The zombie movie is as popular as ever right now, thanks toDanny BoyleandAlex Garland’s28 Years Later, albeit with the franchise nottechnicallyfeaturing any zombies. With this in mind, many are finishing their watch of the first of an upcoming trilogy, and looking into the streaming archives for some more undead, brain-eating fun. In doing so, it seems some are stumbling across a forgotten zombie comedy from ten years ago, that stars bothThe Office’sRainn WilsonandThe Lord of the Ringsicon,Elijah Wood.
Joined in the cast byThe Invisible MandirectorLeigh Whannell,Alison Pill, and more, Wood’sCootiesis a movie many may not have heard of, but are finally starting to pay attention to just shy of a decade after its initial release. As of July 2, the movie is one of thetop 10 most-streamed movies on Tubi in the US, finishing fourth in the overall list. This is a win worth celebrating for a movie that failed to make an impact upon its release, flopping to a 46% critics' score and 38% audience rating on review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes.
Elsewhere in Tubi’s most-streamed titles, at #10, isLiam Neeson’sRun All Night. At #9 is the forgotten 2011 thrillerThe Double, starringTopher GraceandRichard Gere. At #8 is the animated comedyOsmosis Jones,starringChris RockandBill Murray, withJohn Cena’s despisedThe Reunionat #7, and the 1993Kathy Bates-ledA Home of Our Ownat #6. The top 5 begins strangely withHats Off to Christmas!, withCooties,of course, at #4, and theGerard Butler-led conspiracy thrillerKandaharat #3.Roland Emmerich’s disaster classicIndependence Dayis at #2, withNeil Jordan’s 1988 fantasy flickHigh Spiritstopping the list.
Elijah Wood is Set to Appear in One of the Most Exciting Upcoming Horror Comedies
If you are one of the many who saw Wood inCootiesand couldn’t get enough of his involvement in the blending of horror and comedy, fear not, as Frodo is set to appear in one of the sub-genre’s most exciting upcoming projects.Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, asequel to the hit 2019 horror comedy, has upgraded its cast with the likes of Wood,Sarah Michelle Gellar,Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell,Kevin Durand,andDavid Cronenberg. WithSamara Weavingreturning tothe lead role that cemented her as the Scream Queen of the moment, fans cannot wait for what looks to be one of the most unmissable movies of the early 2026 line-up, currently scheduled for an June 02, 2025, release.
Cootiesis streaming now on Tubi.
