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White Zombie
"White Zombie" was the first introduction to the walking dead in film for the American audience. Unlike later zombies, the undead characters in this movie have been reanimated through the use of voodoo to be used as slaves.Full Movie -
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Zombie Movies Over the Years
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Night of the Living Dead
This classic, directed by the legendary George A. Romero, is the quintessential beginning of zombies in American pop culture. The film began the tradition of the slow, shambling zombie and the idea of a headshot being needed to take them out. Trailer -
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things
This film stands out for its gore as well as the use of black comedy to great effect. The plot revolves around a teenagers who desecrate a grave, which brings the rest of the cemetary to life.
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Dawn of the Dead
Another Romero film that showed the zombie outbreak on a larger scale and brought up interesting themes of consumerism in American culture.
The plot follows a group of survivors who barracade themselves in a shopping mall during the zombie apocalypse. The film was later remade in 2004 by director Zach Snyder. Trailer -
Zombie/Zombi 2
Directed by Lucio Fulci, Zombi 2 is an landmark Italian film in the zombie genre. It was released in the U.S. under the name Zombie. Shark Scene -
The Evil Dead Films
This iconic horror comedy franchise features demonic possession that leaves people in a zombified state. Amateur filmmaker Sam Raimi and actor Bruce Campbell filmed the first Evil Dead movie in Tennessee on a shoestring budget. The Laughing Room Scene -
Return of the Living Dead
One of the earlier examples of the zombie comedy, John Russo was invovled in coming up with the story for Return of the Living Dead. Russo co-wrote Night of the Living Dead with Romero, but the two went separate ways after their debut film. It is also the origin of zombies saying "Brains!" Tarman Scene -
Braindead/Dead Alive
Full of sensational gore effects and gross-out moments, Braindead was directed by Peter Jackson, who went on to do the Lord of the Rings films. Trailer -
28 Days Later
A British zombie film that was unique for moving away from the traditional zombie to faster, more deadly undead ghouls. It also had a sequel, called 28 Months Later. Trailer -
Shaun of the Dead
Directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, Shaun of the Dead is a zombie comedy that makes frequent, subtle references to classic films in the genre. Winchester Scene -
Land of the Dead
Romero's Land of the Dead focuses on a city that has been walled off since the zombie apocalypse. It provides commentary on the division between social classes and the post-9/11 world. Trailer -
Quarantine
A remake of the Spanish horror film REC, Quarantine tells the story of a reporter and a cameraman who are shadowing a group of firemen when they are trapped in a building where a new stain of rabies is turning the resident into zombie-like creatures. One of several found-footage zombie films at that time, including Diary of the Dead. Trailer -
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World War Z
This very loose adaption of Max Brooks' novel of the same name features faster zombies which are able to scale massive walls by swarming. Other than that, it is pretty forgettable. Clip
