The Civil Dead
2023·Comedy·1h 44m
7.1
★
A misanthropic, struggling photographer just wants to watch TV and eat candy while his wife is out of town, but when a desperate old pal resurfaces, his plans are thwarted, with spooky consequences.
Directed by Clay Tatum
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Cast
Clay Tatum
Clay
Whitmer Thomas
Whit
Budd Diaz
Budd
Robert Longstreet
Arnold
Anna Seregina
Cabin Couple
DeMorge Brown
Hippie
Teresa Lee
Belle
Anthony Oberbeck
Chucky
Mitra Jouhari
Sydney/Cabin owner
Crew
Clay Tatum
Director
Clay Tatum
Screenplay
Whitmer Thomas
Screenplay
Clay Tatum
Editor
Clay Tatum
Producer
Whitmer Thomas
Producer
Popular Reviews
18 reviews
Madison Greenlee
8.0★ · 07/04/23
As a film major… intrigued. As a frequent Airbnb guest… disturbed.
As a film major… intrigued. As a frequent Airbnb guest… disturbed.
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Moose
8.0★ · 10/22/25
I liked it! That Clay character's a real shit.
I liked it! That Clay character's a real shit.
Jonah Kitchen
7.0★ · 11/09/23
Aww man, that was a great time. A super minimalist, but very effective ghost flick. Not just any ghost flick tho, a very quirky ghost flick. Good quirky tho, not cringe, unbearable quirky. Really fitted my humour throughout. I had some really, really good laughs. But, even at only 100+ minutes, I did feel a slight drag at some points, and I do think it would've been a lot stronger as a 80-90 min movie.
Still great
74/100
Still great
74/100
Aww man, that was a great time. A super minimalist, but very effective ghost flick. Not just any ghost flick tho, a very quirky ghost flick. Good quirky tho, not cringe, unbearable quirky. Really fitted my humour throughout. I had some really, really good laughs. But, even at only 100+ minutes, I did feel a slight drag at some points, and I do think it would've been a lot stronger as a 80-90 min movie.
Still great
74/100
Still great
74/100
James Michael SmithPRO
7.0★ · 09/23/23
This is like the 5th film that’s come out recently about the lives of creatives. I know you’re supposed to “write what you know” but, Jesus Christ.
An unconventional ghost story which is really about that modernity’s decline of friendship as a phenomenon. Clay Tatum, the writer, director and star, is highly self-critical, exposing the part of himself that sees a friend as more of a burden than a benefit, an interruption to his completely insular life.
Nice premise. It sets up the rules of the ghost world well, but doesn’t exploit all their possibilities. As far as it goes, it works, and is quite funny.
An unconventional ghost story which is really about that modernity’s decline of friendship as a phenomenon. Clay Tatum, the writer, director and star, is highly self-critical, exposing the part of himself that sees a friend as more of a burden than a benefit, an interruption to his completely insular life.
Nice premise. It sets up the rules of the ghost world well, but doesn’t exploit all their possibilities. As far as it goes, it works, and is quite funny.
This is like the 5th film that’s come out recently about the lives of creatives. I know you’re supposed to “write what you know” but, Jesus Christ.
An unconventional ghost story which is really about that modernity’s decline of friendship as a phenomenon. Clay Tatum, the writer, director and star, is highly self-critical, exposing the part of himself that sees a friend as more of a burden than a benefit, an interruption to his completely insular life.
Nice premise. It sets up the rules of the ghost world well, but doesn’t exploit all their possibilities. As far as it goes, it works, and is quite funny.
An unconventional ghost story which is really about that modernity’s decline of friendship as a phenomenon. Clay Tatum, the writer, director and star, is highly self-critical, exposing the part of himself that sees a friend as more of a burden than a benefit, an interruption to his completely insular life.
Nice premise. It sets up the rules of the ghost world well, but doesn’t exploit all their possibilities. As far as it goes, it works, and is quite funny.
wiam
9.0★ · 05/29/23
I just love movies gosh darn it!
I just love movies gosh darn it!