What We Do in the Shadows

2014 film directed by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement
Movie film Q17036671
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Summary

What We Do in the Shadows is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,305 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • What We Do in the Shadows's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • What We Do in the Shadows was directed by Taika Waititi[4].
  • What We Do in the Shadows was directed by Jemaine Clement[5].
  • Taika Waititi wrote the screenplay for What We Do in the Shadows[6].
  • Jemaine Clement wrote the screenplay for What We Do in the Shadows[7].
  • What We Do in the Shadows's composer is recorded as Plan 9[8].
  • What We Do in the Shadows's genre is comedy horror[9].
  • What We Do in the Shadows's genre is vampire film[10].
  • What We Do in the Shadows's genre is mockumentary[11].
  • What We Do in the Shadows's genre is horror film[12].
  • What We Do in the Shadows's genre is comedy film[13].
  • What We Do in the Shadows's based on is recorded as What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires[14].
  • A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Rhys Darby[15].
  • A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Jemaine Clement[16].
  • A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Mario Gaoa[17].
  • A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Taika Waititi[18].
  • A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Ian Harcourt[19].
  • A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Jonny Brugh[20].
  • A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Ben Fransham[21].
  • A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Jason Hoyte[22].
  • A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Cohen Holloway[23].
  • A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Duncan Sarkies[24].
  • A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Nathan Meister[25].
  • A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Mike Minogue[26].
  • A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Karen O'Leary[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Taika Waititi[28] and Chelsea Winstanley[29]. Directors include Taika Waititi[4] and Jemaine Clement[5]. Screenwriters include Taika Waititi[6] and Jemaine Clement[7]. Cast members include Rhys Darby[15], Jemaine Clement[16], Mario Gaoa[17], Taika Waititi[18], Ian Harcourt[19], and Jonny Brugh[20].

Publication

Publication dates include January 19, 2014[30], October 30, 2014[31], April 23, 2015[32], October 30, 2015[33], January 27, 2016[34], and July 6, 2014[35]. The original language of What We Do in the Shadows was English[36]. Genres include comedy horror[9], vampire film[10], mockumentary[11], horror film[12], and comedy film[13]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution[37], Blu-ray Disc[38], DVD[39], and video on demand[40].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include vampire[41] and coliving[42].

Reception

Reviews include 96%[43], 7.8/10[44], and 76/100[45].

Why It Matters

What We Do in the Shadows ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,305 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . the-numbers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . Q98087923. wikidata.org.
  29. [37] ↑ . Q98087923. wikidata.org.
  30. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [43] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [44] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [32] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [33] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [35] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Infovarius · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cast member → Rhys Darby, Jemaine Clement, Mario Gaoa +14
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 21d ago · ~2026-48553-22 · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → Film/WhatWeDoInTheShadows
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  3. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 3416742
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  4. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 124671
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  5. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 49716
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43292|batch #43292]]: Create P14671 statements based on Rating certificate id qualifier"
  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 2010s
    Publication date → +2014-01-19T00:00:00Z, +2014-10-30T00:00:00Z, +2015-04-23T00:00:00Z +4
    Screenwriter → Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+86'}
    + 42 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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