"What We Do in the Shadows" is a 2014 New Zealand mockumentary horror comedy film written and directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. The film follows the lives of several vampires who live together in a flat in Wellington, as they struggle with the mundane aspects of modern life, such as paying rent and keeping up with the chore wheel. The film stars Clement and Waititi, along with Jonathan Brugh, Ben Fransham, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stu Rutherford, and Jackie van Beek.
The plot of the film revolves around the vampires trying to navigate their way through modern life while also dealing with their vampiric nature. The film is known for its hilarious jibes at various tropes related to vampiric folklore. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2014 and was released theatrically on August 18, 2014, by Madman Entertainment. It received critical acclaim and earned $6.9 million on a $1.6 million budget.
"What We Do in the Shadows" is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.