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Cockneys vs Zombies

2012 · 88 min

A gleefully silly, gory romp that mixes zombie chaos with cheeky East End banter and a surprisingly sweet rescue mission.

Directed by: Matthias Hoene
Genres: Action, Comedy, Horror
Starring: Rasmus Hardiker, Harry Treadaway, Michelle Ryan

Tagline: The undead are double dave
Overview: A group of Cockneys arm themselves to rescue their elderly relative and his retirement home friends who are trapped and fighting off a zombie attack during a zombie apocalypse in the East End of London.

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Directed by: Matthias Hoene
Genres: Action, Comedy, Horror
Starring: Rasmus Hardiker, Harry Treadaway, Michelle Ryan

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Tone: campystrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
family
found family
class
violence
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	5
Humour	8
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, comedy, horror, thriller
Directed by: Matthias Hoene
Written by: Lucas Roche, James Moran
Starring: Rasmus Hardiker, Harry Treadaway, Michelle Ryan, Ashley Thomas, Jack Doolan, Georgia King, Tony Gardner, Alan Ford
Music: Jody Jenkins
Cinematography: Daniel Bronks
Runtime: 88 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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