Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- irreverent
- goofball
- visceral
- late night horror marathon
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an uneven, low-budget splatter comedy whose energetic gore and cult potential outweighed its sputtering humor for some viewers.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film combines broad jokes, zombie attacks, and conspicuously stylized blood effects throughout its supernatural ordeal.
The travelers are detained at a creepy bed and breakfast as the Kuman Thong possesses the local population.
The film repeatedly frames its gore, zombie conventions, and suspicious drifter mystery as knowingly exaggerated genre material.
Johnny's accidental destruction of Mr. Wise's ancient wooden box releases the Kuman Thong spirit.
Films like Dead & Breakfast, and why
Shaun of the Dead
shared zombie comedy, gore, irreverent humor, and ensemble survival premise
Dead Alive
shared splatter comedy, supernatural possession, rural isolation, and deliberately exaggerated gore
The Evil Dead
shared low-budget comedy horror, demonic evil, slapstick violence, and cult sensibility
Fido
shared zombie satire, ensemble chaos, comedic gore, and small-town survival
Movie Details
- Director
- Matthew Leutwyler
- Release Date
- 2004-03-16
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (111)
Cast
- Jeremy Sisto
- Erik Palladino
- Bianca Lawson
- Osgood Perkins
- Ever Carradine
- Gina Philips
- Zach Selwyn
- Miranda Bailey
- Brent David Fraser
- Diedrich Bader
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Dead & Breakfast about?
- A stranded wedding party unleashes a murderous spirit in a backwater bed and breakfast, forcing a mysterious drifter to lead a blood-soaked zombie fight.
- What is Dead & Breakfast like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dead & Breakfast as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Dead & Breakfast violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Dead & Breakfast as graphic.
- What did critics think of Dead & Breakfast?
- Critics broadly found the film an uneven, low-budget splatter comedy whose energetic gore and cult potential outweighed its sputtering humor for some viewers.
- Which films are like Dead & Breakfast?
- Films with a similar feel include Shaun of the Dead, Dead Alive, The Evil Dead, and Fido.
- How long is Dead & Breakfast?
- Dead & Breakfast runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch Dead & Breakfast?
- In United States, Dead & Breakfast streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
