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What We Do in the Shadows

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What We Do in the Shadows

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Released Feb 13, 2015

1h 26m

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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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

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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

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Jennifer Bisset

CNET

It is the kind of content we came to expect from director-writer-actor Taika Waititi.

Apr 20, 2023

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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

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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

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Patrick R

Genius! ... a totally original idea whose exploration inevitably leads to very funny scenes. Starting from the idea of using a documentary-style narration, but clearly self-declared fiction, is a choice that enters into a self-irony that makes you feel at ease... and then... the various funny gags. Absolutely worth seeing

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/10/25

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Dani G

Absurd. Hilarious. Funny as hell

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/09/25

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Audience Member

Love this show so much. Filled with excellent characters, with Matt Berry being the icing on the cake. He’s always made me laugh! A truly fang-tastic show that had me in stitches on numerous occasions. 👊🤩

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/01/25

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Steven M

After the Twilight era, I didn’t want to see another vampire movie. What We Do in the Shadows remade this genre to my liking!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/26/25

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Charlie S

This movie had a $1.6 million budget and accomplishes what some $200 million budget movies pale in comparison to. It’s a premise we know but executed in a context that feels both familiar and unknown.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/25

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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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