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What We Do in the Shadows

R Released Feb 13, 2015 1h 26m Comedy Horror TRAILER for List
96% Tomatometer 193 Reviews 87% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
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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phil l Having watched the TV series first, and really enjoying it, this was just as good! So many parts that give that "delayed laugh" because it's so out of nowhere, a little more than slap-stick comedy. Has to do with the clever mockumentary feel, one of the originals and it's worth watching a few times! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/02/24 Full Review chris h This is an amazing and near perfect comedy about vampires that are flatmates.One is Vlad the impaler and nosferatu.This is a gem about a film crew following the vampires around that are not good at being a vampire.Must see. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/01/24 Full Review Lorenzo Z Great horror mocumentary, no on does dry humor like New Zealanders Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/15/24 Full Review Carlos M Perfect movie! Sensacional e fabuloso, ótimo filme de comédia. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/01/24 Full Review Salem K Dry humour, great cast, hilarious throughout, and a fun premise. There's not a single aspect not to love. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/24 Full Review David W "Nosferatu" meets "Best in Show". How can a comedy this hilarious also be one of the best vampire films you'll ever see? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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