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We Bury the Dead

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After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don't just rise -- they hunt. The military insists they are harmless and slow-moving, offering hope to grieving families. But when Ava (Daisy Ridley) enters a quarantine zone searching for her missing husband, she uncovers the horrifying truth: the undead are growing more violent, more relentless, and more dangerous with every passing hour.

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Zak Hilditch

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Daisy Ridley

Actor

Mark Coles Smith

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Brenton Thwaites

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Kym Jackson

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Matt Whelan

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Siddhant Adlakha Variety “We Bury the Dead” wrestles with how much it wants to be a zombie movie. It’s at its most interesting and exciting when it approaches the well-worn subgenre with brand-new spins. Unfortunately, it keeps swerving back toward traditional horror territory. Mar 24, 2025 Full Review Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting A moody piece that manages to find new ground when it comes to the well-trodden zombie horror, delivering a few bursts of genuine scares in the process and an awe-inducing sense of scale, though Hilditch is often hesitant to abandon familiar territory. Rated: 2.5/5 Mar 14, 2025 Full Review Katie Rife IndieWire Overall, the craft of the movie is top-notch, with compelling performances, urgent pacing, and gorgeous cinematography. Rated: B- Mar 12, 2025 Full Review Keri O'Shea Warped Perspective We Bury the Dead is a well-paced progression through personal and international disasters, carefully piecing together just a couple of the sad stories which you just know are here, against a backdrop of something still barely understood and dreadful. Oct 28, 2025 Full Review David Griffiths Subculture Entertainment Just when you thought nothing original could come to the zombie genre director Zak Hilditch proves that wrong with the brilliant We Bury The Dead. Strong performances from Thwaites, Ridley and Smith grouped together with an intriguing screenplay work well Rated: 4/5 Sep 22, 2025 Full Review Cody Allen The Curb This isn’t a zombie movie. It’s a love letter written too late. A lullaby for the unloved dead. Sep 4, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don't just rise -- they hunt. The military insists they are harmless and slow-moving, offering hope to grieving families. But when Ava (Daisy Ridley) enters a quarantine zone searching for her missing husband, she uncovers the horrifying truth: the undead are growing more violent, more relentless, and more dangerous with every passing hour.
Director
Zak Hilditch
Producer
Kelvin Munro, Grant Sputore, Ross M. Dinerstein, Joshua Harris, Mark Fasano
Screenwriter
Zak Hilditch
Distributor
Vertical
Production Co
Penguin Empire, Campfire Studios, Gramercy Park Media, Peachtree Media Partners, Giant Leap Media
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 2, 2026, Wide
Runtime
1h 35m