Seoul Station (2016)

Seoul Station is the rare zombie film that bites deeper than flesh, using animation to turn downtown Seoul into a feverish nightmare where panic spreads as fast as infection—and where society’s worst instincts are just as contagious. It’s thrilling and vicious in the best genre sense, staging sharp, kinetic chases and eruptions of violence while never letting you forget the people who get trampled first when systems fail. Beneath the horror, there’s a grimly gripping social pulse about class, misogyny, and abandonment that makes every close call feel pointed, not just exciting. Fair warning: it’s mean, bleak, and unapologetically nasty, but if you want your adrenaline with teeth and something to say, this one lingers.

Seoul Station is clearly trying to be more than a zombie romp: it uses the outbreak as a blunt instrument for social commentary and urban despair, and it deserves credit for aiming that high. But if you’re coming in expecting the propulsive, crowd-pleasing tension of Train to Busan, this can feel like the grimmer, rougher draft—stiffer animation, slower stretches, and characters who are often hard to root for by design. The tone is relentlessly bleak and occasionally tips into melodrama, which will either feel daringly cynical or just exhausting. Watch it if you want a harsh, adult animated apocalypse with a point to make; skip it if you need likable survivors, slick visuals, or a fun ride.