SummaryAfter a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don’t just rise - they hunt. The military insists they are harmless and slow-moving, offering hope to grieving families. But when Ava (Daisy Ridley) enters a quarantine zone searching for her missing husband, she uncovers the horrifying truth: the undead are growing more violent, more relentless, a... Read More
Directed By:Zak Hilditch
Written By:Zak Hilditch
We Bury the Dead
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Generally Favorable
61
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Mixed or Average
5.4
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
63% Positive
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Jan 2, 2026
83
For those looking to delve into more philosophical horror, We Bury The Dead is a thoughtful trek into the unknown.
Jan 2, 2026
75
Sadness is the dominant emotion in this film, not fear. While there are those moments that will accelerate the audience’s hearts, there are also those moments that will open them. After all, zombies were once people, too.
User score
Mixed or Average
40% Positive
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
31% Mixed
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29% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
Jan 2, 2026
7
"We Bury the Dead" is an intimate, slow-burn zombie thriller featuring a stunning performance from Daisy Ridley. The film may be light on horror and bear too much of a resemblance to other zombie movies, but it’s exploration of grief, closure, and motherhood prove very compelling.
Jan 2, 2026
6
The multiplex could use more Amyl & The Sniffers needle drops- but this moody, low-budget Tasmanian teeth-grinding zombie road movie (thanks to the U.S. President detonating a chemical weapon) is far too low-key for its own good.
Jan 2, 2026
70
Zak Hilditch has crafted a harrowing, unsettling zombie movie that totally enmeshes the audience in its collapsing world.
Jan 2, 2026
67
For a movie about stinking, bloated corpses, on the whole, this one is surprisingly fresh.
Dec 30, 2025
50
There’s a thoughtful zombie tale with its own distinctive personality lurking somewhere within We Bury the Dead, but it’s overridden by the film’s more generic elements, and that identity ultimately gets lost among the horde.
Jan 2, 2026
40
We Bury the Dead is already too slow and mournful to pass as popcorn entertainment, and it’s rarely quite thoughtful enough to bring its art house horror aspirations to life.
Jan 3, 2026
3
It's not a zombie thriller. What does that leave us? Do we get interesting characters with compelling back stories? No. The back stories are at best a 2 out of 10. The movie tries to wrap everything up at the very end into a deep metaphysical experience. Does it achieve this? No. The entire movie was unmoving and a little dull to be honest. Did the writers end on a big, meaningful, secret, unexpected ending? No. By that point, the viewer doesn't care. I didn't walk out of the film, but I thought about it. Even though this is a 2026 movie, I'll lump it in with all the other trash from 2025. Here's hoping the year gets better.
Feb 7, 2026
2
From the camera work, the script and overly thick and slurred Australian accents, this film was oneof the worst of this decade.
Production Company:
- The Penguin Empire
- Campfire Studios
- Giant Leap Media
- Gramercy Park Media
- LB Entertainment
- Screen Australia
- Vacancy Films
Release Date:Jan 2, 2026
Duration:1 h 34 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Volunteers needed
Awards
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
• 2 Nominations
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
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