What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Some interviews with some vampires.
Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 19 June 2014 |
| Genre | Comedy, Horror |
| Director | Taika Waititi |
| Starring | Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi and Jonny Brugh |
| Runtime | 86 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes 96% · Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.8/10 · Metacritic 76/100 · TMDB users 7.5/10 |
| Budget | $2 million |
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Where to watch What We Do in the Shadows in 7 other countries
| Country | Streaming on (price a month) |
|---|---|
| Australia | Netflix $20.99 AUD, ARD/ZDF |
| Italy | Prime Video €4.99 |
| Netherlands | Canal+ |
| Portugal | Filmin |
| San Marino | Prime Video |
| Spain | Filmin €9.99 |
| Vatican City | Prime Video |
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What kind of watch this is
Taika Waititi’s 2014 comedy treats vampire mythology like a mundane roommate dispute. The film runs 86 minutes, a duration that feels oddly sufficient for ancient beings to argue about whose turn it is to buy milk. The humor relies on the friction between eternal life and modern domesticity, where the biggest threat is not a stake but a passive-aggressive sticky note. It is a dry, observational piece that finds comedy in the bureaucracy of immortality. The vampires are polite, petty, and entirely unimpressed by their own powers.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes holds the film at 96% approval, a figure that climbs to a 7.8 average rating. Metacritic, slightly more cautious, settles on 76 out of 100, which it labels generally favorable. The critical consensus calls it "bloody good fun," a phrase that does the heavy lifting here. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian called it "the best comedy of the year," while Variety argued the satire was too anemic for cult immortality.
How it did with audiences
The budget was $2 million. Box office figures in the data list a worldwide total of $6 million, followed by a separate $7 million entry, alongside $3 million from the United States. Accounting usually prefers one number, but the spreadsheet gave us a choice. On TMDB, users rate it 7.5 out of 10.
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Sources
- What We Do in the Shadows on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q17036671 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “What We Do in the Shadows” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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