What are some films like Dawn of the Dead (1978)?

Films similar to Dawn of the Dead (1978) on Watch Darkly include The Return of the Living Dead (1985), Shaun of the Dead (2004), Anna and the Apocalypse (2017), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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Dawn of the Dead

1978 · NR · 2h 7m

When there’s no more room in HELL, the dead will walk the EARTH!

During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

Plot summary via TMDB

Release

In theaters: April 13, 1979

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Genres

horroraction

Details

Budget$640,000

Box office$55M

Directed by

George A. Romero

Written by

George A. Romero

Cinematography

Michael Gornick

Music

Fabio Pignatelli, Massimo Morante, Claudio Simonetti, Agostino Marangolo

Starring

David Emge as Stephen "Flyboy" Andrews · Ken Foree as Peter Washington · Scott H. Reiniger as Roger "Trooper" DeMarco · Gaylen Ross as Francine "Fran" Parker · David Crawford as Dr. James Foster · David Early as Sidney Berman · Richard France as Dr. Milliard Rausch · Howard Smith as TV Commentator