Question 1

Is Shaun of the Dead (2004) scary?

Accepted Answer

Mildly — Shaun of the Dead (2004) works more through dread than through overt scares. As a darkly comic 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.

Question 2

When did Shaun of the Dead (2004) come out, and is it streaming?

Accepted Answer

Shaun of the Dead (2004)'s US theatrical release date is September 24, 2004. It first became available to watch at home on October 29, 2004.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in Shaun of the Dead (2004)?

Accepted Answer

Shaun of the Dead (2004) has 13 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is Shaun of the Dead (2004) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Shaun of the Dead (2004) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 5.0/10 for fear, 6.0/10 for gore, and 3.0/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 13 jump scares. No content warnings are on file for it.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of Shaun of the Dead (2004)?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Does Shaun of the Dead (2004) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

Shaun of the Dead (2004) has a hopeful ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 7

What are some films like Shaun of the Dead (2004)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Shaun of the Dead (2004) on Watch Darkly include World War Z (2013), The Hunt (2020), Zombieland (2009), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

Shaun of the Dead

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