D'Silva, Lujza Richter, Nahel Tzegai, Clare Holman, Daniel Rigby, Valentina Popkova, Vanessa Popkova
Curator Review
Verdict
A scrappy, crowd-pleasing horror-comedy with gross-out fungus mayhem, a light sci-fi premise, and enough energy to work as a disposable late-night watch. It sounds more interested in being funny and nasty than airtight, so the appeal will depend on whether you want a silly creature feature or a smarter outbreak thriller.
Best for
fans of goofy creature features
viewers who like horror-comedy over straight horror
people in the mood for a messy, fast-paced B-movie
audiences who enjoy contagion/outbreak setups with practical gross-out effects
Skip if
you want polished, high-concept sci-fi
you dislike crude humor and body-horror imagery
you need strong character depth or emotional stakes
you prefer serious pandemic thrillers
Overview
Cold Storage plays like a knowingly trashy midnight movie: a sealed-facility outbreak, a mutating fungus, and a survival scramble that leans hard into absurdity. The tone implied by audience response is playful and nasty rather than bleak, with the kind of “turn your brain off and enjoy the mess” energy that can make a mediocre premise feel like a good time.
Worth noting
The movie’s biggest draw is its willingness to be ridiculous. The reviews point to gross-out set pieces, dumb-fun dialogue, and a self-aware B-movie rhythm that should land well with viewers who like their horror laced with comedy. It also seems to have a strong “charismatic loser in over his head” lead dynamic that gives the chaos some personality.
Bottom line
That said, this looks more like a disposable genre diversion than a must-see. If you want airtight plotting, real dread, or a genuinely unsettling infection movie, it may feel thin. But if you want a rowdy creature feature with fungus, panic, and a few laughs, it should do the job.
Top Letterboxd reviews
krowiara (4.5★) · 3033 likes
open ur mouth i wanna throw up in it
vivi (5★) · 2450 likes
joe keery booked one role as a loser and said yeah okay i like it let’s build a brand
cob (3.5★) · 2105 likes
no thoughts just blonde joe keery
☽ (5★) · 1872 likes
“—what’s wrong with him?”“—he’s got covid.”
the silliest and funniest film i’ve seen in a while! bring back unserious movies with literally nonsense as the plot
lukal-el (2.5★) · 1251 likes
My favorite genre is Joe Keery being hot while having a job he absolutely hates