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Dead Before Dawn (2012) · CriticCrunch

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Dead Before Dawn

Movie2012·88 min

Dead Before Dawn

Directed by April Mullen

Adventure Comedy Horror

A adventure comedy film directed by April Mullen.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 91%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.2/10

119 ratings

About Dead Before Dawn

A bunch of college kids accidentally unleash an evil curse that causes people to kill themselves and turn into Zombie Demons, aka ZEMONS!

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Neutral (5 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Unsettling
Story Tags: freedom rebellion, fate destiny, supernatural, action combat, small town, high school campus, group found family, ensemble, everyman, survival, race against time, zombie, demon occult

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Details

Director: April Mullen
Language: English

Cast

Devon Bostick, Martha MacIsaac, Christopher Lloyd

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How Dead Before Dawn Ranks

All movies

Top 91%

2010s movies

Top 88%

Adventure movies

Top 91%

April Mullen films#4 of 4

Top 91% All movies.

the vibe

Dead Before Dawn Vibe

What it feels like

briskneutralmoderateeasy to followfunnybroadlightplayfulunsettling

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

playfulplayful

survival

race against time

freedom rebellion

fate destiny

ensemble

everyman

group found family

supernatural

action combat

zombie

demon & occult

small town

high school

neutral 5/9neutral 5/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9