Stephen King Approved Zombie Horror With 95% Rotten Tomatoes Score Is Now Streaming on Netflix (2025)

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Published Feb 11, 2025

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Stephen King Approved Zombie Horror With 95% Rotten Tomatoes Score Is Now Streaming on Netflix (2)

Train to Busan, the Korean horror movie with a 95% score in the Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes, is now streaming on Netflix. The Asian horror import was added to the Netflix library on February 11, and zombie fans will be able to see one of the best zombie movies ever made - if you don't believe us, you can ask Stephen King.

In Yeon Sang-ho's Train to Busan, Seok-woo and Su-an are a father and daughter duo who board an express train in Seoul in order to grant Su-an's wish to spend her birthday with her mother, who is divorced from Seok-woo and living in Busan. When the train departs, a sick woman turns into a zombie, attacks someone in the crew, and the infection begins spreading quickly through the crowded train of passengers. Per the film's official synopsis:

Life-or-death survival in train bound to Busan. A divorced man, Seok-woo is always caught up at work, leaving him no time to spare with his daughter Su-an. He offers to take her on the train to see her mother in Busan. As the train departs, an abnormal virus spreads from a girl who is infected, and people start to transform into zombies. Will Seok-woo and Su-an make it out alive? Train to Busan is director Yeon Sang-ho's debut feature film, who is loved by Cannes with his edgy animation.

Train to Busan was acclaimed by audiences both in Asian territories and overseas. It made nearly $100 million and proved viewers still had some love for the horror subgenre that's often accused of being generic and tired. Starring Squid Game's Gong Yoo, Train to Busan was an exciting twist on the overused storyline of "people trapped in small spaces with zombies." Yes, this time it's a high-speed train, and it's as claustrophobic as you can imagine, but there's something in Train to Busan that modern zombie movies don't usually have: a set of well-designed and compelling characters.

Someone who loved the movie when he discovered it was horror master and frequent online film critic, Stephen King. Knowing what he likes, King shared his thoughts on the film, and didn't hold back in his appreciation of the movie. You can check out his comments below.

Although it's full of zombie tropes that may not be appealing to everyone, Train to Busan also plays like a good action film. It doesn't let you take a break at any time during its 118-minute running time. Even in the final act, as you start thinking the experience will finally end, this horror movie delivers one of the most emotional conclusions in horror history. We guarantee you that you won't be prepared for what happens.

Why Not Make It a Double Feature Night?

In one of those rare opportunities that you don't often get in the rocky, constantly shifting universe that is the streaming land, Train to Busan won't arrive by itself on Netflix. Peninsula, the 2020 standalone sequel to this modern zombie gem, has also been added to the streamer's catalog. For those wanting to really complete the picture, the adult-animated entry Seoul Station, which expands on the origins of the zombie apocalypse, can be streamed for free on Tubi.

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The addition of Train to Busan to Netflix is part of the streamer's attempt to refresh its catalog in February. Other titles coming to Netflix include the Oscar-winning Korean film Parasite, the original 1996 version of Space Jam, and the biopic Spencer, among others. In the horror realm, fans will be able to stream 2017's It, the Maika Monroe horror thriller Watcher, and the criminally underrated Cult of Chucky.