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We Bury the Dead
2026 95 min Australia, United States of America R 18+
★6.2
Horror, Thriller
Director: Zak Hilditch
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Description
After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don't just rise - they hunt. Ava searches for her missing husband, but what she finds is far more terrifying.
US Gross:
$3.71M
Worldwide:
$3.75M
Starring
Daisy Ridley
Actor
Brenton Thwaites
Actor
Mark Coles Smith
Actor
Awards
3 nominations total
Key opinion
We Bury the Dead is a visually capable and emotionally grounded survival thriller that relies heavily on a standout performance by Daisy Ridley. While the film excels at building a somber, grief-stricken atmosphere in its first half, it ultimately struggles to maintain its momentum, succumbing to familiar genre tropes and a less cohesive final act.
| Acting | Daisy Ridley anchors the film with a powerful and emotionally resonant performance as a grieving protagonist. | |
| Cinematography | The cinematography effectively juxtaposes the stunning natural beauty of the Tasmanian setting with the grim reality of apocalyptic destruction. | |
| Theme | The film succeeds in using the horror premise as a poignant, reflective metaphor for the process of mourning and saying goodbye. | |
| Originality | The film starts with a unique and compelling premise, but it increasingly falls back on predictable and conventional zombie genre tropes. | |
| Pacing | The narrative momentum is inconsistent, with the deliberate, slow-burn tension of the first half giving way to a disjointed and disappointing final act. |