What We Do in the Shadows

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What We Do in the Shadows

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2015

1h 26m

Comedy

Horror

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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

03/13/2015

3.5/4

If Twilight made you queasy and Dark Shadows felt like a missed opportunity, this pitch-perfect genre spoof is worth relishing.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

03/06/2015

3/4

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.

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Patrick Z. McGavin

Chicago Sun-Times

03/06/2015

3/4

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.

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23

8/10

Overall, this is an easy watch that is best experienced with friends and family. The R rating is only earned with comically gratuitous blood and occasional curse words. Definitely rent this one if you haven’t already.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

09/20/2023

5/5

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.

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Jennifer Bisset

CNET

04/20/2023

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

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Hannah B.

@AdrianMonk202 Mar 1

Campy goodness. Not what I expected, but a nice easy watch.

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Oliver C

@slimjim123 Feb 13

It parodies genres well, but without being too meta.

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James H.

@420Drive-in Jan 23

What a feel good, fun twist on the vampire genre. A movie to put on during a rainy October day. Smoke one before watching for some giggles and belly laughs with spooky moments.

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Ксения К

@RT86088936 Nov 27

What We Do in the Shadows is a 2014 New Zealand mockumentary comedy horror film written and directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. The film's plot concerns several vampires who live together in a house in Wellington. A documentary crew follows four old vampires housemates - Viago, Vladislav, Deacon and Petyr and shows their routine in nowadays. Vampires live together, solve household problems, try to integrate into modern world and try to live peacefully together. One day they meet a man Nick, and vampires accidentally make him a vampire too. Because Nick is a modern man, he can't understand vampires "rules" living in the shadow and makes other vampire's lives crazy. I think, it's a hilarious film for making your mood better. There are very colorful characters which acted by famous stars. Also there is a subtle humor that is really suitable in any enjoyable situations in film. I think, film-makers did a good job, because there is everything perfect: starring, locations, soundtrack. Overall, What We Do in the Shadows is a quite funny and relaxing movie. I recommend to watch it to have a good time and laugh a lot.

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Stephanie d

@RT43522204 Nov 27

WASTE OF TIME! Are you kidding me? Ridiculous movie through and through! It should have been called "Stress". Thats it.

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Rohit R

@RT41221724 Nov 17

Mockumentry at it's best. Fun-tastic movie.

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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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