Shaun of the Dead

"A romantic comedy. With zombies."

2004 1h 39m EN

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7.5

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92%

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7.8

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★7.5TMDB · 9,678🍅92%Rotten Tomatoes●76Metacritic★7.8IMDB · 630,456

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Synopsis

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Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.

“A romantic comedy. With zombies.”

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Cast

Simon Pegg
Shaun
Nick Frost
Ed
Kate Ashfield
Liz
Lucy Davis
Dianne
Dylan Moran
David
Jessica Hynes
Yvonne
Penelope Wilton
Barbara
Bill Nighy
Phillip

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edgar Wright
Writers: Oscar Wright, Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.6× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edgar Wright, shot by David M. Dunlap. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pete Woodhead. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chris Dickens shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and Kate Ashfield carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A romantic comedy. With zombies.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0365748 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edgar Wright directs. David M. Dunlap behind the camera. Pete Woodhead scores. Chris Dickens cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 6.6× over at the box office.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Directed by Edgar Wright, shot by David M. Dunlap. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Pete Woodhead. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Chris Dickens shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and Kate Ashfield carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A romantic comedy. With zombies.".
8IMDB entry: tt0365748 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 16 themes, including "london, england", "dark comedy", "satire", "surrey".
10Released under 19 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: David M. Dunlap
Original score: Pete Woodhead
Editing: Chris Dickens
Production design: Marcus Rowland
Costume design: Annie Hardinge
Makeup / hair: Stuart Bray
VFX supervisor: Jeremy Hattingh
Sound: Nigel Heath
Stunt coordinator: Jeff Hewitt-Davis
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $6,000,000
Box office: $39,396,175
Return: 657% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes: 92% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 76/100
IMDB rating: 7.8/10 · 630,456 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

Nominated for 3 BAFTA 14 wins & 20 nominations total

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Andres Gomez2013-11-04
★ 7/10
Fun and quite smart.
viciouslollipop2017-03-28
★ 9/10
Shaun of the Dead-If U like Romero/Python Pick This Up:D This was one of the best movies I saw in the last year or two. The acting was good, the plot was fairly well thought out, and it was very funny. It helps if you are a zombie movie(i.e. G. Romero)fan and enjoy British type humor(like the Monty Python troupe), but if you are neither it will not stop you from enjoying this movie. It is a weird mix of several genres(coming of age, buddy movie, comedy, love, horror)but it definitely works on all levels. The main characters(Shaun and Ed)will definitely remind you of some slacker you knew(or know) The facial expressions, dialogue, and general behavior of these two make for some of the best scenes in the movie. There are also some very good make-up effects, and a decent amount of gore. This is definitely one worth owning.
CinemaSerf2024-10-09
★ 7/10
"Shaun" (Simon Pegg) shares a house with his lazy old pal "Ed" (Nick Frost) living a life of mundanity. His girlfriend "Liz" (Kate Ashfield) is getting a bit fed up with his haplessness, and eventually decides that she is just too bored of their evenings in the local boozer. Suddenly, there start to appear reports on the television reports that there's some sort of plague going on. The two men are fairly oblivious to this until they discover strangers in their garden who seem impervious to shouts of abuse and latterly having things chucked at them. Quickly they repair indoors and realise that flesh-eating zombies have taken over the place. Quickly, the two men decide that they have to rescue "Liz" and her mum (Penelope Wilton) and try to find safety, ideally in their usual fortress-like watering hole - the "Winchester". Can they survive the throng of marauding creatures to gather everyone together? Then what? Can they live on crisps and beer for the rest of their lives? With panic setting in and tempers flaring, it's down to this intrepid bunch to stop from being munched upon and facing a fate worse than death. It's it's very normality that makes this work. Ordinary people, thinking on their feet, dealing with a catastrophe whilst simultaneously coping with the daft problems of day-to-day, turbulent, relationships. The writing is quickly paced and frequently quite witty, with engaging and cohesive efforts from the two at the top of the bill, but also from the briefly used Bill Nighy and the always reliable Wilton who has considerable skill when it comes to comedy timing and accompanying facial expressions. I can't say I've ever seen a collection of vinyl LPs used as an offence weapon before, and that sets the tone for the entertainingly spoofy daftness of the proceedings that isn't maybe the most original ninety minutes of cinema you'll ever have seen, but it stays the right side of slapstick and is good fun throughout.