Juan of the Dead

Released Mar 16, 2012

1h 40m

Comedy

Horror

Action

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83%

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23 Reviews

64%

Audience Score

1,000+ Ratings

When the dead rise and attack the living, Juan starts a zombie-killing business, until he has to save his small band from being eaten.

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Critics Consensus

Filled with wild splatter slapstick, Juan of the Dead also deftly uses its zombie premise as an undead Trojan horse for insightful political commentary.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

This wacky zombie comedy exploits to the full this genre's juicy potential for satire: a more solemn kind of movie maybe couldn't get away with being quite as irreverent about the Castro government.

Rated: 3/5

May 3, 2012

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

Rum zombie flick blends hit-and-miss buddy comedy with slyly subversive political commentary.

Rated: 3/5

May 3, 2012

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Nigel Floyd

Time Out

The 'Evil Dead' and Romero nods are fun, but characters appear for no reason and are bumped off without warning; there's just not enough flesh on these funny bones.

Rated: 2/5

May 3, 2012

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Sr. Rose Pacatte

National Catholic Reporter

Juan of the Dead is a huge laugh at the Cuban revolution.

Nov 10, 2020

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Ed Travis

Hollywood Jesus

I'm a sucker for zombie movies, and well-made horror comedies. This movie was made for a guy like me.

Apr 1, 2020

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Cleaver Patterson

CineVue

The visually arresting bleached browns of Havana form a perfect backdrop for the liberal dousing of blood and severed limbs, whilst the plethora of set-piece deaths appear fresh in their originality.

Jan 8, 2019

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Darren S

We loved this one over at The Undead Symphony. We pride ourselves with giving overseas zombie movies a fair viewing but a Cuban movie that clearly stole it's title from Shaun of the Dead? We went in a little skeptical but this was fun from the off. As Juan and his neighbours in the run down parts of Havana struggle through life ripping people off and getting by day to day the zombie outbreak brings them all together. They talk constantly of the accursed Yankees funding dissidents to fight against the communist regime as Juan, his best buddy Lazaro, Lazaro's son California, Juan's daughter Camille, local transsexual prostitute China and her bodyguard El Primo carve out a life in the new zombie Havana. They big plan? We will kill your zombies for you. It is very funny, the writing and acting superb and it is very watchable. Don't be put off by the title being a rip-off of Shaun, or it being from Cuba. The Undead Symhpony scored it 6.5/10 and thoroughly deserved

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/23/24

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Dayne R

Not only was this realistic on how we'd all be in a zombie apocalypse but, the comedy was fit in just at the right moments! I love that this has a setting outisde of the US since we've seen so many US films about zombies and the performances were just perfect. I'm glad that there's no sequel or any spin off. It just makes it a bit more special that it's on its own. This really had me laughing like crazy which Shaun of The Dead and Zombieland were the only zombie parody films to do so. I recommend it to any zombie fan who's looking for a good laugh and a bit more realism to how characters are put into a situation of the zombie apocalypse. This for me was a 10/10.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/03/23

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Carlos Javiel Q

No me pareció una obra maestra pero sí está bastante entretenida y bastante cómica

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/15/23

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isla s

This is quite an amusing film. It's very much a Spanish Sean of the Dead, which should surprise no-one. The comedy is quite visual and slapstick at times. It's pretty fast-paced and features some nice cinematography, with large crowds of people, or beings, to keep the viewer watching at times. Some of the dialogue is amusing too. It's a pretty mad cap, entertaining watch which I'd recommend, yes. Oh and I enjoyed the choreographed scenes, of which there are a few.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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robert p

A take off of Shaun of the Dead, this foreign movie doesn't have the same budget but still manages to give a chuckle or two!!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Funny, original, & romantic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Synopsis

When the dead rise and attack the living, Juan starts a zombie-killing business, until he has to save his small band from being eaten.

Director: Alejandro Brugués
Screenwriter: Alejandro Brugués
Distributor: Outsider Pictures
Production Co: Soundchef Studios, La Zanfoña Producciones
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Action
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 16, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.0K
Runtime: 1h 40m

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