Question 1

Is Night of the Living Dead (1968) scary?

Accepted Answer

Mildly — Night of the Living Dead (1968) works more through dread than through overt scares. As a zombie film, it scored 4.0/10 for fear, 8.0/10 for atmosphere, and 9.5/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

Is Night of the Living Dead (1968) streaming?

Accepted Answer

Night of the Living Dead (1968)'s US theatrical release date is October 4, 1968. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in Night of the Living Dead (1968)?

Accepted Answer

Night of the Living Dead (1968) has 5 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is Night of the Living Dead (1968) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Night of the Living Dead (1968) has no MPAA age rating, and Watch Darkly does not assign one either, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 4.0/10 for fear, 2.5/10 for gore, and 5.0/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 5 jump scares. Content warnings on file: child endangerment.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of Night of the Living Dead (1968)?

Accepted Answer

Judith O'Dea plays Barbra, Duane Jones plays Ben, Marilyn Eastman plays Helen Cooper, Karl Hardman plays Harry Cooper, Judith Ridley plays Judy, Keith Wayne plays Tom, Kyra Schon plays Karen Cooper / Corpse in House, Charles Craig plays TV Newscaster / Zombie.

Question 6

Does Night of the Living Dead (1968) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

Night of the Living Dead (1968) has a downer ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 7

What are some films like Night of the Living Dead (1968)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Night of the Living Dead (1968) on Watch Darkly include 28 Weeks Later (2007), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), The Return of the Living Dead (1985), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

Night of the Living Dead

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