Is Shaun of the Dead scary?

Mildly — Shaun of the Dead works more through dread than through overt scares. As a zombie film, it scored 5.0/10 for fear, 6.0/10 for atmosphere, and 7.2/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

How many jump scares are in Shaun of the Dead?

Shaun of the Dead has 13 jump scares, based on Watch Darkly's per-film jump-scare count.

What are some films like Shaun of the Dead?

Shaun of the Dead is tagged as zombie, infection on Watch Darkly. The film's page lists similar horror films selected by curated scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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Shaun of the Dead

2004 · R · 1h 39m

A romantic comedy. With zombies.

Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.

Plot summary via TMDB

Curator Score

7.2

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating

Driven by gore and atmosphere.

Jump scares

Shaun of the Dead has 13 jump scares. Compare counts

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7.2Overall

Fear5.0

Gore6.0

Atmosphere6.0

Genres

horrorcomedy

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Details

Budget$6M

Box office$39.4M

Directed by

Edgar Wright

Written by

Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright

Cinematography

David M. Dunlap

Music

Dan Mudford, Pete Woodhead

Starring

Simon Pegg as Shaun · Nick Frost as Ed · Kate Ashfield as Liz · Lucy Davis as Dianne · Dylan Moran as David · Jessica Hynes as Yvonne · Penelope Wilton as Barbara · Bill Nighy as Phillip

Production

Big Talk Studios, WT² Productions

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