What We Do in the Shadows

2014

Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror

147
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 87% · 190 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 87% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.6/10 10 211933 211.9K

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Plot summary

Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.

Director

Taika Waititi Photo
Taika Waititi

Top cast

Madeleine Sami Photo
Madeleine Sami as Morana
Taika Waititi Photo
Taika Waititi as Viago
Chelsie Preston Crayford Photo
Chelsie Preston Crayford as Josephine
Nathan Meister Photo
Nathan Meister as Nathan M, werewolf
1080p.BluRay
1.23 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24.000 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 93

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ellsideous 9 / 10

Fangtastic Fun!

The comedy horror is so hard to get right. Then using the Vampire genre and the equally overused mockumentary style you are pushing a boulder up hill. So the mere fact that this film feels fresh and leaves me wanting more is more than a poke, yes there is more than a poke, in the right direction. Great performances by all, apparently a lot of it is improvised but the script is well versed in vampire lore and flatting mannerism, nicely produced and well paced. New Zealand seems to have a talent for comedy horror. Peter Jackson's Brain Dead is perhaps the pinnacle and this from Taika Waititi and Jermane Clement is close on it heels. Gags and gore in equal abundance with a beating heart at its center, entrails to the left. Check it out!
Reviewed by kosmasp 10 / 10

Could this be real?

Let me start with: I don't like "reality TV" at all. And there is a reason you have to put "", because it is anything but real. And while this isn't real either (obviously), it is so much more fun than anything and feels more like what good reality TV could be ... if there where Vampires that is.The basics are clear. As is the fourth wall that is practically not existent, because we are in the middle of it all. Does it always make sense? Of course not, that is the nature of shows like that. How did the camera get in there beforehand? But at least the camera (or the guy holding it) get recognized a lot. The group of people behind this are popular, maybe not worldwide, before this movie came out, but at least "at home". And it shows, because of the chemistry they have. This is very well written and acted. Comedy timing is essential and in this case awesome.
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