Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)

Five sisters in 19th century England must cope with the pressures to marry while protecting themselves from a growing population of zombies.

Director:

Burr Steers

Writers:

Burr Steers (screenplay), Jane Austen (Quirk Books novel)

Stars:

Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lily James	...	Elizabeth Bennet
Sam Riley	...	Mr. Darcy
Bella Heathcote	...	Jane Bennet
Ellie Bamber	...	Lydia Bennet
Millie Brady	...	Mary Bennet
Suki Waterhouse	...	Kitty Bennet
Douglas Booth	...	Mr. Bingley
Sally Phillips	...	Mrs. Bennet
Charles Dance	...	Mr. Bennet
Jack Huston	...	George Wickham
Lena Headey	...	Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Matt Smith	...	Parson Collins
Emma Greenwell	...	Caroline Bingley
Eva Bell	...	Louisa
Aisling Loftus	...	Charlotte

Storyline

The five highly trained Bennett sisters in Georgian England must try to protect themselves from the growing zombie threat, find suitable husbands for themselves, battle marriage proposals and unlikely suitors, and save the country before it's too late.

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Plot Keywords:

zombie | england | based on novel | 19th century | damsel in distress | 

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Taglines:

Bloody lovely.

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for zombie violence and action, and brief suggestive material

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA UK

Language:

English Japanese Chinese

Release Date:

5 February 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Orgullo, prejuicio y zombies

Filming Locations:

West Wycombe House, West Wycombe Park, West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,324,240, 7 February 2016, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$10,907,291, 28 February 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cross Creek Pictures, MadRiver Pictures, QC Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After David O. Russell left the project, Mike Newell, David Slade, Matt Reeves, Jonathan Demme, Neil Marshall, Mike White, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller were all considered to direct before Burr Steers was chosen.

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Goofs

Except for the first zombie-killing scene where Darcy wipes blood off his dagger, there is no blood on any of the weapons or their clothing after they slay the zombies.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Elizabeth Bennet: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. Never was this truth more plain than in the recents attacks at Netherfield Park, in which an entire household was slaughtered by a horde of the living dead during a whist party.

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Crazy Credits

At the very end of the end titles, children sing snippets of English nursery rhymes in zombie versions.

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Connections

Version of De vier dochters Bennet (1961)

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Soundtracks

Rondo in A Major, D. 438
Written by Franz Schubert
Performed by James Buswell and Carpe Diem String Quartet

User Reviews

Rated on pure entertainment factor

This movie is so fun and so campy. Is it winning any awards?...no. But the acting is good. It's got a great cast and they do a really good job. I was very pleasantly surprised with Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

It's a romance. It's horror. It's comedy.

Go for the fun of it and don't take it seriously. This is not a classic Victorian novel and this is not a true tale of zombies like most die hard zombie fans think of them (ie. The Walking Dead or the more classic Night of the Living Dead). I am a true zombie lover. I loved "28 Days Later", "The Walking Dead", "Zombieland", etc. This is not one of those, so if you don't expect to see that when you go to this movie, I think you will enjoy it.