Undead
A stranded farm-town escapee joins an eccentric band of survivors in a blood-soaked, meteor-borne zombie apocalypse.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- frantic
- halloween movie night
- midnight screening
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an inventive but derivative and overlong low-budget zombie comedy whose campiness does not consistently translate into entertainment.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film combines walking-dead attacks, outrageous practical violence, and broad comedic absurdity.
Meteorites bombard Berkeley and bring an otherworldly infection that awakens the dead.
Its FIPRESCI recognition explicitly celebrated its defiance of assumptions about Australian filmmaking through popular horror.
Rene and the other survivors gather at Marion's farmhouse and fight their way through the surrounding undead outbreak.
Films like Undead, and why
Shaun of the Dead
low-budget zombie horror blended with irreverent comedy, ensemble survival, and graphic splatter
Dead Alive
campy zombie apocalypse storytelling with practical gore, genre homage, and dark humor
The Return of the Living Dead
comedy horror centered on isolated survivors battling an escalating undead outbreak
Movie Details
- Directors
- Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
- Release Date
- 2003-09-04
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (246)
Cast
- Felicity Mason
- Mungo McKay
- Rob Jenkins
- Lisa Cunningham
- Dirk Hunter
- Emma Randall
- Steve Greig
- Noel Sheridan
- Gaynor Wensley
- Eleanor Stillman
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Undead about?
- A stranded farm-town escapee joins an eccentric band of survivors in a blood-soaked, meteor-borne zombie apocalypse.
- What is Undead like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Undead as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Undead violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Undead as graphic.
- What did critics think of Undead?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an inventive but derivative and overlong low-budget zombie comedy whose campiness does not consistently translate into entertainment.
- Which films are like Undead?
- Films with a similar feel include Shaun of the Dead, Dead Alive, and The Return of the Living Dead.
- How long is Undead?
- Undead runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Undead?
- In United States, Undead streams on Philo, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
