Summary
Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 86Audiences 81GoodWatch 83
Tomatometer96%
Metascore76
Audience score87%
Letterboxd · 656 K ratings4.1/5
User score7.8
IMDb7.6
Box office
3.9×its budget
- Budget
- $2 M
- Worldwide
- $6 M
Worldwide it earned $5 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than most comedies, −14 min on the typical 100
typical 10086Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 15 countries, rent or buy in 16 more
+5Released
2014
June 19, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
ComedyHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanMade in
New Zealand
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 31 more50 people
- Jemaine ClementVladislav
- Taika WaititiViago
- Jonny BrughDeacon
- Cori Gonzalez-MacuerNick
- Stu RutherfordStu
- Ben FranshamPetyr
- Jackie van BeekJackie
- Elena StejkoPauline (The Beast)
Jason HoyteJulian
Karen O'LearyPolicewoman
Mike MinoguePoliceman
Chelsie Preston CrayfordJosephine
Ian HarcourtZombie
Ethel RobinsonKatherine
Brad HardingVampire Hunter
Isaac HeronFix Attendant
Yvette ParsonsVampire Witch / MC
Madeleine SamiMorana
Aaron JacksonClub Bouncer- MHMorgana HillsChild Vampire
Morag HillsChild Vampire- FHFrank HabichtPhillip
- MKMoose KapuaBig Kumara Bouncer
- DWDenis WelchHypnotised Man / Vladislav's Victim
Directing · 2
- Taika Waititi Director, Writer, Producer
- Jemaine Clement Director, Writer, Co-Producer
Production · 5
- Emanuel Michael Producer
- Chelsea Winstanley Producer
- Loren Taylor Casting
- Tina Cleary Casting
- Pamela Harvey-White Co-Producer
Camera · 2
- DJ Stipsen Director of Photography
- Richard Bluck Director of Photography
Editing · 4
- Yana Gorskaya Editor
- Tom Eagles Editor
- Jonathan Woodford-Robinson Editor
- Francisco Cubas Online Editor
Art · 1
- Ra Vincent Production Design
Visual Effects · 1
- Jason Astley VFX Artist
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