Braindead
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74% Critic Match

Braindead

Some things won't stay down... even after they die.

7.4 / 10 1992 1h 43mR English
HorrorComedy

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Timothy Balme

Timothy Balme

Lionel

Lead
Diana Peñalver

Diana Peñalver

Paquita

Elizabeth Moody

Elizabeth Moody

Mum

Ian Watkin

Ian Watkin

Uncle Les

Brenda Kendall

Brenda Kendall

Nurse McTavish

Stuart Devenie

Stuart Devenie

Father McGruder

Jed Brophy

Jed Brophy

Void

EB

Elizabeth Brimilcombe

Zombie Mum

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Jackson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Braindead is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker