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Warm Bodies

  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer in Warm Bodies (2013)
After a zombie epidemic, R (a highly unusual zombie) encounters Julie (a human survivor), and rescues her from an attack. Julie sees that R is different, and as the two form a relationship, R becomes increasingly more human - setting off a chain of events that begins to transform the other zombies and maybe even the whole lifeless world.
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After a highly unusual zombie saves a still-living girl from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion events that might transform the entire lifeless world.After a highly unusual zombie saves a still-living girl from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion events that might transform the entire lifeless world.After a highly unusual zombie saves a still-living girl from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion events that might transform the entire lifeless world.

  • Director
    • Jonathan Levine
  • Writers
    • Isaac Marion
    • Jonathan Levine
  • Stars
    • Nicholas Hoult
    • Teresa Palmer
    • John Malkovich
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    250K
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    POPULARITY
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    • Director
      • Jonathan Levine
    • Writers
      • Isaac Marion
      • Jonathan Levine
    • Stars
      • Nicholas Hoult
      • Teresa Palmer
      • John Malkovich
    • 457User reviews
    • 468Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Nicholas Hoult
    Nicholas Hoult
    • R
    Teresa Palmer
    Teresa Palmer
    • Julie
    John Malkovich
    John Malkovich
    • Grigio
    Lio Tipton
    Lio Tipton
    • Nora
    • (as Analeigh Tipton)
    Rob Corddry
    Rob Corddry
    • M
    Dave Franco
    Dave Franco
    • Perry
    Cory Hardrict
    Cory Hardrict
    • Kevin
    Daniel Rindress-Kay
    Daniel Rindress-Kay
    • Soldier #1
    Vincent Leclerc
    Vincent Leclerc
    • Perry's Dad
    • (as Vincent LeClerc)
    Clifford LeDuc-Vaillancourt
    • Boy at Airport
    Billie Calmeau
    • Girl at Airport
    Adam Driscoll
    • Young Man at ATM
    Chris Cavener
    Chris Cavener
    • Soldier #2
    Jonathan Dubsky
    Jonathan Dubsky
    • Berg
    Alec Bourgeois
    • Perry (11 years old)
    Robert Reynolds
    Robert Reynolds
    • Janitor
    Felix Bergeron
    • Bully
    • (as Félix Bergeron)
    Josée Laviolette
    Josée Laviolette
    • Female Corpse on Tarmac
    • (as Josee)
    • Director
      • Jonathan Levine
    • Writers
      • Isaac Marion
      • Jonathan Levine
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    7SnoopyStyle

    Zombie Love

    R (Nicholas Hoult) is a zombie, but he's trying to remember his human life. He's barely about to grunt a word out, and he has a friend (Rob Corddry) sort of. While hunting, R runs into human Julie. He falls for the girl, and saves her from the zombie pack.

    There are a lot of zombie movies out there. I mean aaaalottttt. So it's not surprising that people are trying to explore a more expansive zombie universe. Zombies are faster, slower, funnier, and parodied. Now zombies are falling in love.

    It's something new. I wouldn't say it's funny. It's not. It is curious, and somewhat sweet. Nicholas Hoult is a good emo zombie. The difficulty lies with the grunting halting speech. It makes the dialog hard to listen to. This makes the interior narration absolutely vital. It was probably important to try even more internal dialog.

    As for Teresa Palmer, I'm not sure she's star material. She's a really pretty girl. I really like her, but I still see her as the girlfriend character. The other girl in the movie is Analeigh Tipton. She might be marginally better as the lead. She seems to have a little more comedic skills.

    I am very happy that people aren't just doing the same old zombie movie over and over again. This story had obvious obstacles. I think it overcame most of them relatively well.
    0U

    Enjoyable zombie flick with comedic elements.

    A genuinely pleasant surprise! Here's a film that takes a dead-on-arrival plot (no pun intended) and turns it into something that is fresh for the uber-popular zombie genre. While the film gets off to a slow start and the acting can be *ahem* stiff at times, we as an audience are invested in this endearing and lovely relationship between the zombie, R, and his living girlfriend, Julie. We want to see them live happily together and survive in the odd, post-apocalyptic conditions that plague their world. I also can't help but dig the nice use of music in this film. Nice work!
    hyprsleepy

    Funny and Sweet, like Wall-E mixed with a zombie movie

    And they said you couldn't have a zombie romance story. Take that vampires!

    The zombie R was surprisingly strong, but sensitive, sweet, loving, and protective. He wanted to talk to the pretty girl but had trouble finding the words, or at least vocalizing them. His determination and frantic antics were endearing.

    Julie was not some wussy victim or brainless babe. It made me happy to see she was tough and could take care of herself. She had a rebellious streak that made her entertaining to watch and a softer affectionate side that showed itself with R.

