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Day of the Dead

2008 · 86 min

A cheap, fast-moving zombie scramble that trades dread for gore and jump scares, watchable but forgettable.

Directed by
Steve Miner
Genres
Action, Horror, Science fiction
Tagline
D-Day is coming.
Overview
When a small Colorado town is overrun by the flesh hungry dead, a small group of survivors try to escape in a last ditch effort to stay alive.

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Directed by
Steve Miner
Genres
Action, Horror, Science fiction
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • isolation
  • conspiracy
  • violence
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • hospital
  • military
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action, horror, science fiction, thriller
Directed by
Steve Miner
Written by
Jeffrey Reddick
Starring
Mena Suvari, Stark Sands, Michael Welch, AnnaLynne McCord, Nick Cannon, Matt Rippy, Pat Kilbane, Taylor Hoover
Music
Tyler Bates
Cinematography
Patrick Cady
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America, Germany
Languages
English

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