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The Dead Don't Die

The Dead Don't Die

2019
Comedy, Horror
1h 44m
The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves.

Directed by:

Jim Jarmusch

Screenwriter:

Jim Jarmusch

Starring:

Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Carol Kane, Rosie Perez, Chloë Sevigny, Austin Butler, Selena Gomez, Caleb Landry Jones, Adam Driver

Genres:

Comedy, Horror

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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The Dead Don't Die

2019
Comedy, Horror
1h 44m
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luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 18 Mar 2020
42
4th
I have a limited exposure to Jarmusch, but I have yet to understand the appeal. Every now and then in this one, there is a weak grasp at humor, but he never quite gets ahold of it--which would seem like some kind of stupendous failing on Jarmusch's part after having secured the talents of Murray, Kane, Glover, Buscemi, and Waits. That's a cast that should've made a classic, yet all we have to show for it are a couple, half amusing fourth wall breaks by relative greenhorn Driver, no less.
Rated 18 Mar 2020
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 29 Aug 2019
60
34th
I’d hate to be Jim Jarmusch.
Rated 29 Aug 2019
jasongirl67Jasongirl67
Rated 16 Nov 2019
10
4th
The dead don't die and neither does this movie.....But I wish it would
Rated 16 Nov 2019
josh_forrestJosh Forrest
Rated 02 Aug 2019
20
14th
An endlessly frustrating and immeasurably joyless experience seemingly crafted by a bitter old man who has no understanding of (or desire to understand) the present day. Its self reflexivity is lazy, unfunny, and superfluous, which goes for pretty much everything else about it.
Rated 02 Aug 2019
jerkyJerky
Rated 07 Oct 2019
60
72nd
The definition of "meta". Adam Driver having a Star Destroyer key chain was aces. Bill Murray should be in every zombie film going forward. In fact, I think we should remake all of Bill's films, but have them take place during a zombie apocalypse.
Rated 07 Oct 2019
obdurateObdurate
Rated 31 Aug 2019
40
8th
Great cast wasted, and that's the biggest problem. I'm all for satire, and it didn't really bother me here, but it's pretty lazy satire to be honest. I didn't find much joy here, except for a few jokes scattered throughout. Not scary enough (or at all) to be a horror, not funny enough to be considered a comedy. It flubs both. And again, that's a shame because look at that cast!
Rated 31 Aug 2019
dakota99Dakota99
Rated 04 Dec 2020
6
60th
I understand how someone can have issues with this, as it's actually surprisingly different. The Dead Don't Die lives and dies (pun not intended) by its humor. It's meta and "hit you over the head" type of humor works for me because this film just feels slow and purposely awkward. I know that doesn't sound like a positive, but it really goes for it and it doesn't give a fuck...I really dig that. I'd definitely enjoy more zombie screen time, but this is actually decent.
Rated 04 Dec 2020
djrossdjross
Rated 22 Dec 2019
45
34th
As expected, Murray and Driver give agreeably deadpan performances, but the inclusion of some other characters seems inexplicable. Comparing this to Romero doesn't do it any favours. Perhaps Jarmusch would justify the fact that this film falls apart as it goes along as being the very point he is trying to make about contemporary society, but, if so, the superficiality of the critique fails to convince the viewer of the necessity of the experience.
Rated 22 Dec 2019
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 12 Dec 2019
1
3rd
a film that reveals nothing about its culture, its genre or its audience and precisely everything about the cynicism, laziness and hypocrisy of its creator. anyone who's proud to be in on the great jarmuschian joke at the expense of the uncultured swine expecting zombieland 3 will deserve it the next time one of those same normies pipes up about how film critics are irrelevant, joyless assholes.
Rated 12 Dec 2019
p_u_l_pP u l p
Rated 29 Sep 2019
50
39th
I think Jim Jarmusch was like: "Guyssss! I'm boreddd! Let's make something!"
