Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- grotesque
- irreverent
- frantic
- midnight horror marathon
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly recognized Yummy as an energetic, knowingly excessive zombie horror-comedy whose gore and comic premise outweigh its conventional storytelling.
What sets it apart
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The experimental rejuvenation procedure and zombie outbreak generate abundant blood, mutilation, and grotesque undead imagery.
The premise explicitly combines an orgy of blood and violence with fun, framing zombie carnage as outrageous entertainment.
An experimental rejuvenation treatment creates the infected woman whose release triggers the hospital outbreak.
The characters encounter the outbreak inside a shabby Eastern European hospital with an abandoned ward and operating rooms.
Films like Yummy, and why
Dead Snow
splatter horror, outrageous dark comedy, and zombie outbreak chaos
Braindead
fast-moving undead horror, graphic practical gore, and irreverent humor
The Horde
European zombie comedy combining bodily grotesquerie with playful genre satire
Zombieland
comic zombie mayhem, escalating outbreak tension, and ensemble survival
Movie Details
- Director
- Lars Damoiseaux
- Release Date
- 2019-12-13
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (374)
Cast
- Maaike Neuville
- Bart Hollanders
- Benjamin Ramon
- Clara Cleymans
- Annick Christiaens
- Éric Godon
- Joshua Rubin
- Taeke Nicolaï
- Tom Audenaert
- Nourredine Farihi
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Yummy about?
- A young couple’s cosmetic-surgery trip becomes a delirious hospital siege when an experimental rejuvenation patient unleashes a bloodthirsty zombie virus.
- What is Yummy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Yummy as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Yummy violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Yummy as graphic.
- What did critics think of Yummy?
- Critics broadly recognized Yummy as an energetic, knowingly excessive zombie horror-comedy whose gore and comic premise outweigh its conventional storytelling.
- Which films are like Yummy?
- Films with a similar feel include Dead Snow, Braindead, The Horde, and Zombieland.
- How long is Yummy?
- Yummy runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Yummy?
- In United States, Yummy streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
