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Shaun of the Dead
2004
· Movie
· 99 min
B
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #641
- IMDb #519
- Google retired #1451
- Rotten Tomatoes #289
- Metacritic #619
- Letterboxd #722
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #741
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #213
- Metacritic Critics #951
- Metacritic Audience #311
- Criticker #473
- Douban #1007
- Kinopoisk #1681
- AlloCiné #568
- Trakt #410
Every rating
64–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 93.
See the most agreed on films →A lethargic electronics salesman is stuck in a rut, struggling with his career, his relationship, and his overbearing stepfather. His stagnant life is abruptly interrupted when London is overrun by zombies. Forced to take action, he devises a simple plan to survive the apocalypse: round up his loved ones, take his car, go to the pub, wait for the whole thing to blow over, and have a nice cold pint. Implementing this plan, however, proves far more difficult than expected.
Details
- Director
- Edgar Wright
- Writers
- Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg
- Studio
- WT² Productions, Big Talk Studios
- Released
- 9 April 2004
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $6.0M
- Box office
- $39.4M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 12 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 17 →5 wins from 17 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| Bram Stoker Awards 2005 | Best Screenplay | Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg | Winner |
| British Academy Film Awards 2005 | Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | Nira Park | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2005 | Outstanding British Film | Shaun of the Dead | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2005 | BAFTA Interactive Award | Shaun of the Dead | Nominee |
| Empire Awards 2005 | Best British Film | Shaun of the Dead | Winner |
| Empire Awards 2005 | Scene of the Year | The records and zombies scene | Nominee |
| Empire Awards 2005 | Best British Actress | Kate Ashfield | Nominee |
| Empire Awards 2005 | Best British Actor | Simon Pegg | Nominee |
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Empire Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best British Film | Shaun of the Dead | Winner |
| Best British Actor | Simon Pegg | Nominee |
| Best British Actress | Kate Ashfield | Nominee |
| Best British Director | Edgar Wright | Nominee |
| Scene of the Year | The records and zombies scene | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg | Winner |
| Best British Independent Film | Shaun of the Dead | Nominee |
| Most Promising Newcomer | Nick Frost | Nominee |
Bram Stoker Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg | Winner |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Peter Sellers Award for Comedy | Simon Pegg | Winner |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Horror Film | Shaun of the Dead | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
3 nominations
| BAFTA Interactive Award | Shaun of the Dead | Nominee |
| Outstanding British Film | Shaun of the Dead | Nominee |
| Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | Nira Park | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle Awards
2 nominations
| British Film of the Year | Shaun of the Dead | Nominee |
| Screenwriter(s) of the Year | Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg | Nominee |