Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- frantic
- irreverent
- grotesque
- late night horror marathon
- grindhouse movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film rough but inventive, delivering energetic zombie mayhem and fresh genre ideas despite its familiar premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Barry and Frank discover that zombie blood can substitute for gasoline, turning undead biology into a practical road-survival device.
Retro-fitted vehicles, homemade weapons, gas-mask soldiers, and low-budget mechanical ingenuity define the film's physical world.
Brooke's experimentation gives her an unusual connection to the hungry hordes and differentiates the film's outbreak mythology.
The film's modest budget is expressed through practical gore, rough edges, eccentric costumes, and relentless comic mayhem.
Films like Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, and why
Shaun of the Dead
shared zombie survival horror, graphic practical gore, and irreverent action comedy
The Evil Dead
shared low-budget splatter energy, grotesque monsters, and anarchic horror comedy
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
shared Australian post-apocalyptic road atmosphere, improvised vehicles, and kinetic survival action
Dawn of the Dead
shared inventive zombie mythology, ensemble survival, and gruesome comic mayhem
Movie Details
- Director
- Kiah Roache-Turner
- Release Date
- 2014-09-19
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (529)
Cast
- Jay Gallagher
- Bianca Bradey
- Leon Burchill
- Luke McKenzie
- Yure Covich
- Catherine Terracini
- Keith Agius
- Berryn Schwerdt
- Cain Thompson
- Beth Aubrey
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead about?
- A resourceful mechanic crosses a monster-infested Australian wasteland to rescue his kidnapped sister from a sadistic experimental regime.
- What is Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead as graphic.
- What did critics think of Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead?
- Critics broadly found the film rough but inventive, delivering energetic zombie mayhem and fresh genre ideas despite its familiar premise.
- Which films are like Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead?
- Films with a similar feel include Shaun of the Dead, The Evil Dead, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, and Dawn of the Dead.
- How long is Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead?
- Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead?
- In United States, Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
