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What We Do in the Shadows
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What We Do in the Shadows

Some interviews with some vampires.
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User Score3,959 ratings
TMDB 7.516+20141h 26mEnglish
ComedyHorror

Synopsis

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 WaititiFrom TMDB credits
Studio
Unison Films5 production companies
Release
June 19, 2014Released
Box Office
$6MBudget $2M

Top Cast

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Jemaine Clement
Jemaine Clement
Vladislav
Taika Waititi
Taika Waititi
Viago
Jonny Brugh
Jonny Brugh
Deacon
Cori Gonzalez-Macuer
Cori Gonzalez-Macuer
Nick
Stu Rutherford
Stu Rutherford
Stu
Ben Fransham
Ben Fransham
Petyr
Jackie van Beek
Jackie van Beek
Jackie
Elena Stejko
Elena Stejko
Pauline (The Beast)

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Reviews

From TMDB users
Reno
Jul 14, 2016

> 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

mattwilde123
Mar 9, 2017

'What We Do In The Shadows' is an hilarious mockumentary film by the makers of 'Flight of the Conchords'. The movie is filed with brilliant homages and references to vampire films such as 'The Lost Boys', 'Twilight' and 'Let The Right One In'. The directorial style is very similar to the hit TV show 'The Office' as it is able to create humour in the realism and personal interviews and monologues. This method also allows it to be genuinely scary at times such as when we meet the housemate inspired by 'Nosferatu'. The extreme and realistic gore also comes across as very brutal and juxtaposes the silly gags. The actors are all very good. Dead pan. Great delivery. ★★★★

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