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One Cut of the Dead

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Real zombies attack a hack director and a film crew who are shooting a low budget zombie film in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility.
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Brainy and bloody in equal measure, One Cut of the Dead reanimates the moribund zombie genre with a refreshing blend of formal daring and clever satire.

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Elisabeth Vincentelli New York Times Ueda... manages to reinvigorate two of the most tired tropes cluttering our media landscape: art as meta commentary on art, and explosive diarrhea. Dec 25, 2019 Full Review Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle One Cut of the Dead isn't just charming. It's an earnest and funny love letter to all the microbudget dreamers who use all their heart and ingenuity to make their movie. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 26, 2019 Full Review Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com You have to want to invest in his characters in order for One Cut of the Dead to really take off. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 13, 2019 Full Review Megan Seling The Stranger (Seattle, WA) The less you know going into this masterpiece, the better. If you’re going to watch a zombie movie, watch this zombie movie... Oct 21, 2024 Full Review Paul Kanieski KSQD Community Radio One of the smartest, funniest, and sweetest zombie movies you will ever see. Jul 26, 2023 Full Review Kate Boyle InSession Film One Cut of the Dead has definitely made its way onto my “Favorite Movies of All Time” list. Rated: A+ Mar 8, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Marco L Una obra maestra que reinventa el género zombi desde una perspectiva fresca y metalingüística. Lo que comienza como una aparentemente sencilla cinta de serie B se transforma en una celebración del cine, de su proceso creativo y de la pasión colectiva que lo hace posible. La película juega con las expectativas del espectador, ofreciendo giros sorprendentes y momentos hilarantes que rinden homenaje al arte de improvisar y superar las adversidades en el rodaje. La dirección es ingeniosa, y el entusiasmo del elenco traspasa la pantalla, contagiando una energía única. Una comedia que equilibra el homenaje al cine de zombis con una reflexión autorreferencial llena de humor y corazón. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/08/24 Full Review Reeve g Saw this at the cinema with my fiancé years ago, had no idea it was part of the 100% club, it definitely deserves its spot as it’s one of the most clever horror movies I’ve ever seen. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/14/24 Full Review Kyle C It’s super unique and it really pays off by the end, but MAN, it’s rough getting there. You’re immediately thrown into this amateur, campy zombie film with no context and it entertains for a while, but you’ll be asking yourself pretty quickly whether you really have to sit through 90 minutes of this. Fortunately, things flip around after a while and everything gets beautifully and hilariously recontextualized, but was it worth the cost to get there? Maybe. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/04/24 Full Review No Name N One of the worst zombie films I have ever seen! What were the rottentomato critics on when they gave this movie a 100% score? They did not even give 21 Days Later, Zombie Land, Night Of The Living Dead 1 or 2, or Day Of The Dead 100% but they gave this garbage 100? The whole first third of this move was a real struggle to watch. There is no coming back from purposely making your movie awful. The entire movie just felt like a huge drag and waist if time. It was really hard to force myself to stick with it. I’m a huge zombie fan and I can let a lot of things side for the sake of trying something new and unique but this move was just bad. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Kyle M Pure genius in the unconventional, hilariously satirizing art of filming productions brilliantly derailing any expectations, thus becoming its own one-of-a-kind rarity. (A-) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/19/24 Full Review Audience Member A very pleasant and unique approach towards the idea of dreaming big and working around the shortcomings of missing the mark. If you go into this thinking it's a zombie film, it might disappoint. This is no horror-comedy like "Shaun of the Dead," but rather a pleasant look at doing your best with what you have. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Real zombies attack a hack director and a film crew who are shooting a low budget zombie film in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility.
Director
Shinichiro Ueda
Producer
Koji Ichihashi
Screenwriter
Shinichiro Ueda
Distributor
Shudder
Production Co
Enbu Seminar, Zombie a Go-Go Films, Panpokopina
Genre
Comedy, Horror
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 13, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 8, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$52.4K
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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