The Dead Don't Die

Name: The Dead Don't Die
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Comedy
Released: June 14, 2019
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 53
Cast: Adam Driver, Alyssa Maria App, Austin Robert Butler, Bill Murray, Caleb Landry Jones

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Focus Features | Release Date: June 14, 2019 | R

Starring: Adam Driver, Alyssa Maria App, Austin Robert Butler, Bill Murray, Caleb Landry Jones, Carl Arcilesi, Carol Kane, Chloë Sevigny, Danny Glover, Eszter Balint, Iggy Pop, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Justin Clarke, Lorenzo Beronilla, Maya Delmont, Mick Coleman, Monica Ayres, Rosal Colon, Sara Driver, Selena Gomez, Steve Buscemi, Taliyah Whitaker, Tilda Swinton, Tom Waits

Summary: In the sleepy small town of Centerville, something is not quite right. The moon hangs large and low in the sky, the hours of daylight are becoming unpredictable, and animals are beginning to exhibit unusual behaviors. No one quite knows why. News reports are scary and scientists are concerned. But no one foresees the strangest and mostIn the sleepy small town of Centerville, something is not quite right. The moon hangs large and low in the sky, the hours of daylight are becoming unpredictable, and animals are beginning to exhibit unusual behaviors. No one quite knows why. News reports are scary and scientists are concerned. But no one foresees the strangest and most dangerous repercussion that will soon start plaguing Centerville: The Dead Don't Die — they rise from their graves and savagely attack and feast on the living, and the citizens of the town must battle for their survival. [Focus Features]… Expand

Director: Jim Jarmusch

Genre(s): Fantasy, Horror, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 104 min

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John Semley

Jun 13, 2019

For its slightness and silliness, its concerns are grander. Here, the undead ghouls represent nothing but the cold prospect of death itself. “This isn’t gonna end well,” Driver’s omniscient copper keeps intoning. And it never does. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Jun 14, 2019

The Dead Don't Die is far from Jarmusch's best, but there's something to be said for its zonked-out acceptance of extinction. Read full review

Alissa Wilkinson

May 21, 2019

The movie is gentle, almost sluggish, and takes some weird left turns — in other words, it’s a Jarmusch film. Zombies suddenly turn up. People are dying. The world is ending. And by now, we’re more or less expecting it. Read full review

Andrew Crump

Jun 13, 2019

The movie doesn’t drag, but it’s a major drag all the same. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Jun 12, 2019

The Dead Don’t Die feels like something of a minor comic note in the director’s curriculum vitae, but it’s not without its pleasures. And like Romero’s genre classic, social commentary, satirical and otherwise, abounds. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

May 14, 2019

The Dead Don’t Die fancies itself a cutting-edge macabre comedy, but the truth is that it’s behind the curve of pop culture. That’s why it’s a disappointing trifle. Read full review

Rex Reed

Jun 14, 2019

Avoid it at all costs if you value your sanity. Read full review

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wheredowego

Jun 14, 2019

the gore wasnt over the top and it was genuine fun to watch even if the pace was a bit slow, still enjoyable

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JLau

Sep 18, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Polar fracking has caused the population of a small town to turn into zombies but the rest of the population don't seem especially concerned as they're too busy listening to the theme song.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

alejandro970

Apr 1, 2022

I guess independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch wanted to make a personal version of Night of the Living Dead. Basically it is not bad; the but is that social criticism and black humor lacked a bit of seasoning. As a Devil's Advocate, it's somewhat better than Army of the Dead. (Zack Snyder)

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ADEMO

Feb 27, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Weird as f*ck. They say it's a comedie but i barelly blow from the nose. The scenario is interesting but it seems that it is weird just to be weird. Why is there aliens in there ??? I'm disappointed but i love bill murray and the movie is still beautiful.… Expand

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Rebecca31

Jul 23, 2019

The moment The Dead Don’t Die started the couple sitting in front of me left the screen, now it’s possible they got a very strong inclination that they would not enjoy this film but it’s much more likely they were actually in the wrong screen. Either way they made the right decision and I’mThe moment The Dead Don’t Die started the couple sitting in front of me left the screen, now it’s possible they got a very strong inclination that they would not enjoy this film but it’s much more likely they were actually in the wrong screen. Either way they made the right decision and I’m sure whatever film they ended up in was presumably a lot more fun than the brainless The Dead Don’t Die.

Polar fracking has thrown the earth off its axis (yes it could happen you never know) and strange occurrences keep happening all over the world, daylight for much longer than usual, a weird glowing moon and animals literally fleeing the vicinity so you know **** about to go down. The setup is all this tension building, working its way towards inevitable disaster, and in case you didn’t pick up on that you’ve even got Adam Driver to remind you every once in a while, “this is definitely going to end badly” etc. I don’t think I’ve ever been this bored watching a zombie movie and that can’t have been easy to do, I mean its zombies they basically sell themselves. Fair play to anyone who didn’t die of boredom watching The Dead Don’t Die I am honestly having a hard time writing this review, I’m so disappointed I can only blame the trailers for essentially lying to me. It’s sold as a horror/comedy with a great cast, (not you Selena Gomez) well it’s got the horror, it’s got the cast but that’s about it. The Dead Don’t Die is perfect example of a great cast not being enough, if the story’s not there then what’s the point? It’s constantly trying to make you think about society today and how we’ve all basically turned into mindless zombies ourselves and in case you’re so bored and haven’t picked up on this thankfully Tom Waits will crop up in between Adam Driver telling us how bad things will end and give some narration as to the state of the world we live in. Tedious, dull and it got more annoying by the minute. I struggled to stay engaged with this film and I was exhausted by the time it finally ended. It’s incredibly quirky and might be to some people’s tastes but there’s just not enough in The Dead Don’t Die to keep you interested, not recommended, avoid at all costs.… Expand

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Actmovielov

May 29, 2020

This is easily the worst movie I have ever seen. I stayed in the theater praying it would get better, and it always somehow got worse. Unless you're the kind of person that calls movies "films", this is not the movie for you.

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Loucetios

Apr 10, 2020

A 2 deep 4 u movie. Completely content to wear it's political agenda on the sleeve.

Unfortunately Jarmusch wrangled in Adam Driver and Bill Murray likely through name recognition, which has caused what would normally be a terrible idea to become a movie. If you ever wondered howA 2 deep 4 u movie. Completely content to wear it's political agenda on the sleeve.

Unfortunately Jarmusch wrangled in Adam Driver and Bill Murray likely through name recognition, which has caused what would normally be a terrible idea to become a movie.

If you ever wondered how pretentious this guy is I'll explain it. This is a middle class director who has made multi-million dollar movies, pissing on middle America and capitalism. (I'd have to imagine the irony is completely lost on him)

The intent here is to make the dialogue as unnatural and as stiff as possible to reflect what I'd imagine Jarmusch feels are awkward times in our society. He reduces our entire society to stereotypes.

The cinema is woefully bad. Shot as an action movie with again, stiff action.

The lesson as always is that we don't deserve to live with badass strong independent but quirky women for whom super advanced aliens will come and allow them to ascend from the mere mortals.

So yeh, it's just sucking off feminists with nothing particularly new or interesting to say beyond, "there is only nihilism".… Expand

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