Rated 29 Sep 2019
sagesledgeSageSledge
Rated 27 Sep 2019
80
59th
Jim Jarmusch's The Dead Don't Die is a clear expression of exasperation, not with society, but with the undead themselves. Zombies have been symbolic of modern issues for decades, representing everything from capitalist consumerism to the AIDS epidemic. Here, they represent nothing. Global warming and consumerism are used as explanations with little drive. Centerville and all of its inhabitants are muted stereotypes going through the motions the genre and screenplay demand. A nihilistic delight.
Rated 27 Sep 2019
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 07 Jul 2019
30
7th
Romero films weren't subtle with their message but it least it didn't have the zombies groaning the words, "shopping" while they were hanging around the mall nor a gravelly voiced character spelling it out for you despite how obvious it is anyway. It tries way too hard to be funny to the point of nonsensical meta aspects and completely pointless characters and plot points. The best I can say for this one is that most of the acting was pretty good.
Rated 07 Jul 2019
ocelotOcelot
Rated 23 Jun 2019
70
73rd
a film that will likely frustrate many, and entertain few. but I was one of the few. a lot of the deadpan humor really works, and if you told me the entire movie was made just for Adam Driver, I'd believe you. the fourth-wall breaks are jarring and not entirely effective. but what is very effective is answering one of the prevailing questions of zombie movies — "why don't they just run?" — with another question: "why don't we stop destroying our planet?"
Rated 23 Jun 2019
paxtonPaxton
Rated 30 Sep 2024
58
35th
When asked whether or not he wanted to make a movie, Jim Jarmusch was quoted as saying, "Kind of."
Rated 30 Sep 2024
aaautinAAAutin
Rated 30 Jan 2021
59
68th
The dad joke of zombie movies.
Rated 30 Jan 2021
bofbof
Rated 07 Dec 2019
61
42nd
Jarmusch throws everything, including some pretty unsubtle commentary (like Romero did that better?), in there to point out the absurdity of the modern-day apocalypse, as humanity goes out with a bemused shrug more than anything, knowing how it will end and doing nothing to stop it. That doesn't necessarily make it a good movie, but the sheer whatchagonnadoness of it keeps it shambling along.
Rated 07 Dec 2019
overratedoverrated
Rated 04 Dec 2019
21
13th
Feels so low effort that it comes off as some contractual obligation.
Rated 04 Dec 2019
ribcageribcage
Rated 02 Dec 2019
20
6th
this is entirely catatonic. The delivery of every dry joke is dialed down to zero with timing stretched three times beyond comic. Every joke was 100 times better when seen in the fast-paced trailer with Jack White music behind it. This is a mess. I came into this excited to experience more Jarmusch. I left wondering if really should I bother exploring more of his world
Rated 02 Dec 2019
sproostsproost
Rated 31 Aug 2019
35
10th
Yes, we're all zombies who want wifi and bluetooth. Darn youth!
Rated 31 Aug 2019
hofschneiderHofschneider
Rated 20 Jun 2019
82
72nd
Only because we and MCU are telling ourselves over and over again that this world will be saved, that doesn't make optimism any more or less true than pessimism. I'm tired of being an optimist. I'm really not trying to brag with my nihilism but it felt so terribly good to find that depressed friend that had nothing to say but: Fuck it. Let's watch some more Bill Murray and shoot some Republicans in the face. I earned to be pessimistically relaxed, in this awful, never-learning world.
Rated 20 Jun 2019
juntakinte99juntakinte99
Rated 08 Jul 2021
50
9th
You have to meet people halfway, Jim Jarmusch. On paper, a zom-com should work for the writer/director; it's an opportunity to play with his usual cultural collisions via the rural setting. But he gets between the screen & the audience with boring dry humor & no real horror. Also, an entire subplot isn't resolved, which killed any hope I had for this film. It only exists to answer the question of what it's like to see an 80's indie filmmaker make an overly long CollegeHumor.com video. Avoid.
