How would you care for your child, especially if your own life was threatened? An interesting question to be sure, but the film struggles to overcome genre cliches and pacing issues to explore the answer.

| Original Score: 5/10 | May 19, 2022

This zombie movie places the zombies as a secondary character, giving us a heartbreaking story of survival.

| Jan 2, 2021

Yolanda Ramke, who wrote and co-directed the film with Ben Howling, has crafted a story... packed with both horror and heart.

| Oct 9, 2020

The practical tragedy of the main character and his ultimate sacrifice raises the film above now-standard zombie fare.

| Feb 13, 2020

A simple but effective story about fatherhood and sacrifice, Cargo is a zombie movie that you shouldn't overlook on Netflix.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Oct 29, 2019

With that brilliant cinematography comes a harrowing story of a father's love in a lawless, unforgiving world.

| Oct 15, 2019

Martin Freeman delivers a well-crafted performance in Cargo while the story taps into some unexpected layers of emotion. The ending packs a softhearted thwack to your delicate inner organs that is nearly as heavy as the finale to Logan.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Sep 1, 2019

'Cargo' does not come to revolutionize anything, but the typical modesty of Netflix productions benefits it. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 19, 2019

Unlike A Quiet Place, Cargo has more talking. Just like A Quiet Place, Cargo should come with a discount on a vasectomy.

| Original Score: B- | Jun 18, 2019

In essence, Cargo is a film about what it means to be a good parent, yet it also tackles far more unusual and challenging themes such as Aboriginal perspectives, white guilt and the potential for reconciliation

| Mar 18, 2019

Contains just enough scares and gore to keep horror fans happy, but through taking an unfamiliar path manages to offer something quite unique.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 12, 2019

Susie Porter, Anthony Hayes and David Gulpilil are among the excellent supporting cast in an uncommonly thoughtful spin on the genre.

| Jan 5, 2019

Cargo is a very solid outing - the type Netflix really needs to push harder.

| Original Score: 7.5/10 | Dec 21, 2018

Cargo is a cruel, wrenching piece of work, if frustratingly beholden to the subgenre's tropes; the film's novel touches lend it just enough flavor for it to linger.

| Original Score: B- | Dec 7, 2018

It's a movie about humanity, humility and determination when all is truly lost. It's a tragic road movie with a wonderfully optimistic finale which will uplift you even as it tears you apart. Wonderful.

| Original Score: 10/10 | Nov 5, 2018

It's easy to see how one makes a compelling short in this world. Making a feature-length film takes more than a cool concept and themes of fatherhood.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 30, 2018

Less a scare film than a smart psychological drama on how to handle tragedy with compassion.

| Original Score: B | Oct 25, 2018

[Cargo] offers subtle commentary on oppression, race relations, and environmental struggles set against a zombie apocalyptic backdrop.

| Oct 11, 2018

We still get the zombies, but this time there's more effort at going beyond dining on brains.

| Aug 29, 2018

It's actually very powerful.

| Aug 28, 2018