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What We Do in the Shadows

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Vampire housemates (Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh) try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster (Cori Gonzalez-Macuer) some of the perks of being undead.
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Smarter, fresher, and funnier than a modern vampire movie has any right to be, What We Do in the Shadows is bloody good fun.

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Claudia Puig USA Today If Twilight made you queasy and Dark Shadows felt like a missed opportunity, this pitch-perfect genre spoof is worth relishing. Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 13, 2015 Full Review J. R. Jones Chicago Reader I'm so sick of vampires I'd have pounded a stake into my own heart not to have to watch this, but it turns out to be a pitch-perfect spoof of MTV's The Real World and a sly satire on millennial slackerdom. Rated: 3/4 Mar 6, 2015 Full Review Patrick Z. McGavin Chicago Sun-Times The New Zealand-made art comedy What We Do in the Shadows is a bracing reminder of how the right burst of energy and style breathes fresh ideas into a genre threatened with creative exhaustion. Rated: 3/4 Mar 6, 2015 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Manages not only to be hilarious in its own right, but also offers plenty of gags that will resonate even more strongly with horror fans. Rated: 5/5 Sep 20, 2023 Full Review Jennifer Bisset CNET It is the kind of content we came to expect from director-writer-actor Taika Waititi. Apr 20, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Rarely does the movie miss a beat, and its cleverness shows itself in a host of ways. It's subtly subversive, subtly satirical, and openly absurd. Rated: 4.5/5 Aug 21, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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monty G In love with this show. Lazlo is too funny Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/27/25 Full Review jofe M. absolutely hilarious! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/24/25 Full Review Jason F I watched this movie on the recommendation of a girl I took out on a date…once lol. I don’t know what I was expecting but it surely wasn’t to laugh hysterically for 90 minutes. Every role was cast to perfection and the entire movie was comedic genius. This is one of the best satirical films I’ve ever seen! Every single joke landed squarely on my funny bone and it had the ability to keep my focus and engaged. I don’t know how I had never heard of this film but now I tell everyone about it. Also, the tv series is hilarious as well. It’s completely different characters but it follows the same format Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/18/25 Full Review Audience Member I love it! I wish they had made more seasons. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/07/25 Full Review Stephen C Funny in 1 hour and 26 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Language, Bloody Violent Content and Some Sexual Material!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $3,300,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/03/25 Full Review Andrea P Original dark comedy genius. One of a kind characters, who you come to love. Work of art with original ideas that blend classic mockumentary with these lovable vampire outcasts. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/24/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Vampire housemates (Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh) try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster (Cori Gonzalez-Macuer) some of the perks of being undead.
Director
Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
Producer
Emanuel Michael, Taika Waititi, Pamela Harvey-White, Chelsea Winstanley
Screenwriter
Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
Distributor
Tribeca Film
Production Co
Unison Films, Defender Films
Rating
R (Language|Bloody Violent Content|Some Sexual Material)
Genre
Comedy, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 13, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.3M
Runtime
1h 26m
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