Rated 08 Jul 2021
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 26 Feb 2020
70
57th
This worked for me. The humor worked, the deconstruction worked, the Driver X Murray duo worked, the 4th wall breaking worked for me... It's pretty much exactly what I expected from a Jarmusch zombie film; I don't know what others were anticipating. Some terrible day for night and bad special effects, and the kids in juvie could have been entirely removed without affecting anything. I preferred his take on vampires, but this was enjoyable. Here's hoping he does werewolves next or maybe a mummy.
Rated 26 Feb 2020
corbadCorbad
Rated 04 Feb 2020
60
31st
The dry humour of the main disassembling conceit works, for the most part—Murray and Driver are a great duo as they recall their lines and deliver them deadpan—but it's never brilliant, and some turns just don't work. As a whole, it falls short of effective and settles for mildly amusing but not worth seeking out.
Rated 04 Feb 2020
rihreyrihrey
Rated 11 Jan 2020
29
22nd
it has this sort of nihilistic we live in a society message which is kinda tiring already tbh. And, why did they literally have to explain it at the end? that was kinda weird. Besides that, the film was really messy, awkward and, even though it had its nice moments, quite mediocre and just plain boring overall.
Rated 11 Jan 2020
amerigoamerigo
Rated 17 Dec 2019
69
20th
Wes Anderson-worshipping half-baked zombie pastiche. A pointless exercise in dry-faced regurgitation of classic pop culture. Why does this kind of trash even get made and how do so many fine actors got roped into this?
Rated 17 Dec 2019
abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 04 Dec 2019
30
5th
Hokey, boring, impossible to finish
Rated 04 Dec 2019
twincinematwincinema
Rated 21 Nov 2019
45
22nd
Sure, why not?
Rated 21 Nov 2019
joe_deeringJoe Deering
Rated 23 Sep 2019
30
14th
It didn't anger me as much as others, but I am just baffled by this film. Such a bizarre mix of keen attention to mise-en-scene combined with ridiculously ham-fisted ideas that just come off as clumsy and out of touch. Doesn't do anything for the zombie genre, doesn't really function as a comedy, just perplexing.
Rated 23 Sep 2019
reptilianwoReptilianWO
Rated 16 Sep 2019
54
48th
Jarmusch has never been a favorite, yet still seems less-than what I'd expect. (And not self-expectation mismatch, I went in blind as usual so didn't know who "Jim" was until credits rolled). The film itself isn't all that enjoyable--or unenjoyable, either. It just is. Yet, for all that nothing, well I'm left feeling I've missed something more here. I'm ambivalent for now, needing to watch again for whether I failed to unravel poignancy, or its simply limited in purpose as in entertainment.
Rated 16 Sep 2019
gatoquentegatoquente
Rated 16 Sep 2019
10
3rd
The WORST movie I've ever seen in 2019! You'll wonder why in the world did this ever reach the silverscreen. No horror, no comedy. Just flat stupid. My SCORING: 99-96=Great; 95-90=Very good; 89-85=Good; 84-80=So-so; 79-70=Boring; Below 70=Forget it.
Rated 16 Sep 2019
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 14 Sep 2019
40
13th
So, this is supposed to be Jim's sardonic, weird, deadpan gore comedy about the sick state we live in today -- zombies looking for Alprazolam and wi-fi signal, meaning they remain the same even after experiencing death. Most of its second part looks just lame -- Swinton's alien, samurai character, the meta-dialogue between Driver and Murray -- and the best stuff happens before the mayhem takes place, with some good satire stuff (Buscemi's KAWA hat). Too bad it mostly feels so lazily ironic.
Rated 14 Sep 2019
yiannosYiannos
Rated 10 Sep 2019
53
32nd
Ho-hum genre piece by Jarmusch that riffs heavily on Romero but is less gritty and provocative. The all-star cast of friends lends a 'hang out' film vibe that suggests it was more fun to make than watch. The social commentary is stale, and the meta aspects feel shoehorned, as if Jarmusch was apologising for it in advance, assuring his fans that there is 'something' here rather than nothing. There are some good moments, but it's impossible to shake the feeling that it was made on autopilot.
