A quirky bank teller finds his true calling cracking safes for a crew of thieves during the zombie outbreak.
Pulpy and darkly comic, with big broad humor. A party watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix.
No surprises for an R: some innuendo or implied sex and strong violence.
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A mysterious woman recruits bank teller Ludwig Dieter to lead a group of aspiring thieves on a top-secret heist during the early stages of the zombie apocalypse.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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