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:

Slay with pride. Kill with prejudice.

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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

Matt Smith had previously worked with Lena Headey's Game of Thrones (2011) co-star Emilia Clarke in Terminator Genisys (2015). Lena Headey starred in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008).

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Goofs

When the sisters are dressing for the dance at the beginning of the film, they are shown sheathing several styles of daggers which were not manufactured until the 20th century. This includes an Applegate-Fairbairn fighting knife which was designed by Rex Applegate and William Fairbairn in 1941.

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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.

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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

Easy to forgive the plot holes

I'm not a zombie movie fan but I am a huge Matt Smith and Pride & Prejudice fan so I felt the need to see Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. I try to retain the image of MS as the Doctor so I haven't watched anything else he has played in but because the two afore mentioned worlds collided I HAD to see this movie and I was not disappointed! I found it easy to look around the obvious plot holes and simply enjoyed hearing the old familiar lines spoken in such a different setting/atmosphere with MS's performance being the icing on the cake. This movie is not award winning but it is very entertaining and I only had to look away a couple of times.....