Rated 10 Sep 2019
schnofelschnofel
Rated 08 Sep 2019
12
2nd
For a while, the whole non-film vibe is eerie, to be read less as a meta-commentary on zombie or Jarmusch films than as a nihilistic dirge - the world is ending, the rainforest burns, the reactionaries are in power, and fuck it, Jim can't get financed anymore unless he does "ghouls". But just like with the undead and our heroes (who may or may not also be in Star Wars, where they also don't get the script etc), depression catches up and eats him alive, and this filmed material is the funeral.
Rated 08 Sep 2019
bownBown
Rated 25 Jul 2019
72
26th
A supremely odd, frequently fun, but ultimately frustrating movie. There’s a lot of very good dry comedy, and some real laughs, but the cheap, lazy attempts at both meta and societal satire gags drag it down way too much. Started off mostly real good but got worse as it went on. The worst Jarmusch I’ve seen, but far from a total writeoff.
Rated 25 Jul 2019
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 11 Jul 2019
45
27th
Jarmusch and friends having fun. Good for them.
Rated 11 Jul 2019
deaddillydeaddilly
Rated 27 Jun 2019
65
36th
Nowhere near as good as the song "The Dead Don't Die" by Sturgill Simpson.
Rated 27 Jun 2019
haui_memoHaui Memo
Rated 18 Jun 2019
6
31st
I feel like I need to see this movie again and I feel like I'm going to like to more when I do.
Rated 18 Jun 2019
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 10 Jun 2019
44
43rd
worth a watch
Rated 10 Jun 2019
brrrpbrrrp
Rated 19 Feb 2024
25
8th
If Jarmusch could convince me that he really is a genre movie nerd, and not just a culture vulture (much as I am), then perhaps I would less outright despise his ironic take on this topic. Comparable to Tarantino at this point, but at least that guy wants to entertain me for real. I could take a short film with Chloe and Iggy. That was a minor but memorable - indeed relatable - tidbit. It will be a shame if Tilda Swinton keeps getting typecast for shit like this, it's not feeling fresh.
Rated 19 Feb 2024
darknightsDarkNights
Rated 01 Jun 2022
30
13th
Une torture avec un balai dans le cul. A Cannes c'était un événement, un film avec des zombies pour ouvrir le bal, cool non ? Et bien non, c'est de la merde avec un chouette casting.
Rated 01 Jun 2022
peaches12345Peaches12345
Rated 27 Apr 2022
20
4th
Incredibly slow and boring. I couldn't watch past the 50 minute mark. I have no problem with slow paced films, but this is 103 minutes of filler. The dialogue tries to be deadpan, but fails, and I have a HUGE soft spot for deadpan. A waste of potential given the cast; Famous faces such as Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Steve Buscemi, heck, the intro is done by Sturgill Simpson. The theme in the film is so obvious, the directors must believe we'd be too stupid to figure it out on our own.
Rated 27 Apr 2022
donniganDonnigan
Rated 02 Nov 2021
35
8th
Tedious, boring and a complete waste of an incredible cast. Couldn't wait for the credits to roll.
Rated 02 Nov 2021
uvlaliduvlalid
Rated 12 Oct 2021
60
39th
I guess I like deadpan cops more than pretentious vampires, what can I say?
Rated 12 Oct 2021
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 02 Oct 2021
80
84th
It's a Jim Jarmusch movie (about a zombie apocalypse in Smalltown, USA), so it's weird as fuck and ambles along at its own sedate pace. The cast is absurdly good: Bill Murray and Adam Driver as a pair of sardonic, deadpan cops who fully understand (and discuss the fact) that they're in a Jarmusch film. Tilda Swinton as a Scottish undertaker/ninja. Tom Waits as a crazy hermit/narrator/obvious stand-in for Jarmusch himself. Plus a ton of novel cameos. A very dry but enjoyable flick.
Rated 02 Oct 2021
caocaocaocao
Rated 20 Sep 2021
60
20th
It feels like Jarmusch is making a film school project for what he thinks dumb people want.
