TwinCrows Zombie Movie List
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(September 2022)
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- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsDavid EmgeKen ForeeScott H. ReinigerDuring an escalating zombie epidemic, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter and his TV executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.THE classic zombie movie.
This film set the model for zombie films. The apocalypse, the sanctuary, the world after.
It made 'the mall' the most iconic setting for a zombie film. There couldn't be a better setting.
The barricades and looting of the mall are so delicious for fans of 'realistic' zombie films. - DirectorDan O'BannonStarsClu GulagerJames KarenDon CalfaWhen two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies.The most fun Zom-Com of the 80's. A gang of misfits faces the apocalypse.
Cartoon-ish, frantic terror with great costumes and FX.
"More brains!" - DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostKate AshfieldThe uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.Zom-Com that goes through the 'first day' of collapse with a band of bumbling idiots.
"Get to the Winchester, pour ourselves a pint, and wait for all this to blow over."
Scene after scene of witty, coordinated comedy. - DirectorZack SnyderStarsSarah PolleyVing RhamesMekhi PhiferA nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.Faster, more intense re-make of the classic Romero mall zombie film. Builds on the 'strategic survival' elements of what began in Romero's films.
Can't be overstated how influential this film was to zombie culture. Reinvented the model.
Hidden gem: 'Andy's Gun Works' series, a video diary of his lone survival. Bonus feature.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmsGNDT86Uo - DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsJohn LeguizamoAsia ArgentoSimon BakerThe living dead have taken over the world, and the last humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they come to grips with the situation.Deserves way more than it's been given.
The masterwork of a Romero's crew, who had spent the peak of their careers making the best American zombie movies. - DirectorDanny BoyleStarsCillian MurphyNaomie HarrisChristopher EcclestonFour weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.Classic of the 2000's. Bloody, gritty, violent survival. With hope at the end.
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsLori CardilleTerry AlexanderJoseph PilatoAs the world is overrun by zombies, a group of scientists and military personnel sheltering in an underground bunker in Florida must decide on how they should deal with the undead horde.Classic, grim zombie movie.
This film has the best, most authentic 'practical effects' of Romero's zombie films.
"Hello? Is anybody out there?" - DirectorJuan Carlos FresnadilloStarsJeremy RennerRose ByrneRobert CarlyleSix months after the rage virus was inflicted on the population of Great Britain, the US Army helps to secure a small area of London for the survivors to repopulate and start again. But not everything goes according to plan.Tense, adrenaline-filled zombie film involving the re-settling of London.
It's bleak. - DirectorTetsuro TakeuchiStarsGuitar WolfDrum WolfBass WolfOnly legendary Japanese garage rock band Guitar Wolf can stand between a race of aliens from destroying earth with an army of zombies.This movie oozes with cool. You've got a dreamlike plot, with a rock fan who summons his favorite band to headshot zombies and give him life advice. Simple, effective.
- DirectorWilson YipStarsJordan ChanEmotion CheungSam LeeA group of young shoppers and employees must band together when a zombie outbreak over runs their Hong Kong shopping center in the middle of the shopping day.Mall criminals fight zombies in Hong Kong. The English dub adds even more to the comedy.
- DirectorJeff BarnabyStarsMichael GreyeyesElle-Máijá TailfeathersForrest GoodluckThe dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi'kmaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its Indigenous inhabitants who are strangely immune to the zombie plague.Ranks extremely high on realism factor, this is a zombie movie that draws from Dawn of the Dead.
The characters are insanely well put-together. - DirectorKiah Roache-TurnerStarsJay GallagherBianca BradeyLeon BurchillA talented mechanic prepares to battle his way through hordes of flesh-eating monsters after his sister is kidnapped on the eve of a zombie apocalypse.Cool and bloody zombie action. The vehicles, armor, and sets are top-notch.
Excellent fight scenes. - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsTimothy BalmeDiana PeñalverElizabeth MoodyA young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors.Manic splatter-fest Zom-Rom-Com.
As it progresses, the gore becomes exponentially, comically depraved. This one is just so enjoyably disgusting. - DirectorStuart GordonStarsJeffrey CombsBruce AbbottBarbara CramptonAfter an odd new medical student arrives on campus, a dedicated local and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue.Based on a Lovecraft story.
Hilarious, frantic collapse. As the invention gets out of hand, it gets more and more insane.
Like other Zom-Coms, the fun is in watching everything fall apart amid comedic screams and manic action. - DirectorDominique RocherStarsAnders Danielsen LieGolshifteh FarahaniDenis LavantThe morning after a party, a young man wakes up to find Paris invaded by zombies.Grim, solo survival in an urban studio apartment. Numerous perfectly-executed scenes. However it is totally humourless.
This one is enjoyable if you are looking for a very intense look at individual survival. It's certainly much more grim than other zombie stories. - DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsMarilyn ChambersFrank MooreTerry SchonblumA young woman develops a taste for human blood after experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into blood-thirsty zombies, leading into a city-wide epidemic.It's hard to believe this came out a year before Dawn of the Dead!
