According to Rotten Tomatoes, the 2014 movie "What We Do in the Shadows" has an R rating due to language, bloody violent content, and some sexual material. Common Sense Media also rates the movie as appropriate for ages 17 and up, citing levels of sex, language, and violence similar to the original film. The TV series adaptation of the movie, which premiered in 2019, has a TV-MA rating. IMDb users have rated the movie 7.7/10 and the TV series 8.6/10. Metacritic has given the movie a score of 76 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".