Rated 20 Sep 2021
philamentalphilamental
Rated 05 Jul 2021
59
33rd
Offbeat, 4th Wall Breaking, Dad Joke Zombie comedy. It actually sounds perfect and at times it is, with some wonderful performances from Murray and Driver and an insane turn from Swinton. However there's a lot of rotting dead flesh surrounding those signs of life making it a chore during a lot of the runtime. An improvement there would have been to cut both the Detention Centre and College Kids stories as they were dull and added nothing to the overall plot. Still worth a watch overall though.
Rated 05 Jul 2021
adam_p_dAdam P-D
Rated 04 Jul 2021
20
12th
Lots of filmmakers start in their teens shooting an improvised zombie film with their mates. I can only assume everyone involved in this movie felt like they missed out on that experience. Good to get it out of your system!
Rated 04 Jul 2021
user_nameUser Name
Rated 03 Jun 2021
70
19th
Deadpan without the humor, despite impressive cast.
Rated 03 Jun 2021
kuroelKuroel
Rated 09 May 2021
40
11th
This Coenian meta-humor filled horror-comedy is Driver repeatedly noting that he "has a bad feeling about this" to the tune of Simpson's The Dead Don't Die. Throw in a hoard of zombies and that's the movie. Literally. Driver saying: "I have a bad feeling about this" --> cue song (which IS catchy, I'll give them that). If you liked Fargo and have an appreciation to dadaist/tautologic humor, hop on board. I'm more comfortable here at the station, waiting for the next ride.
Rated 09 May 2021
begbegbegbeg
Rated 28 Dec 2020
40
17th
Jarmush acknowledged he doesn't have anything over Romero in picturing the zombies. Yet he gave us characters that aren't surprised by zombies or zombie attacks as the world have seen so much weirder shit than those unearthly creatures. Quoting Roger Ebert "Watching it is, I would imagine, a bit like watching a world-class chef make a grilled cheese sandwich. There's only so much you can do with this specific dish, but it's still fun to watch (...)"
Rated 28 Dec 2020
joekinzoJoeKinzo
Rated 10 Dec 2020
4
24th
Droll zombie movie starts to wink at meta-ness but never really pays off or differentiates itself enough from the fold, though Swinton is wonderfully odd.
Rated 10 Dec 2020
spookymaskSpookyMask
Rated 09 Nov 2020
65
46th
This movie isn't clever enough to do what it does.
Rated 09 Nov 2020
ernestinaErnestina
Rated 25 Oct 2020
17
25th
"The Dead Don't Die" or "Calmly experiencing the zombie apocalypse with aware and apathetic characters". It's not... bad per say, but it's disappointing with this star-studded cast. Adam Driver and Bill Murray pair quite well. Maybe it's a social commentary, maybe it's self-referential humor... But it's definitely not the best work of anyone involved.
Rated 25 Oct 2020
kavuKavu
Rated 04 Oct 2020
64
37th
Jarmusch being Jarmusch again. The meta level works at times, but not always. Great cast.
Rated 04 Oct 2020
speedmarqueSpeedMarque
Rated 21 Sep 2020
10
2nd
Really disappointed by this movie. It's generally is quite slow and boring with nothing funny about it. It should not be allowed to waste such a talented group of actors on a script as bad as this. And the heavy handed morale at the end is another 10 points deducted.
Rated 21 Sep 2020
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 30 Mar 2020
83
87th
This film is a delight from start to finish. The movie has an all star cast and Bill Murray and Adam Driver work really well together here. There are a number of laugh out loud moments. Overall I would highly recommend this film.
Rated 30 Mar 2020
hazelhawkshazelhawks
Rated 16 Mar 2020
61
48th
Inappropriate! The "Dead" being ideas for movies I think. Tom Waits was good - this could have used a scene or 2 with him and Tilda Swinton shootin the shit.
Rated 16 Mar 2020
luordluord
Rated 23 Jan 2020
39
14th
Paltry attempts at post-modernism and genre busting that come by way too late, and don't work, do little to save this monotonous slog.
