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What We Do in the Shadows

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7.6/10 • 3.6K

2014-06-191h 26m

ComedyHorror

Some interviews with some vampires

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

Directors
Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
Writters
Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
Editors
Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Woodford-Robinson

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  1. Jemaine Clement

    Jemaine Clement

    Vladislav

  2. Taika Waititi

    Taika Waititi

    Viago

  3. Jonny Brugh

    Jonny Brugh

    Deacon

  4. Cori Gonzalez-Macuer

    Cori Gonzalez-Macuer

    Nick

  5. Stu Rutherford

    Stu Rutherford

    Stu

  6. Ben Fransham

    Ben Fransham

    Petyr

  7. Jackie van Beek

    Jackie van Beek

    Jackie

  8. Elena Stejko

    Elena Stejko

    Pauline (The Beast)

  9. Jason Hoyte

    Jason Hoyte

    Julian

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Reno

Jul 14, 2016

6/10

The video document of the life of the vampires.
A documentary style horror comedy based on the short film of the same name by the same directors. I would say it is an interview with the vampires in the Kiwi style. The film follows a group of vampires living in an old mansion and their everyday routine, including how they manage to get blood and confrontation with other mutants are documented. Definitely a wonderful comedy, but feels like a mix of 'Dark Shadows' and 'Addams Family'. The title implies the nightlife of these creatures, especially adapting the modern way of lifestyle. So their exploration begins here for their video document. Being different is how much struggle is what the film focused. Threats from various quarters and getting over from every disastrous event is revealed. Quite an interesting vampire film with the awesome characters and of course the entire film was shot in the dark time. It is not a cliché, but just a spoof of the typical vampire theme. Cleverly written screenplay and direction with the well supported performances. Looks like many people had loved it, I'm slightly on the different side that I enjoyed watching it but did not like much. Because I have seen better film in the similar concept. So I still recommend it because it is worth a watch. 6/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,600,000.00
Revenue
$6,300,000.00
Keywords
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