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Better Off Zed

2018 · 88 min

A wry, low-key siege comedy where domestic laziness collides with the undead, mixing dry laughs with creeping dread.

Tagline
It’s a great day for a zombie apocalypse.
Overview
A lazy thirty-something is happy to sit out the zombie apocalypse in his fortified suburban abode, until his wife acts on a more pragmatic strategy for survival, forcing him to become the zombie killer he was trying to avoid.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • family
  • identity
  • obsession
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour6
Realism4
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, comedy, drama
Directed by
Travis Stevens
Written by
Amy Tofte
Starring
Graham Sibley, Christine Woods, Jahel Corban Caldera, Shayne Eastin, Leif La Duke, Benjamin Michael Marsh, Paige Moreno, Traci Moreno
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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