Rated 23 Jan 2020
morphinapgmorphinapg
Rated 23 Nov 2019
65
32nd
What a freaking weird movie. Probably not something I'll be running out to watch again, but I did enjoy much of the unexpected humor.
Rated 23 Nov 2019
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 15 Nov 2019
55
49th
Passes the time.
Rated 15 Nov 2019
staryarabbistaryarabbi
Rated 15 Nov 2019
30
14th
Jarmusch's cinema died a long time ago for me, and this really proves that the dead don't die.
Rated 15 Nov 2019
icarusIcarus
Rated 28 Oct 2019
60
26th
Amusing at times, with some interesting formal choices (three cops go into the diner separately). However, the cultural commentary feels slapdash in comparison to Romero's *Dawn* while the fourth wall stuff goes nowhere.
Rated 28 Oct 2019
stradivariusStradivarius
Rated 28 Oct 2019
50
16th
Not sure what JJ was attempting to do here but what started out fairly promising went absolutely nowhere. There are whole groups of character arcs that just get abandoned at random. Feels like they tried to ablib the whole film but without a sense of purpose or progression so it comes off like someone holding down a single key on the piano until it peters out to nothing
Rated 28 Oct 2019
lawlaw
Rated 25 Oct 2019
35
16th
Remarkably tedious: sloooow, obvious, self-satisfied, and repetitive.
Rated 25 Oct 2019
cgcorecgcore
Rated 09 Oct 2019
15
0th
what a waste of time and talent.
Rated 09 Oct 2019
vinegarbobVinegarBob
Rated 29 Sep 2019
50
24th
It's obvious Jarmusch didn't come up with anywhere for this movie to go after about the midway point and resorts to breaking the fourth wall in the worst way possible. It's hard to care what happens to anyone when the main characters keep pointing out it's only a movie. Bill Murray and Adam Driver's dry delivery works very well, and the cameos by Tom Waits and Tilda Swinton are fun but there just isn't any reason to continue watching the movie well before the end titles run. Disappointing.
Rated 29 Sep 2019
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 26 Sep 2019
94
89th
Sardonic, droll comedy is like SHAUN OF THE DEAD minus the explicit gore and as if the batteries were wearing out; apparently this film is an acquired taste, but if you're on its wavelength, the utter strangeness and randomness of the thing provides its own rewards. Ideally cast, with Murray and Driver a terrific ghoulbusting team, and Swinton hilarious as a Scottish samurai (!!). Both blatant and buried in-joke references to other movies add to the fun.
Rated 26 Sep 2019
letterdiefLetterdief
Rated 14 Sep 2019
77
38th
- "This isn't going to end well." And he is right. I love the smart dialogue, solid performances and the occasional good camera work. They also flirt with the 4th wall. But towards the end of the movie, it feels like the movie is falling apart. It is going in all directions trying to be something more than 'just-another-zombie-flick'. But it does not work for me. So yes, this isn't going to end well.
Rated 14 Sep 2019
chadisdangerchadisdanger
Rated 03 Sep 2019
65
15th
The biggest issue with this movie is the question of "why now?". This would have been a charmingly offbeat take on the zombie craze around 5-10 years ago but as The Walking Dead and the zombie movie trend runs on fumes this just feels out-of-date. It's still an amusing, slightly clever distraction (it is Jarmusch, after all) with a game cast but it's definitely a disappointment after the terrific Paterson and Only Lovers Left Alive.
Rated 03 Sep 2019
guy-piranhaguy piranha
Rated 30 Aug 2019
60
40th
Aside from the obvious, i think there's some sort of meta-meta commentary on certain themes and tropes we've literally seen to death and that yet don't seem to vanish somehow...but, the way jarmush goes about this would've fit better in a 30 minute youtube rant instead of a feature length lamentation of being stuck in the past.
Rated 30 Aug 2019
shewasSheWas
Rated 29 Jul 2019
51
44th
I feel like Jarmusch had more fun here than any of us
Rated 29 Jul 2019
rexperadoRexperado
Rated 09 Jul 2019
59
0th
Fun Challenge!: Try Not to Fall Asleep While Watching this!
