Army Of The Dead

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Army Of The Dead

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Released May 14, 2021

2h 28m

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From filmmaker Zack Snyder (300, Zack Snyder's Justice League), ARMY OF THE DEAD takes place following a zombie outbreak that has left Las Vegas in ruins and walled off from the rest of the world. When Scott Ward (Dave Bautista), a displaced Vegas local, former zombie war hero who's now flipping burgers on the outskirts of the town he now calls home, is approached by casino boss Bly Tanaka (Hiroyuki Sanada), it's with the ultimate proposition: Break into the zombie-infested quarantine zone to retrieve $200 million sitting in a vault beneath the strip before the city is nuked by the government in 32 hours. Driven by the hope that the payoff could help pave the way to a reconciliation with his estranged daughter Kate (Ella Purnell), Ward takes on the challenge, assembling a ragtag team of experts for the heist. They include Maria Cruz (Ana de la Reguera), an ace mechanic and Ward's old friend; Vanderohe (Omari Hardwick), a zombie killing machine; Marianne Peters (Tig Notaro), a cynical helicopter pilot; Mikey Guzman (Raúl Castillo), a go-for-broke influencer and Chambers (Samantha Win), his ride-or-die; Martin (Garret Dillahunt), the casino's head of security; a badass warrior known as the Coyote (Nora Arnezeder) who recruits Burt Cummings (Theo Rossi), a slimy security guard; and a brilliant German safe cracker named Dieter (Matthias Schweighöfer). Scott finds an unexpected emotional hurdle when Kate joins the expedition to search for Geeta (Huma S. Qureshi), a mother who's gone missing inside the city. With a ticking clock, a notoriously impenetrable vault, and a smarter, faster horde of Alpha zombies closing in, only one thing's for certain in the greatest heist ever attempted: survivors take all.

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Critics Consensus

An ambitious, over-the-top zombie heist mashup, Army of the Dead brings Zack Snyder back to his genre roots with a suitably gory splash.

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There's plenty of buildup before the all-out action arrives, but Zack Snyder's second zombie movie gives you characters you can root for and a solid cast led by a terrific Dave Bautista.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

Zack Snyder's ridiculously entertaining latest is a zombie heist movie with gore at its core.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 23, 2024

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

If nothing else, Zack Snyder knows how to craft a stimulating visual tableau and he knows how to put on an extravagant show.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 5, 2021

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

Not great. Not terrible, but it really could have just been 90 minutes and done the same thing.

May 24, 2021

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Joonatan Itkonen

Toisto.net

The result is a juvenile, two-and-a-half-hour, overwrought mess that wastes a talented cast in an ugly, CGI-drenched video game pastiche you want to end within a half-hour.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 5, 2024

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Amy Smith

InSession Film

Aside from the incredible zombie tiger that is highlighted in the trailer, it was disappointing how lacking the creativity was within the design of the film.

Rated: C-

Mar 1, 2024

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Anya Stanley

Vague Visages

Army of the Dead is an algorithmic cleansing exhale in the wake of a whirlwind period in Snyder’s career. As a zombie movie, it’s a shallow, scattershot effort with interesting mythology ideas that don’t really go anywhere.

Jan 8, 2024

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Javier

Loved this movie. Even if you watch it at home it feels like a real theatrical film rather than a movie made for streaming. It was worth seeing it in theaters

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/15/21

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Stephanie M

Pretty standard storyline BUT it was an Awesome action movie with Lots of Gore and blood!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/04/21

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Mike

A few good, original zombie moments and some well placed music. But, entirely too long with some of the character development painful at times. Snyders Dawn of the Dead far superior.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/03/21

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Ryan H.

Fun watch, But a lot of questions left unanswered. I understands this will turn into some series of sorts, but I'm curious as to how far.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/03/21

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T

Entertaining but unoriginal.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/01/21

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yothisisdre

Zach Snyder has upped the Zombie game once again!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/01/21

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From filmmaker Zack Snyder (300, Zack Snyder's Justice League), ARMY OF THE DEAD takes place following a zombie outbreak that has left Las Vegas in ruins and walled off from the rest of the world. When Scott Ward (Dave Bautista), a displaced Vegas local, former zombie war hero who's now flipping burgers on the outskirts of the town he now calls home, is approached by casino boss Bly Tanaka (Hiroyuki Sanada), it's with the ultimate proposition: Break into the zombie-infested quarantine zone to retrieve $200 million sitting in a vault beneath the strip before the city is nuked by the government in 32 hours. Driven by the hope that the payoff could help pave the way to a reconciliation with his estranged daughter Kate (Ella Purnell), Ward takes on the challenge, assembling a ragtag team of experts for the heist. They include Maria Cruz (Ana de la Reguera), an ace mechanic and Ward's old friend; Vanderohe (Omari Hardwick), a zombie killing machine; Marianne Peters (Tig Notaro), a cynical helicopter pilot; Mikey Guzman (Raúl Castillo), a go-for-broke influencer and Chambers (Samantha Win), his ride-or-die; Martin (Garret Dillahunt), the casino's head of security; a badass warrior known as the Coyote (Nora Arnezeder) who recruits Burt Cummings (Theo Rossi), a slimy security guard; and a brilliant German safe cracker named Dieter (Matthias Schweighöfer). Scott finds an unexpected emotional hurdle when Kate joins the expedition to search for Geeta (Huma S. Qureshi), a mother who's gone missing inside the city. With a ticking clock, a notoriously impenetrable vault, and a smarter, faster horde of Alpha zombies closing in, only one thing's for certain in the greatest heist ever attempted: survivors take all.

Director: Zack Snyder
Producer: Deborah Snyder, Wesley Coller, Zack Snyder
Screenwriter: Zack Snyder, Shay Hatten, Joby Harold
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: The Stone Quarry
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Graphic Nudity|Gore|Some Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Action, Adventure, Crime
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 14, 2021, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 21, 2021
Runtime: 2h 28m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

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