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The Dead Don't Die

R

Released Jun 14, 2019

1h 43m

Comedy

Horror

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317 Reviews

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In the sleepy small town of Centerville, something is not quite right. The moon hangs large and low in the sky, the hours of daylight are becoming unpredictable, and animals are beginning to exhibit unusual behaviors. News reports are scary, and scientists are concerned, but no one foresees the strangest and most dangerous repercussion that will soon start plaguing Centerville: the dead rise from their graves and feast on the living, and the citizens must battle to survive.

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Critics Consensus

The Dead Don't Die dabbles with tones and themes to varying degrees of success, but sharp wit and a strong cast make this a zom-com with enough brains to consume.

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David P

It was dry. Took over a hour to get to action with the zombies. Glad didn't pay alot for tickets.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/23/19

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Disappointed

The movie absolutely sucked! This was the worse movie Ive ever seen. Bill Murray should be ashamed to take a paycheck for this garbage.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/23/19

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Katie

With respect to the cast, I was expecting a hilarious and quirky movie however, I was displeased with a gruelingly slow and poorly written plot.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/18/19

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Sandee74

A great movie!!! A must see 2 or 3 times for sure!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/13/19

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Hali B

The worst movie I have seen in a long time! This should have been a Netflix release. 2hours of my life I'll never get back.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/12/19

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Audience Member

This hardly even qualifies as a movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Jim Jarmusch

Director

Bill Murray

Chief Cliff Robertson

Adam Driver

Officer Ronnie Peterson

Tilda Swinton

Zelda Winston

Chloë Sevigny

Officer Mindy Morrison

Steve Buscemi

Farmer Frank Miller

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

It's mildly amusing, mostly thanks to Swinton's swanning and the dry-as-bone exchanges between Murray and Driver.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 19, 2019

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

The angriest movie I've seen all year. This is Jim Jarmusch putting a very strong environmentalist stance in the middle of a zombie movie.

Oct 1, 2019

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

The zombie genre is now close to exhaustion -- though this is not a problem for Jarmusch who likes his premises threadbare, all the better to distil them into absurdist ritual.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 25, 2019

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Nyle Coleman

InSession Film

Unfortunately, I would not recommend this film but will also add the caveat that if you do decide to catch it and you are a fan of the typical zombie film genre, be sure to set aside your expectations before you dive in.

Rated: D

May 2, 2024

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Serena Seghedoni

Loud and Clear Reviews

Jim Jarmusch's zombie comedy The Dead Don't Die is that film you grow to love and you don't know why.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 30, 2023

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Dallas King

Flick Feast

Driver constantly tells the other characters that “This is going to end badly”... and sadly Driver is correct because The Dead Don’t Die shuffles towards a narratively daring but ultimately unsatisfactory ending.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 10, 2022

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Synopsis

In the sleepy small town of Centerville, something is not quite right. The moon hangs large and low in the sky, the hours of daylight are becoming unpredictable, and animals are beginning to exhibit unusual behaviors. News reports are scary, and scientists are concerned, but no one foresees the strangest and most dangerous repercussion that will soon start plaguing Centerville: the dead rise from their graves and feast on the living, and the citizens must battle to survive.

Director: Jim Jarmusch
Producer: Marcelo Gandola, Fredrik Zander
Screenwriter: Jim Jarmusch
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Kill the Head, Film i Väst, Animal Kingdom
Rating: R (Zombie Violence/Gore|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 14, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 3, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.5M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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