Rated 09 Jul 2019
fenixdownfenixdown
Rated 27 Jun 2019
80
75th
Possibly the silliest homage to Night of the Living Dead.
Rated 27 Jun 2019
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 26 Jun 2019
4
51st
The kind of self reflexive genre play we've come to love from Jarmusch. The ensemble cast of Jarmusch regulars and some newbies carry this film well. When it goes full on we live in a society at the end it kind of loses me. it's probably one of the worst looking Jarmusch films and this one overall slots near the bottom of his filmography. Decently funny.
Rated 26 Jun 2019
x_humanx-human
Rated 19 Jun 2019
64
21st
"This is going to end badly"? Also "start" and "middle" badly too. This plays like a first draft with too much setup and not enough punchline. Scenes with Murray, Driver and Sevigny were fine and could have served as the grounded but humorous lead story for madcap events to encircle but nothing else lands. Quite a bit of it is entirely pointless such as scenes in juvenile detention without even an attempt at humor while Swinton's scenes stop the film cold. A wasted cast, crew and opportunity.
Rated 19 Jun 2019
stewballStewball
Rated 17 Jun 2019
30
5th
Bill Murray's worst movie ever. He takes his usual droll but cranks it down to a totally flat take on Zombieland. I don't even remember smiling.
Rated 17 Jun 2019
sellissellis
Rated 15 Jun 2019
76
48th
I enjoyed the hell out of it. I will admit - Jarmusch's deadpan would have worked better with a less-is-more approach. Much of the ensemble is too intriguing to leave so unexplored. There's a version of this that is a season of television, each episode centered around a different character/group. I'd even take a film centered on the juvenile prison. Still, I had an enjoyable time and I'm glad it exists. I think it's time Jim makes a film without any big names. Regain some of his earned cool.
Rated 15 Jun 2019
lonewolf2003Lonewolf2003
Rated 04 Oct 2023
55
13th
For a long time this was watchable, not the best Jarmusch has done nor among the best zombie movie, but an entertaining take on the genre with Jarmusch typical mellow pace and deadpan humor nonetheless. But the ending lost me. Firstly the completely random ridiculous reveal about Tilda Swintons character. Secondly the meta-humor didn’t work at all. Thirdly it forgets about the juvenile kids. Last but not least it actually literally uses a voice over to point out it already not subtle message.
Rated 04 Oct 2023
braddad68braddad68
Rated 26 Apr 2022
88
36th
Apparently, i'm a Jim Jarmusch (director) fan. I've seen several of his strange movies and seem to be captivated by them. This is intended as a dark comedy I believe. Though I didn't laugh much, it is oddly entertaining.
Rated 26 Apr 2022
videoetronVideoetron
Rated 14 Sep 2021
61
49th
Very weird, and crossing the limit between deadpan and just plain sounding bored all the time. I guess it's a novelty, though it is not terribly exciting. The random 4th wall breaks are odd.
Rated 14 Sep 2021
rudakerRudaker
Rated 02 Sep 2021
40
26th
Borderline
Rated 02 Sep 2021
alohimalohim
Rated 16 Aug 2021
87
55th
I really enjoyed the majority about this movie but the ending portion... :)
Rated 16 Aug 2021
cherroristcherrorist
Rated 07 Aug 2021
50
23rd
At this point I'm thoroughly bored by zombies and am thinking the indie zombie flick genre topped with The Battery anyway. The Battery was great, this one isn't. Also, the whole "zombies are in fact us, wandering all brainless around our detached materialistic world" thing is pretty obvious, there really is no need to spell it out loud. That speech knocked off ten points flat. All in all it looks like Jim's best years are way back in the past, but what else is he going to do, open a restaurant?
Rated 07 Aug 2021
inzzzomniainzzzomnia
Rated 21 Jul 2021
2
18th
What a terrible way to waste a cast like that.
