What We Do in the Shadows

Theatrical - Wide 2015-02-13

Cast Jemaine Clement Taika Cohen Rhys Darby
Directed by Jemaine Clement Taika Cohen
Written by Taika Cohen Jemaine Clement

Genres: Comedy Horror

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9/10

Synopsis

Follow the lives of Viago (Taika Waititi), Deacon (Jonathan Brugh), and Vladislav (Jemaine Clement) – three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life’s obstacles-like being immortal vampires who must feast on human blood. Hundreds of years old,... See more the vampires are finding that beyond sunlight catastrophes, hitting the main artery, and not being able to get a sense of their wardrobe without a reflection-modern society has them struggling with the mundane like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.

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What We Do In The Shadows The Final Season TV Review: The vampire comedy goes out on top

Posted 2 years ago

Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's vampire comedy continues to be consistently hilarious as it enters it's final batch of episodes.

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What We Do In The Shadows: Season 3 TV Review

Posted 5 years ago

Plot: After the shocking season two finale, we find the housemates in a panic about what to do with Guillermo after discovering that he is a vampire killer. This season, the vampires are elevated to a new level of power and...

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Posted 5 years ago

PLOT: Sergeant Maaka and Officers Minogue and O'Leary are members of the Wellington, New Zealand, police. Their job is to investigate paranormal phenomena. REVIEW: Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's What We Do In The Shadows was a cult classic when it...

TV Review: What We Do In The Shadows – Season 2

Posted 6 years ago

Plot: Over the course of the season, the vampires will try to find their way in a world of human Super Bowl parties, internet trolls, an energy vampire who gets a promotion and becomes drunk on power and of course, all...

Review: What We Do in the Shadows

Posted 11 years ago

PLOT: Four swingin’ vampires living in New Zealand have their lives disrupted by a documentary crew and the presence of a new bloodsucker. REVIEW: The psychological torment of walking this Earth as a vampire has never been so amusingly explored...

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Vampire mockumentary What We Do In The Shadows gets US trailer/release date

If you're a fan of mockumentaries in the vein of THIS IS SPINAL TAP and BEST IN SHOW, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS is right up your alley. The story focuses on four vampire roommates who try to get...

Posted 11 years ago

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Official U.S. trailer for What We Do in the Shadows

Posted 11 years ago

Here's the official domestic trailer for the vampire comedy WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, which we've been showing you clips from for a few months now. The film doesn't come out in the states for another two months; far...

What We Do in the Shadows to see U.S. release in February

Posted 11 years ago

This Friday will see the U.K release of Jemaine Clement's horror-comedy mockumentary WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, but if you live in the U.S. you still have a few months to wait. If you've been patiently awaiting this flick...

Bloody new clip from Jemaine Clement’s What We Do in the Shadows

Posted 11 years ago

The more I see from Jemaine Clement's mockumentary WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, the more eager I am to sink my teeth into this New Zealand horror-comedy. Over the last week we've brought you a couple of great clips...

New clip from What We Do in the Shadows features Werewolves, not Swearwolves

Posted 11 years ago

We've been seeing some cool stuff come our way from the New Zealand vampire comedy WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, most recently bringing you a new clip on Monday that discussed vampire fashion. Now we've got a new clip...

New clip from What We Do in the Shadows shows off vampire fashion

Posted 11 years ago

We've been fortunate enough to receive a new clip from New Zealand vampire comedy WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, which is about to hit theaters in the U.K. We Yanks have to wait until February until we get to...

February release set for What We Do in the Shadows in New York and LA

Posted 12 years ago

One of the most talked about films of the year is Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, a vampire comedy that follows three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life's obstacles-like...

What We Do in the Shadows opening six minutes online!

Posted 12 years ago

new Zealand vampire comedy WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS is opening in less than a month in the UK, and the film's distributor has been kind enough to toss the opening six minutes online for our viewing pleasure. There...

New UK art for vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows

Posted 12 years ago

Monsters of the bloodsucking variety are shaking up the genre as filmmakers like Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi continue to think outside of the box when approaching a story centered on the oldest of monsters—vampires! Their horror-comedy, WHAT WE DO...

New poster and image for vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows

Posted 12 years ago

The much talked about vampire mockumentary from Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, was recently snatched up for US distribution by The Orchard and Unison Films, and now we have a very cool new poster...

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