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Warm Bodies

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Warm Bodies

PG-13

Released Feb 1, 2013

1h 38m

Romance

Comedy

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A terrible plague has left the planet's population divided between zombies and humans. An unusual zombie named R (Nicholas Hoult) sees his walking-dead brethren attacking a living woman named Julie (Teresa Palmer) and rescues her. Julie sees that R is different from the other zombies, and the pair embark on an unusual relationship. As their bond grows and R becomes more and more human, a chain of events unfolds that could transform the entire lifeless world.

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Critics Consensus

Warm Bodies offers a sweet, well-acted spin on a genre that all too often lives down to its brain-dead protagonists.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Warm Bodies is simply the first must-see movie of 2013.

Rated: B+

Sep 7, 2017

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Warm Bodies achieves a heartfelt ebullience that's inspiring, and for a movie about the undead watching this made me feel as alive as anything I've seen in ages.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 9, 2016

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

Warm Bodies is an ingenious hybrid that, at its best, manages to be funny, lyrical and gruesome.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 31, 2013

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Even after we thought the genre was exhausted with 28 Days Later … and then Shaun of the Dead… and then the Zombieland twofer … and then ParaNorman … and then some … here we find fresh blood pumped into the format with this zom-rom-com.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 26, 2023

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Aaron Neuwirth

Why So Blu

I may already have a number one film that is a romantic comedy with zombies (Shaun of the Dead), but Warm Bodies is a lot of fun and charming in an “eat my brains” sort of way.

Rated: 7/10

Feb 14, 2023

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Sean Axmaker

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Director Jonathan Levine... has fun contrasting the blank surface with a self-aware narration from R, the nimble, still human mind behind the shuffling body and irresistible instincts to devour living flesh.

Dec 3, 2022

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Faiz D

Never expected to be describing a zombie movie as sweet and endearing, but here we are. (R)eally good and unique take on the genre.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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Ian R

Clever idea. However it's a tedious movie. I lost patience with it. It moves as slowly as the bloody zombies.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/11/25

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Gabriele G

Funny and Inclusive. It puts you from the point of view of the zombie. The last star is for the story and the way a zombie can return to live a normal life.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/10/25

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Marsh X

Very wholesome movie about a zombie and a girl who learn to like each other despite their differences, this movie has a predictable but satisfying end to it and lots of funny moments all the way through, for being a hardcore gore fan, this was still really good in my opinion. Would highly recommend to anyone who may be interested in this. 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/11/25

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alan g

Fun idea but falls short of what it could be.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/25/25

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Chris B

This is a film I really love. It's a fresh take on zombies and some elements work fantastic. The film is missing something it's held back to very good status.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/09/25

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Synopsis

A terrible plague has left the planet's population divided between zombies and humans. An unusual zombie named R (Nicholas Hoult) sees his walking-dead brethren attacking a living woman named Julie (Teresa Palmer) and rescues her. Julie sees that R is different from the other zombies, and the pair embark on an unusual relationship. As their bond grows and R becomes more and more human, a chain of events unfolds that could transform the entire lifeless world.

Director: Jonathan Levine
Producer: Bruna Papandrea, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman
Screenwriter: Jonathan Levine
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Production Co: Make Movies, Lions Gate Films, Mandeville Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Zombie Violence|Some Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 1, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 19, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $66.4M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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