What We Do In The Shadows (2015)
92%RT Audience Score: 87%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Smarter, fresher, and funnier than a modern vampire movie has any right to be, What We Do in the Shadows is bloody good fun.
What We Do in the Shadows is the perfect blend of horror and comedy, with a mockumentary style that will have you laughing out loud. The cast is absolutely hilarious, and the way they play off each other is pure comedic gold. It’s like The Real World meets Dracula, and it works so well. Even if you’re sick of vampires, this movie will make you fall in love with them all over again (or at least the funny ones). Don’t miss out on this genre-bending gem!
Production Company(ies)
Wildwood Enterprises Artemis Rising Foundation Foothill Productions,
Distributor
Tribeca Film
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
TV-MA
Year of Release
2015
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:16:9 HD
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Runtime:1h 26m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Feb 13, 2015 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 26, 2015
Genre(s)
Comedy/Horror
Keyword(s)
starring Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stuart Rutherford, Ben Fransham, directed by Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, written by Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, comedy, horror, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Claudia Puig, J R Jones, Patrick Z McGavin, Michael Phillips, Tom Long, vampire, modern life, undead, R rating, Emanuel Michael, Taika Waititi, Pamela Harvey-White, Chelsea Winstanley, Tribeca Film, Vladislav, Viago, Deacon, Nick, Stu, Petyr
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Taika Waititi – Viago
Jonny Brugh – Deacon
Cori Gonzalez-Macuer – Nick
Stuart Rutherford – Stu
Ben Fransham – Petyr
Director(s)
Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
Writer(s)
Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
Producer(s)
Emanuel Michael, Taika Waititi, Pamela Harvey-White, Chelsea Winstanley
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (191) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (184) | Rotten (7)
If Twilight made you queasy and Dark Shadows felt like a missed opportunity, this pitch-perfect genre spoof is worth relishing.
March 13, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4
Claudia Puig
USA Today
TOP CRITIC
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.
March 6, 2015 | Rating: 3/4
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
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.
March 6, 2015 | Rating: 3/4
Patrick Z. McGavin
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
If we see two or three more comedies this year that know what they’re doing the way this one does, it’ll be a very good year indeed.
March 6, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
Maybe it’s something in the water Down Under, but these fellows have managed to concoct a whole new perspective on fangsters.
March 6, 2015 | Rating: B+
Tom Long
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
Darkly, edgily funny, the mockumentary about four nocturnal, bloodsucking flat-mates in Wellington, New Zealand reduced me to a quivering laugh zombie. It’s MTV’s Real World meets Hammer Horror with a nod to Christopher Guest.
February 27, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4
Thelma Adams
ZEALnyc
TOP CRITIC
What We Do in the Shadows walks—or hovers over—a darker edge, and that makes it funnier and aimed less toward mainstream audiences and more toward cult crowds.
June 21, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
It may not be the absolute best of what this mashup of genres can provide, but it is still a worthy entry that will leave you smiling all the way to the end.
May 27, 2022 | Rating: 7/10
Josh Parham
Next Best Picture
It’s all too rare that vampires get to be funny. Thankfully, we have What We Do In The Shadows to fill that void.
October 20, 2021
Austen Goslin
Polygon
What We Do in the Shadows is comedy brilliance from start to finish, thanks to its superb performances – the entire cast are experts in comic timing and delivery…
October 8, 2021
Nikki Baughan
AWFJ Women on Film
A Christopher Guest-styled mockumentary about vampires sounds only a little less obvious and opportunistic than a “found-footage” feature about vampires, yet Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi have managed to create a savvy satire that works beautifully.
September 18, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Just when you thought mockumentary and vampire movies had played themselves out along comes What We Do in the Shadows, a vampire mockumentary that feels fresh and funny.
February 2, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Richard Crouse
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Plot
A group of vampire housemates try to navigate modern life and teach a newly turned hipster the perks of being undead in the horror-comedy film What We Do in the Shadows.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film stars Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, and Jonathan Brugh as vampire housemates.
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