What is The Dead Don't Die about?
In the sleepy town of Centerville, the lives of a number of interconnected characters are disrupted by the undead.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Witty dry humor and absurdist camp unfold as the undead disrupt a sleepy town's measured pace.
Campy and darkly comic, with dry wit. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix.
The Dead Don't Die parents guide
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: a few tense moments and a jolt or two.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is The Dead Don't Die scary?
- Only a little. The Dead Don't Die has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is The Dead Don't Die?
- Light gore and some violence.
- What is The Dead Don't Die rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Some strong language. The R is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byJim Jarmusch
StarringBill Murray, Adam Driver, Chloë Sevigny, Tilda Swinton, Caleb Landry Jones, Tom Waits
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