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The Returned

The Returned

Horror · Thriller · Drama · 2013

In a post-zombie world, where the infected live normal lives, their retroviral drug is running out.

Movie details

The Returned

“Neither Zombies Nor Humans”

2013 Horror · Thriller · Drama 1h 38m

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6.0 / 10

Community rating

In a post-zombie world, where the infected live normal lives, their retroviral drug is running out.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Returned?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Manuel Carballo

Written by

Hatem Khraiche

Emily Hampshire

Emily Hampshire

Kate

Kristen Holden-Ried

Kristen Holden-Ried

Alex

Shawn Doyle

Shawn Doyle

Jacob

Claudia Bassols

Claudia Bassols

Amber

Melina Matthews

Melina Matthews

Eve

Barry Flatman

Barry Flatman

Dave (Hospital CEO)

Oluniké Adeliyi

Oluniké Adeliyi

Nurse

Court is in session

Put The Returned on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.