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  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Midnight
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Midnight
  • 1 h 25 m

Summary The Johansson family—mom, dad, their rebellious teenage son, and young daughter—are looking forward to a quiet summer in their idyllic suburban town. But in the blink of an eye, things go from blissful to berserk when a horrifying plague tears through the community. After a string of grisly deaths, the government puts the neighborhood on...

Directed By: Bo Mikkelsen

Written By: Bo Mikkelsen

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Midnight
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Midnight
  • 1 h 25 m

What We Become

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
60
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings
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Summary The Johansson family—mom, dad, their rebellious teenage son, and young daughter—are looking forward to a quiet summer in their idyllic suburban town. But in the blink of an eye, things go from blissful to berserk when a horrifying plague tears through the community. After a string of grisly deaths, the government puts the neighborhood on...

Directed By: Bo Mikkelsen

Written By: Bo Mikkelsen

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
60
57% Positive
4 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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75
May 9, 2016
When Bo Mikkelsen springs his traditional yet cathartic climax, it's earned because the violence matters truly as violation.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW
70
May 12, 2016
What We Become is a very pretty movie with a very dark heart. The payoff is brutal, but earned.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

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5.4
25% Positive
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13% Negative
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25% Positive
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63% Mixed
5 Ratings
13% Negative
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70
May 12, 2016
Fans of blood and guts won’t find what they’re looking for here (until the final 10 minutes, that is); but serious-minded genre fans should feel satisfied.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
63
May 13, 2016
There are large chunks of What We Become that feel like something we’ve seen before, a repeat of the AMC series perhaps, and just when it’s getting interesting, it ends, almost like it’s a pilot for a new series.
By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW
60
May 17, 2016
It’s the same low-budget horror flick you’ve seen many times before, but it’s nice to see some local variants on a familiar theme.
By Jordan Hoffman FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 7, 2016
The movie never really achieves the claustrophobic, under-siege atmosphere of Night of the Living Dead. And it's kind of a good thing we're not trapped with this family, since, despite some fine acting by Mille Dinesen (as Gustav's mom) and others, Mikkelsen's script offers too little character development to keep us interested in them.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
50
May 11, 2016
Undead fare has to break new ground to stand out from the ravenous crowd, something What We Become never attempts. What might have been the best zombie movie of 2004 can't help looking a little sickly in 2016.
By Rob Staeger FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Meta Film
Release Date May 13, 2016
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Stay home. Lock up. Don't breathe.
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Awards

Danish Film Awards (Robert)
• 2 Nominations
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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