Day of the Dead fingerprintRelentless energy, striking style, emotionally cool.
Brutally violent and nerve-racking
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind
Solid, not remarkable
Standout sound design
Brutally violent and nerve-racking
Fast from start to finish.
Day of the Dead is brutally violent, nerve-racking, and terrifying.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout sound design
Look and sound: the sound design stand out.
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Day of the Dead is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Peacock, Philo, and Shudder in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, and Shout! Factory TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 61%, and Metacritic 60). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 41 min
Day of the Dead runs 1 h 41 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Day of the Dead higher (72) than critics (61). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $34 million worldwide, 9.1 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+28GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Day of the Dead in 42 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 130 storytelling tropes for Day of the Dead, including And I Must Scream, Undead Child, Just Before the End.
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