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ComedyYear2025Duration1h 30mIMDb5.4

Dead

ComedyHorrorRomance

Marbles, a hapless stoner, can see ghosts. Tagg, a recently dead wannabe super-cop, needs to find a serial killer. Can a critical ghost cop and a directionless stoner get over their prejudices and work together to save lives - and deaths?

Trailer

Cast

Hayden J. Weal

Director

Thomas Sainsbury

Dane 'Marbles' Marbeck

Hayden J. Weal

Jayson Tagg

Tomai Ihaia

Yana Tagg

Jennifer Ward-Lealand

Janine Marbeck

JS

Jess Sayer

The Hoodie

JS

Jess Sayer

Henna

Michael Hurst

Ross Marbeck

Cameron Rhodes

Lloyd Llewellyn

KN

Kayne Ngatokowha Peters

Xavier

Mayen Mehta

Samar Prakesh

ZE

Zak Enayat

Khalid Kattan

CD

Carl Dixon

Young Ross

Blue Williams

Young Marbles

LR

Linda Rogers

Philis

Paul Willis

Reg

SC

Stefan Coetzee

Barman

Peter Hansen

Ernie

HW

Hannah Woods

Sharon

EC

Emily Campbell

Petra

Thomas Sainsbury

Writer

Hayden J. Weal

Writer

Comments

10 Comments

Chonie la chinoise May 29, 2023

source: Dead

Nouhaila ZaariiNov 22, 2022

The cast & crew writers and director must be fans of peter Jackson's early stuff but also his breakout movie the frighteners.... it's flaws are indie movie flaws and nothing more.... it's a good time and will warm your heart!

safaeofficial1Nov 22, 2022

I thought this movie was very good! I loved Marbles and he was the one who truly brought life to this story. Anything I see him in later on down the line should be a treat. So it felt like a low budget movie. They stuck with the good story and made it believable. I did not feel like I wasted my time at all with this movie. The ending also just made you feel good all the way around. I recommend seeing it for yourself though.

P H Y S SNov 22, 2022

Grab some beers and settle in for an enjoyable movie. It's fair to say there are plot holes galore, my favourite was ghost cop in pursuit of the killer but stopped because of a passing train! Your a ghost... Walk through the train dude! All in all, not a bad movie and would recommend for a view.

Hadim ishaNov 22, 2022

I don't know if it's just the movies I've seen, or if Australian comedies are just a very particular type of comedy, that I don't completely get. The verbal delivery of every character is so cartoony and reminiscent of marionette shows. It's overly melodramatic and not credible as human beings speaking to one another. So the overwhelming majority of the comedy was always a little bit difficult for me to get into. Having said that there is one situational joke that I found hysterical that occurs outside a club. Without spoiling anything, I can say that when a character delivers the line "say no to that," was the absolute best part of the film for me. But every other scripted joke, or jokey banter between characters was cringy and forced, to me. There are also many jokes, premises and themes very significant to the story that revolve around what I can only assume is the filmmakers' attempt to be LGBTQ-friendly. Those were incredibly disappointing in their execution. I believe that this is the type of help-attempt that the LGBTQ community would say "thanks but no thanks" to. Having said that, the overall premise/storyline is cute. The pacing is good, as the movie doesn't spend too much time on unnecessary "universe building." We arrive right away in a world where we have to accept that a goof-ball stoner can see dead people, and one of them needs his help. Everything that ensues after that is silly and cute. Worth a watch, just for that exchange outside the club.

OumychouNov 22, 2022

When I started off watching this I underestimated it greatly. The movie itself was very well made and while it may not appeal to some, I'd definitely recommend this to someone who's just bored and needs to pass time. But still. It was pretty good.

Ruth DorcasNov 22, 2022

This is what I would think would happen if you merged Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. There are genuine quirky moments. It is no classic but it is watchable enough. There is nothing ground breaking about it and it is not likely to cause any offence. In other words, it is an average film.

DAVID JONES DAVIDNov 22, 2022

I was sort of expecting that the 2020 movie "Dead" might be to the ghost genre what "Shaun of the Dead" was to the zombie genre, "Lesbian Vampire Killers" was to the vampire genre and what "Alien Addiction" was to the alien genre. Alas, it turned out that "Dead" from writers Thomas Sainsbury and Hayden J. Weal didn't turn out to be exactly that. The movie started out adequately, but the air quickly ran out of the balloon, and the movie quickly became stale and monotonous. In fact, it became such a drag to sit through that I just gave up 1 hour into the ordeal. The acting in "Dead" was adequate, but it was a real shame that the atrocious execution of the storyline and the dialogue was holding the actors and actresses back from putting on stellar performances. It was nice, however, to see all these new and unfamiliar faces and talents on the screen though. I found "Dead" to be a disappointing movie, and it is by no means a movie that I will recommend that you sit down to watch. I was entertained at the beginning of the movie, but the enjoyment quickly vanished as the movie rambled on and on in a very monotonous manner, and it was essentially a storyline and characters that I ended up not caring for, given the writing of the movie. It should be said, though, that the concept idea of the movie was interesting and there definitely was a lot of potential there. But it was brutally slaughtered at the hands of writers Thomas Sainsbury and Hayden J. Weal. My rating of "Dead" settles on a generous three out of ten stars. This is not a particularly entertaining or memorable movie. And I can honestly say that I will not be returning to finish watching the rest of the movie.

April MofoloNov 22, 2022

Wasn't expecting to enjoy this film as much as I did! Had a few laugh out loud moments with an interesting storyline. Good Friday night watch for sure.

user7415270794976Nov 22, 2022

Ironically a film full of life! Wonderful performances and a beautiful score.

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