---
title: 'What We Do in the Shadows (2014)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jemaine Clement'
released: '2014-01-19'
runtime_minutes: 86
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'New Zealand'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-2014'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3416742/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

2014 · R · 86 min · Comedy, Horror · New Zealand


## Synopsis

What We Do in the Shadows is a 2014 New Zealand mockumentary comedy horror film written and directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi and the first installment in the What We Do in the Shadows franchise. The film also stars Clement and Waititi, along with Jonathan Brugh, Ben Fransham, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stu Rutherford, and Jackie van Beek. The film's plot concerns several vampires who live together in a flat in Wellington.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jemaine Clement](https://cinepixo.com/people/jemaine-clement), [Taika Waititi](https://cinepixo.com/people/taika-waititi)
- **Screenplay:** [Jemaine Clement](https://cinepixo.com/people/jemaine-clement), [Taika Waititi](https://cinepixo.com/people/taika-waititi)
- **Producer:** [Taika Waititi](https://cinepixo.com/people/taika-waititi), [Chelsea Winstanley](https://cinepixo.com/people/chelsea-winstanley)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Plan 9](https://cinepixo.com/people/plan-9)
- **Editor:** [Yana Gorskaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/yana-gorskaya)

## Cast

- [Mike Minogue](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-minogue) as officer Minogue
- [Jonny Brugh](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonny-brugh) as Deacon Brucke
- [Cohen Holloway](https://cinepixo.com/people/cohen-holloway) as Clifton
- [Cori Gonzalez-Macuer](https://cinepixo.com/people/cori-gonzalez-macuer) as Nick
- [Karen O'Leary](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-o-leary) as officer O'Leary
- [Duncan Sarkies](https://cinepixo.com/people/duncan-sarkies) as Declan
- [Ben Fransham](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-fransham) as Petyr
- [Rhys Darby](https://cinepixo.com/people/rhys-darby) as Anton
- [Elena Stejko](https://cinepixo.com/people/elena-stejko) as Pauline ("The Beast")
- [Mario Gaoa](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-gaoa) as Bouncer Richie
- [Ian Harcourt](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-harcourt)
- [Jason Hoyte](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-hoyte) as Julian
- [Jemaine Clement](https://cinepixo.com/people/jemaine-clement) as Vladislav
- [Taika Waititi](https://cinepixo.com/people/taika-waititi) as Viago
- [Nathan Meister](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathan-meister) as Nathan M

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