What We Do in the Shadows
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Where to watch: Not on major US streamers — check digital rental.
How it scared people
The vibe
Flat meetings about whose turn it is to do the dishes, conducted by four vampires aged 183 to roughly 8,000, filmed by a documentary crew wearing crucifixes. The gag rate is absurd and the Wellington specificity is what makes it, but the bit about not being able to check your outfit in a mirror before a night out is the best vampire joke ever filmed.
What We Do in the Shadows (2014) Parents Guide
| MPA rating | Rated R |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 86 minutes |
| Jump scares | 1/5 — mild by horror standards — more unsettling than outright scary |
| Gore | 2/5 — only light gore |
| Dread | 1/5 — the mood lifts as soon as the credits roll |
| Themes | vampirism; a found-footage format some viewers find motion-sickness inducing; monster attacks |
What We Do in the Shadows is rated R by the MPA. We score it 1/5 for jump scares, 2/5 for gore and 1/5 for lingering dread, over 86 minutes. Fine for younger teens who already like being spooked.
We rate what the film does — scares, gore, dread — not scene-level content like language or nudity, which we don't track.
Before you press play
- How scary is What We Do in the Shadows?
- On our intensity scale, What We Do in the Shadows rates 2/10 for jump scares and 2/10 for dread. It is mild by horror standards — more unsettling than outright scary.
- How gory is What We Do in the Shadows?
- What We Do in the Shadows rates 4/10 for gore — expect only light gore.
- How long is What We Do in the Shadows?
- What We Do in the Shadows runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
- What is What We Do in the Shadows rated?
- What We Do in the Shadows is rated R by the MPA. On our own scale it rates 2/10 for jump scares, 4/10 for gore and 2/10 for dread — the R tells you what it was certified, those tell you what it will do to you.
- Where to watch What We Do in the Shadows (2014)?
- What We Do in the Shadows is not on major US subscription streamers right now — look for it on digital rental or purchase (Apple TV, Prime Video, or your usual store).
