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One Cut of the Dead (2017) | Top 5% · CriticCrunch

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One Cut of the Dead

Movie2017·96 min

One Cut of the Dead

Directed by Shinichiro Ueda

Comedy Horror Drama

A comedy horror film directed by Shinichiro Ueda.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 5%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.6/10

1K ratings

About One Cut of the Dead

Real zombies arrive and terrorize the crew of a zombie film being shot in an abandoned warehouse, said to be the site of military experiments on humans.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Whimsical
Story Tags: ambition hubris, sacrifice duty, showbiz media, isolated dwelling, workplace, colleagues, group found family, ensemble, everyman, frame story, survival, zombie

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Details

Director: Shinichiro Ueda
Language: Japanese

Cast

Takayuki Hamatsu, Yuzuki Akiyama, Kazuaki Nagaya

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How One Cut of the Dead Ranks

All movies

Top 5%

2010s movies

Top 4%

Comedy movies

Top 3%

★2010s Comedy movies

Top 2%

Top 5% in every cohort we track — a consistent classic.

the vibe

One Cut of the Dead Vibe

What it feels like

measuredhopefulmoderatelayeredfunnyintimateheartfeltplayful

whimsical

What it's about

frame storysurvivalambition hubrissacrifice dutyensembleeverymancolleaguesgroup found familyshowbiz & mediazombieisolated dwellingworkplace

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

playfulplayful