Warm Bodies poster

Warm Bodies (2013)

Film · 1h 38m · Rated PG-13

Action, Comedy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi

A zombie's whimsical romance with a human sparks heartwarming change, proving love can reanimate the undead.

Darkly comic and romantic, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.

Streaming on Hoopla (free) and Plex (free).

Warm Bodies parents guide

A few tense moments and a jolt or two, about what a PG-13 should carry.

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
Mild
Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
Language
Mild
Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is Warm Bodies scary?
Only a little. Warm Bodies has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Warm Bodies?
Light gore and some violence.
What is Warm Bodies rated, and is it OK for kids?
Fine for most older kids. Rated PG-13, with a few tense moments and a jolt or two.

What is Warm Bodies about?

After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

Yes. It lands on a happy note.

Cast and crew

Directed byJonathan Levine
StarringNicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Lio Tipton, John Malkovich, Dave Franco, Rob Corddry

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