    I can honestly say I liked both characters and wanted to see them succeed.

    I particularly enjoyed the scenes where R eats the brains and we saw more of Julie, her old boyfriend, her father, and how they all fit together. It was heart felt and well-done. The relationships and the complexity of them was less evident in the movie than in the book but I could still feel it. If you liked the movie I highly suggest reading the book, by the way.

    Warm Bodies was well paced and acted, and one of the better zombie movies I have seen. Watch it, and provided you aren't dead inside, be overcome by it's cuteness!
    8claudio_carvalho

    I Loved This Cute Movie

    In a post-apocalyptic United States of America, the survivors live in a city surrounded by walls that separate them from the living dead. Their leader Grigio (John Malkovich) sends a group of teenagers, including his daughter Julie (Teresa Palmer), her boyfriend Perry (Dave Franco) and her friend Nora (Analeigh Tipton), to the outside to collect food and supplies for the population. However, they are surprised by a group of zombies. Among them, R (Nicholas Hoult), who is a young zombie without recollections but very introspective.

    R eats Perry's brain and revives his memories and sensations with Julie, and he falls in love with her. R saves Julie from the other zombies and hides her in the plane where he lives. Along the days, they develop a weird relationship and become friends. When a group of zombies led by R's friend M (Rob Corddry) finds Julie, R protects her. Soon the zombies including R change their emotions and are capable to dream. But the fearful Bonies are seeking out Julie and R to eat them.

    "Warm Bodies" is a movie that combines comedy with romance, horror and action genres. The story is brainless since the very beginning; for example, a group of teenagers go to a dangerous environment without any skilled soldier to help them. But the delightful story is worthwhile; the zombie with existential crisis is adorable; Julie comparing R with the cover of Lucio Fulci's "Zombie" in Blu-Ray is cult; the chemistry and the romance are adorable and in the end I loved this cute movie. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "Meu Namorado é um Zumbi" ("My Boyfriend is a Zombie")

    Note: On 01 May 2019, I saw this film again.
    9plasticanimalz

    Loved it

    I was looking forward to this since the moment I saw the trailer and so got myself out of bed for the 10:05 am showing on opening day. It looked funny, like 'Shaun of the Dead,' and seemed to have its own interesting take, which is rare in the zombie genre. Usually the plots of zombie films are about as aimless as the zombies. The best way to describe this film is a zombie romantic comedy. It does have some action and some tense moments later on but the initial set up is the zombie, R's, emotional growth and how meeting this girl sparks something in him to evolve. This is nothing like 'Twilight,' and those that are saying that have either not seen it or are too absorbed in the fact that the two leads are good looking, which is the only commonality this film has with 'Twilight.'But, let's face it, the majority of leads in films are attractive, so, that's not much to base a similarity on. 'Shaun of the Dead' was just a comedy, where this is a comedy with heart and depth. It's a satire, but they don't force feed the point of the film, instead they make it very subtle, which is nice.

    It wasn't a laugh-out-loud comedy, but I don't know that I necessarily thought it would be when I saw the trailer. It definitely had more emotional depth than I thought it would which gave me a much fonder attachment to the film than if it had simply been made for laughs. The two leads had great chemistry and were believable and well cast. The directing, writing, and pretty much everything in the film was well done. I have no complaints. It delivered what it said it would and exceeded my expectations which is rare these days in entertainment.

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    • Trivia
      In the book, R wears a black suit with a red tie -identifying him as a corporate "zombie" - and has a zombie wife and zombie kids he has to feed. The film ditches all of this to age the character down and dresses him in jeans and a red hoodie.
    • Goofs
      When Julie and R are running away from the Bonies, they run through the parking garage to use the red convertible to get away. As Julie is getting into the car, she grabs the windshield to sling herself in the driver's seat. Since the windshield is dusty, you can see where she grabbed the windshield from past takes of filming.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      R: [voice-over] What am I doing with my life? I'm so pale. I should get out more. I should eat better. My posture is terrible. I should stand up straighter. People would respect me more if I stood up straighter. What's wrong with me? I just want to connect. Why can't I connect with people? Oh, right, it's because I'm dead. I shouldn't be so hard on myself. I mean, we're all dead. This girl is dead. That guy is dead. That guy in the corner is definitely dead. Jesus these guys look awful.

    • Connections
      Featured in Maltin on Movies: Warm Bodies (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Sitting in Limbo
      Written by Jimmy Cliff and Guilly Bright

      Performed by Jimmy Cliff

      Courtesy of Island Records Ltd. / A&M Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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    • Release date
      • February 1, 2013 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mi novio es un zombie
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Summit Entertainment
      • Make Movies
      • Mandeville Films
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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $66,380,662
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $20,353,967
      • Feb 3, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $116,980,662
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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