Shaun Of The Dead
- 2004 film
Zombie-filled romantic comedy. When zombies start to roam London, Shaun must kickstart himself into action to save those closest to him. Stars Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Dylan Moran and more.
Streaming rank this week: 108
Press clippings
Shaun Of The Dead returning to cinemas for 20th anniversary
The film turned 20 years old today, having been released on April 9, 2004. To celebrate, Shaun Of The Dead will be returning to cinemas later this year.
Charlie Herbert, JOE, 9th April 2024Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost break down the making of Shaun Of The Dead, 20 years later
A phone call from George Romero. Tears after killing Penelope Wilton. Meeting Quentin Tarantino and David Carradine. The trio behind the Cornetto trilogy remember the one that started it all - and offer an update on their future.
Jack King, GQ, 9th April 20247 best British comedy movies ever, ranked
The Brits are capable of making us laugh just as well as just about anyone, and their best comedies rank up there with some of the best comedies ever made. These are the seven best British comedies ever made.
Joe Allen, Digital Trends, 31st March 2024Shaun Of The Dead defined the modern nerd movie for better and worse
Shaun Of The Dead did nerd cinema with more heart and humor than any other movie since its release twenty years ago.
Joe George, Den Of Geek, 15th March 2024Shaun Of The Dead writer Edgar Wright turned down TV series adaptation
The filmmaker opened up about how he would like to continue the Cornetto trilogy, and why he's turned adaptations of it down.
Lidia Molina-Whyte, Radio Times, 28th November 2023Simon Pegg wants you to stop asking about 'Shaun Of The Dead 2'
Simon Pegg has told fans hopeful for a sequel to 2004's Shaun Of The Dead to "move on".
Adam Starkey, NME, 5th July 2023Edgar Wright says: no direct Shaun Of The Dead sequel
"I haven't gone back to horror-comedy, because with Shaun Of The Dead I felt like I had said much of what I wanted to say with that movie".
Darren Scott and Emily Garbutt, Games Radar, 5th October 2021Revisiting Shaun Of The Dead
If someone asked you to name just one British horror comedy - just one among a filmography filled with buckets of blood and Yorkshire tea in equal measure - I'm almost positive your mind would cast itself to one iconic picture...
Rebecca Sayce, Capers Magazine, 21st May 2021Why Shaun Of The Dead's great, as comedy or zombie film
In addition to being a spot-on lampoon of zombie movies, Shaun is surprisingly also one of the greatest zombie movies ever made. Without the jokes, it would work just fine as a straight horror film.
Ben Sherlock, Screen Rant, 18th March 2021The best comedy films since 2000
30 films that define 21st-century big-screen comedy.
Jonathan Dean and Helen Hawkins, The Sunday Times, 7th June 2020