Rated 21 Jul 2021
pecetpecet
Rated 01 May 2021
30
2nd
Movie had some good actors and premise but failed miserably at delivering anything worth watching. It is bland and boring film.
Rated 01 May 2021
bawdabawBawdabaw
Rated 17 Nov 2020
52
41st
Not the absolute worst but I was very unimpressed.
Rated 17 Nov 2020
wasnotwhynotwasnotwhynot
Rated 11 Nov 2020
60
34th
really funny and I "get" the whole point of the movie and all. but the ending kinda swerves into copaganda and the heavy handed themes feel like sh*t alongside the star power and filmmaking excess. adam driver rules though
Rated 11 Nov 2020
chrisarmadaChrisArmada
Rated 03 Oct 2020
22
15th
Wtf did I just watch.
Rated 03 Oct 2020
simsorutsimsorut
Rated 11 Aug 2020
39
18th
filmin hedef kitlesi zombiler
Rated 11 Aug 2020
vaudevillianVaudevillian
Rated 20 May 2020
75
35th
Jarmusch's lower tier is better than most directors' top tier.
Rated 20 May 2020
minorsageMinorsage
Rated 09 Apr 2020
40
18th
About as entertaining as a local Zombie Walk
Rated 09 Apr 2020
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 08 Mar 2020
14
2nd
Is there some inside joke driving this movie that I don't understand? There is so much potential. Jarmusch's most perplexing.
Rated 08 Mar 2020
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 26 Jan 2020
83
72nd
https://letterboxd.com/ladyspiggott/film/the-dead-dont-die-2019/
Rated 26 Jan 2020
stuie299stuie299
Rated 04 Dec 2019
90
90th
Top shelf Horror Comedy. Jarmusch plays it just right, adding in the perfect amount of meta commentary and 4th wall breaks. He absolutely nails the small town world building, and the cast and characters were also perfect. Both the delivery and writing are as dry as humor can be without crossing over into sounding too serious and unfunny. Honestly I was prepared to rate this higher, but the ending was kinda underwhelming. Maybe I missed the point of it, but the movie just sort of ends.
Rated 04 Dec 2019
amazedemonamazedemon
Rated 23 Sep 2019
63
39th
I didn't enjoy The Dead Don't Die. I did find some of the jokes and meta-humour amusing upon reflection, but rarely in the moment, which isn't ideal for a medium that you should appreciate as you watch. Essentially it seems like a lot of work for not much payoff. The problem with the film is that it is unrelentingly down tempo; It never crescendos, plodding along until its unassuming end.
Rated 23 Sep 2019
cetincelikcetincelik
Rated 22 Sep 2019
70
57th
Sırf kadrosu için bile izlenir.
Rated 22 Sep 2019
kadikoykadikoy
Rated 20 Sep 2019
65
62nd
Jim Jarmusch'dan korku komedi. Dünyanın ekseni ile sorunu olunca, ölüler de canlanmaya başlıyor. Bu sessiz kasaba da bütün karakterler zombilerle savaşırken, hayatlarını da kaybediyorlar. Göndermeler olduğu kadar klişeler de diz boyu. Her ne kadar ırkçı yorumlar olsa da ciddiye alınmaması gereken bir film. Jim Jarmusch eğlenmek istemiş. Öldüm öldüm dirildim.
Rated 20 Sep 2019
ikkegoemikkeikkegoemikke
Rated 18 Sep 2019
70
80th
Not exactly horror but they used my kind of humor.
Rated 18 Sep 2019
mspraguemsprague
Rated 04 Sep 2019
57
24th
Funny bits but still missing something.
Rated 04 Sep 2019
kenmeistersKenMeisters
Rated 31 Jul 2019
76
74th
The greatest cast ever disassembled delivers charming and incredibly deadpan dialogue and reactions to the upcoming zombie apocalypse. The overall message could have been delivered a lot more subtle and some of the more random parts of the movie could have had more impact on the narrative overall, but the film makes up for it with lots of great humor and jokes.
Rated 31 Jul 2019

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