Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- eerie
- irreverent
- genre mashup night
- costume drama night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the premise inventive and the production, performances, and humor appealing, but considered the tone inconsistent and the zombie action and plot underdeveloped.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film retains the courtship conflicts and character framework of Jane Austen while adding zombie attacks and survival combat.
Georgian costumes, estates, marriage negotiations, and ballroom manners coexist with zombie outbreaks and weapons training.
The Bennet sisters must negotiate suitable marriages while defending themselves and the country from the zombie threat.
The adaptation transforms Austen's themes of pride, prejudice, status, and marriage into a comic horror adventure.
Films like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and why
Warm Bodies
Both combine period romance, social satire, and playful supernatural or monstrous intrusions into a stylized historical setting.
Shaun of the Dead
Both use zombie horror as a vehicle for comedy, romance, and accessible genre mixing rather than sustained terror.
Bridget Jones's Diary
Both are witty costume romances driven by class prejudice, courtship, and antagonistic attraction.
Little Women
Both rework classic literary romance through heightened genre conventions and comic revisionism.
Movie Details
- Director
- Burr Steers
- Release Date
- 2016-02-04
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (2362)
Cast
- Lily James
- Sam Riley
- Jack Huston
- Bella Heathcote
- Douglas Booth
- Matt Smith
- Charles Dance
- Lena Headey
- Suki Waterhouse
- Emma Greenwell
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Plex
- 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 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies about?
- In Georgian England, fiercely trained Bennet sisters balance marriage prospects with zombie hunting in a playful literary horror mashup.
- What is Pride and Prejudice and Zombies like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Pride and Prejudice and Zombies violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies as moderate.
- What did critics think of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies?
- Critics broadly found the premise inventive and the production, performances, and humor appealing, but considered the tone inconsistent and the zombie action and plot underdeveloped.
- Which films are like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies?
- Films with a similar feel include Warm Bodies, Shaun of the Dead, Bridget Jones's Diary, and Little Women.
- How long is Pride and Prejudice and Zombies?
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Pride and Prejudice and Zombies?
- In United States, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Plex, Fandango At Home.
