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Braindead

1992 ·1h 43m · ★ 7.4 (1,823)

When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.

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Director

Peter Jackson Peter Jackson
5 horror films in catalog
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Braindead 1992
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The Frighteners 1996
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
100
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
0
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
100
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
100
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
100
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
14
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
Discover with this DNA
Zombie

Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceChild in DangerTaboo ContentBody HorrorCannibalismEye TraumaPregnancy HorrorDehumanization
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

affectationattempted rapeback from the deadinfidelitymonkeynew zealandpoisonreanimationwellington new zealandzombie baby

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