A genuinely unique zombie outbreak with a twist.
We see the government and military contain an outbreak from the perspective of the boyfriend of 'Patient Zero'. - CreatorFrank DarabontStarsAndrew LincolnNorman ReedusMelissa McBrideSheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to learn the world is in ruins and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive.The characters are phenomenal. A gigantic range of stories. 131 hours of them.
Favorite Character: The Governor - DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellSarah BerryDan HicksAsh Williams, the lone survivor of an earlier onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits, holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.Surreal, freaky-funny masterpiece. The costumes and FX are awesome.
Bruce Campbell makes his legendary 'Ash' character persona here. - CreatorDave EricksonRobert KirkmanStarsKim DickensFrank DillaneCliff CurtisA Walking Dead spinoff set in Los Angeles, California. Follows two families who must band together to survive the undead apocalypse.I found it interesting and fresh.
It is like a blend between Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead. It focuses more on gangs and 'family drama'.
Compared to The Walking Dead, it is more unpredictable. Here, characters are at higher risk of death which makes it more exciting to watch.
I've seen up to Season 3. - DirectorUmberto LenziStarsHugo StiglitzLaura TrotterMaria Rosaria OmaggioAn airplane exposed to radiation lands, and blood drinking zombies emerge armed with knives, guns and teeth! They go on a rampage slicing, dicing, and biting their way across the Italian countryside.The Italian directors of this era really got the most out of the basic gore they had, and the unskilled make-up.
I really enjoy this movie, despite its crummy quality. Sometimes you just want a unique zombie B-movie.
We see a single city being taken over by zombies, as the military attempts to contain the outbreak. - DirectorIl ChoJo Il HyungMadeleine MartinStarsYoo Ah-inPark Shin-hyeJeon Bae-sooThe rapid spread of an unknown infection has left an entire city in ungovernable chaos, but one survivor remains alive in isolation. It is his story.Korean zombie survival set in an apartment building.
The character helplessly witnesses the carnage down on street level as they ration their food.
The character's attempts largely fail until they truly find a reason to live.
There is also a message of mental health solidarity, which I think is very well-fitting and heartwarming for a zombie apocalypse movie. - DirectorBruce McDonaldStarsStephen McHattieLisa HouleGeorgina ReillyA radio host interprets the possible outbreak of a deadly virus which infects the small Ontario town he is stationed in.A zombie film set in a radio station, with a unique premise where the zombie phenomenon is transmitted (or unlocked?) by hearing a certain trigger word.
More terrifying still is the way that the zombies in this film are — they are capable of cognition, but their brains are all messed up, and they become easily violent.
I really love the execution of this movie. There's a phenomenon going on outside, and then it gets inside and we see it firsthand.
Psychological zombie horror. - DirectorMarvin KrenStarsMichael FuithTheo TrebsAnka GraczykJust when Michael arrives in Berlin to visit his ex-girlfriend Gabi, a terrible virus starts spreading across the city at a rapid pace, turning people into mindless homicidal maniacs. Much to Michael's concern, Gabi's not home; instead, he meets Harper, a teenage plumber's apprentice at work in her apartment block. Together, they manage to barricade themselves when raging hordes of infected people swarm the building. Surrounded by these thirsty zombies, Michael and Harper have their hands full to survive - and it will take all of their ingenuity to make their way out to try and find Gabi.Realistic German apartment survival. This one is a treat for people who like the 'strategic' aspect of zombie survival films.
Wonderfully "dumpy" main character. It's an antithesis to the usual power fantasy, he's practically emasculated at every opportunity.
There's a trope in zombie films where zombies are somehow allergic to bright light, which I personally don't like.
There are many scenes here involving climbing around/navigating the apartment building which are really good! - DirectorClint EilertsTennyson TannerStarsMichael RookerIn a post apocalyptic Illinois, tough men survive against zombies utilizing an ingeniously put- together vehicle to move, explore, defend and fight. Prepared with rotating machine guns and a tank like structure, this thing is not for sissies. And don't forget to fasten your seat belt!This is a drunk-driving awareness campaign video series that uses The Walking Dead setting.
They're short and funny. The character 'Merle' features in it. Each one sets out as a serious, action-survival moment, but as soon as they step into a car, it reveals itself as a drunk driving ad and the characters start being cheeky.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1J92Tn982M - DirectorSpencer SusserStarsBrad AshbyMia WasikowskaVladimir MatovicJimbo is 13 and can think of only one girl -- Sarah Jane. And no matter what stands in his way-bullies, violence, chaos, or zombies-nothing will stop him from finding a way into her world.A short film about post-apocalyptic kids who suffer the bullying of a psychopathic teen, until he gets his just desserts.
It's one of a rare few zombie shorts that can be described as "delightful".