Shaun of the Dead
User Score
8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 246 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 227 out of 246
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 246
  3. Negative: 8 out of 246

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  1. Lil'Llama
    Oct 4, 2004
    0
    This movie is so terrible it makes my eyes bleed! I hated this movie so much I wanted to kill everyone in the theater, including Fudgie!
  2. MetaCritik
    Oct 4, 2004
    3
    This movie is getting rave reviews here.... some say it's creative, original or refreshing and yes it's not your average zombie movie but it's not that great either. Kinda funny but after 20 minutes it's old.
  3. DanaM.
    Sep 26, 2004
    3
    Typical dry British humor. For a relatively short movie (90 minutes) I found myself checking my watch. Sorry, but this was a lame movie. Avoid, unless you like flatulance jokes and immature characters. Some scenes are quite gorey.
  4. DeanS.
    Feb 13, 2006
    4
    Not anywhere as funny as I thought it should be. From all the reviews, I thought it would be clever, but it was on the level with dumb sex comedies with the addition of zombies. Couldn't stand the characters and it was rushed and lame that they all die within ten minutes.
  5. FLYINGTOADXX
    Nov 18, 2011
    0
    I am not quite sure how any one person can sit through even ten minutes of a film such as this, let alone watch to whole darn thing. 'Shaun of the Dead' deserves no rating higher than what i have chosen to rate it, and believe anyone who actually feels like this film is worthy of production, should reconsider their life choices.
  6. cameronmorewood
    Nov 15, 2012
    4
    Everybody's gone wild about this zom-com, and I'm not loving it. Nick Frost and Simon Pegg have been in a few movies together, and I haven't liked any of them. Maybe there's something wrong with me, but like I said, I'm not loving it.

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Metascore
76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Robert K. Elder
    88
    A gleefully gory, pitch-perfect parody of George Romero's zombie films. But this isn't a movie about other movies. Shaun of the Dead stands on its own.
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  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Jim Agnew
    80
    Extremely funny, side splitting good time.
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  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Ray Bennett
    70
    It's worth sticking around for the coda too as it contains some hilarious and very politically incorrect suggestions as to how zombies might be put to work once they've been tamed.
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