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The Dead Don't Die (2019)

The Dead Don't Die poster
Directed by
Jim Jarmusch
Genre
comedy horror, zombie film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
R
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 2,878 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A zombie outbreak hits a small town and the local police have to deal with it. The movie follows the officers as they try to survive the undead.

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What happens

The Dead Don't Die is a 2019 American absurdist zombie comedy and metacinematic film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It features an ensemble cast including Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Tilda Swinton, Tom Waits, Danny Glover, Caleb Landry Jones, Rosie Perez, Iggy Pop, Carol Kane, RZA, Austin Butler, and Selena Gomez and follows a small town's police force as they combat a sudden zombie invasion. The film had its world premiere as the opening film at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2019. It was released in theaters in North America on June 14, 2019, by Focus Features, and earned $15.3 million at the box office. It received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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