We Bury the Dead

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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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Peter Travers

The Travers Take

20h

2.5/5

Before it reverts to moldy zombie tropes, this low-budget, no-frills survival thriller puts a fresh spin on the familiar thanks to Daisy Ridley as a human living among the walking dead.

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Natalia Winkelman

New York Times

22h

We Bury the Dead is most haunting when it gestures at a world dazed with trauma and explores a path to personal closure through collective efforts.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

22h

2/5

We Bury the Dead is already too slow and mournful to pass as popcorn entertainment, and it’s rarely quite thoughtful enough to bring its art house horror aspirations to life.

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Manuel São Bento

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5h

B-

A visceral reminder that the true battle isn't against the monsters walking out there, but against the memories that refuse to let us go, proving that sometimes the only way to survive grief is to finally look it in the eye.

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Kenneth Seward Jr.

The Fiction Department

13h

3/5

We Bury the Dead struggles to convincingly lean in any one direction. It doesn’t quite succeed on the horror front, nor does it fully address its interesting subject matter.

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Michael Gingold

Rue Morgue Magazine

14h

Carnage and mayhem aren't WE BURY THE DEAD's focus or endgame...there's a respect for the dead, and the tragedy of both their passing and their resurrection, that’s uncommon for the genre.

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Rosalie

1h

I was pleasantly surprised. This is not your typical Zombie movie. Loved the plot although the final outcome was somewhat predictable.

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Conall R

1h

Upends zombie film conventions and nails a textbook post-COVID catastrophe tale though also tries to hit on too many themes in too little time, like a condensed Walking Dead season.

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Paul M

2h

I sooo wanted to like this movie. At only 95 mins it's a short movie yet I still found myself checking my watch to see if it was soon to be over. My take ? Too slow. Too much time spent pulling dead bodies out of home when they could have done character development or expanded on the zombie mystery (IE: why only some come back). None of that happens. I think Daisy Ridly is a fine actress but she couldn't save a poorly written and poorly executed plot.

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Kevin

2h

Movie was boring and forgettable. Didn't really care about any of the characters.

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lori g

4h

Slow movie but well acted.

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Felipe R

8h

This film had a lot of potential but in the end, It was okay. The writing could have been a lot better.

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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: Ross M. Dinerstein, Mark Fasano, Joshua Harris, Kelvin Munro, Grant Sputore
Screenwriter: Zak Hilditch
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: Penguin Empire, Campfire Studios, Gramercy Park Media, Peachtree Media Partners, Giant Leap Media
Rating: R (Language|Gore|Brief Drug Use|Strong Violent Content)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 2, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 35m