The most-watched horror film on Netflix today is an absurd zombie comedy from an award-winning indie filmmaker. The feature I’m talking about is Jim Jarmusch’s The dead don’t die. The film is the third most watched film on the platform across all genres on this beautiful day.

That’s surprising The dead don’t die When the film was released in theaters in 2019, it failed to achieve any major success at the box office. A total box office gross of just over $15 million seems a bit low considering the film features an ensemble cast full of well-known names. In any case, it’s nice to see this crazy horror comedy gaining traction on Netflix.

The film premiered in 2019 as a festival opener in Cannes. The critical reaction to The dead don’t die was mixed but positively skewed. Reviews praised the film’s sense of humor and cast.

Speaking of the dynamite cast, the cast includes Bill Murray, Chloë Sevigny, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Tom Waits, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Rosie Perez, Caleb Landry Jones, Iggy Pop, Carol Kane, RZA, Austin Butler and Selena Gomez.

When the project was announced, Daniel Craig was also slated to star. However, that is Knife out The actor does not appear in the film.

It’s not entirely surprising that Jim Jarmusch was able to assemble such a talented cast. He is an award-winning indie filmmaker who has won several awards at prestigious festivals over the course of his decades-long career. In 2002, his 1984 feature film was inducted into the National Film Registry Stranger than paradise included in their preservation archive due to its historical and cultural significance.

The structure of this zombie comedy on Netflix goes like this:

Something is wrong in the sleepy little town of Centerville. The moon is large and low in the sky, daylight hours become unpredictable, and animals begin to exhibit unusual behaviors. News reports are frightening and scientists are concerned, but no one foresees the strangest and most dangerous consequences that will soon strike Centerville: the dead rise from their graves and eat the living, and the citizens must fight for survival.

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