# Army of the Dead (2021)

> A hardened mercenary leads a mismatched crew into zombie-ruined Las Vegas for one last casino vault heist before the city is annihilated.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/248571

## Facts

- Runtime: 148 min
- Genres: Crime, Action, Horror
- Director: Zack Snyder
- Cast: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993840/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: gory, irreverent, propulsive, late night genre marathon, action movie night

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