The Cured

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The Cured

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Released Feb 23, 2018

1h 35m

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After years of a zombie plague that ravaged Europe, humanity grapples with how to reintegrate the former zombies into society.

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Critics Consensus

The zombie apocalypse genre is crowded with clichés, but The Cured sets itself slightly apart with some extra BRAAAAAAAAAAINS and thematic depth.

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

Suspenseful and thought-provoking, The Cured is a serious, engaged horror movie. More upsetting than scary, it ratchets up the tension unsettlingly. There's life in zombies yet.

Rated: 3/5

May 12, 2018

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

My tolerance for zombie acting and zombie drama in the style of Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later is never all that high, and the tropes are a bit familiar here.

Rated: 2/5

May 11, 2018

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Struggles to move beyond genre clichs.

Rated: 2/5

May 10, 2018

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

If you are sick of zombies and pandemics, please do not let that stop you from watching The Cured! In an audaciously nuanced feature film directorial debut, David Freyne creates a world set in Ireland where zombies can be cured, but they remember

Jun 12, 2024

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Michael Cuby

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A zombie apocalypse film that’s more interested in exploring the human brain than it is in eating it, The Cured is a good Friday flick for those who like their horror served with a side of psychoanalysis.

Oct 3, 2022

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Howard Gorman

NME (New Musical Express)

It breathes fresh life into the decaying, cliché-crowded zombie genre with its eye-opening realism whilst using the "cured" zombies as a metaphor to explore themes of guilt and forgiveness.

Jun 10, 2021

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Waniya S

Movie was political not horror!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/13/25

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Breno G

Special Effects: 0,0/Sound Effects: 0,5/Acting: 0,5/Story: 0,5

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/06/24

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Matthew B

A unique and surprisingly entertaining take on the zombie genre. This is a somewhat dark and realistic idea of what would happen if zombies were cured and were forced to reassimilate back into society. Things go about as bad as you'd expect and the main antagonist who also happens to be one of said cured infected is surprisingly menacing and convincing in his role. I absolutely love the idea of the infected being able to remember every morbid crime they committed while under the influence of the virus, it opens up the possibility to really dwell into the mental anguish and regret of the characters who have been cured of the affliction. A lot of people seem to really dislike the open ended and unresolved ending of the film but i think it's meant to represent the unsure future of all of humanity and their relationship with the formerly infected individuals, I think it's a nice change of pace from the usual happy ending... not everything is sunshine and daisies people!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/28/24

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Frederico Teixeira G

Let’s face it: the Zombie genre died with Romero. Everything else is pretty much crap with very few exceptions. This films try hard to bring something new to the genre but it simply fails

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/14/24

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Canisha B

The constant background noise makes it hard to truly connect with the characters I was truly disappointed because the concept was brilliant but not executed. In my opinion if only they had focused more on what happened and then the solution to what happened this movie had the potential to be absolutely great. I hope it's re done, as I said the concept was brilliant and original.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/04/24

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Neto N

Slow movie but at the end it got better with action and suspense.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/12/24

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Synopsis

After years of a zombie plague that ravaged Europe, humanity grapples with how to reintegrate the former zombies into society.

Director: David Freyne
Producer: Rory Dungan, Rachael O'Kane, Elliot Page
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Bac Films
Rating: R (Language|Bloody Images|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 23, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 5, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.3K
Runtime: 1h 35m

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