Queens of the Dead

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Directed by Tina Romero
Produced by Matt Miller and Natalie Metzger

Written by Erin Judge and Tina Romero

With: Jaquel Spivey, Katy O'Brian, Quincy Dunn-Baker, Tomas Matos, Jack Haven, Dominique Jackson, Margaret Cho, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Eve Lindley, Nina West, Tomas Matos, Quincy Dunn-Baker, Becca Blackwell, Dominique Jackson, and Tom Savini

Cinematography: Shannon Madden
Editing: Aden Hakimi
Music: Blitz//Berlin

Runtime: 99 min
Release Date: 24 October 2025
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color

Tina Romero spins an amusing take on her dad’s unkillable Zombie legacy in this mash-up of Night of the, Dawn of the, and Day of the, set in the world of drag queens and queer nightclub denizens. It's fun, but movies like this rarely figure out how to build to an original climax and invariably cease to function, even as they keep lumbering forward.

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