Still to this day, this is "THE" zombie movie. A bit dated, but still very effective.
David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger
Following the events of Night of the Living Dead (1968), we follow the exploits of four survivors of the expanding zombie apocalypse as they take refuge in an abandoned shopping mall following a horri...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 7, 2004
Stats: 8,834 reviews
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October 12, 2009
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September 7, 2009
Ten years after making the groundbreaking Night of the living Dead, Romero follows it up with, not so much a sequel, more of a continuation of a theme, with Dawn of the Dead. It is hands down the best Zombie movie ever and is also in the top 10 best horror films ever made. Hell, ...( read more)
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August 25, 2009
Dawn of the Dead is concrete proof that extreme gore and violence doesn't always equal a dumb movie and that the two can make very nice bedfellows indeed. This film is a rare thing in that it will please both gorehounds and fans of art cinema, and there isn't a vast amount of fil...( read more)
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November 4, 2008
Nothing like a good zombie movie and here, romero delivers his follow-up to the classic Night of the Living Dead about a group of people holed up in a mall surrounded by them. It's fun to see the mindless walking dead window shopping, playing hockey, riding escalators and just ge...( read more)
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October 28, 2008
Eleven years after Night of the Living Dead stormed onto drive in theater screens George Romero gave us the incredible Dawn of the Dead, which is the first epic horror film. The zombie epidemic is sweeping the nation as society slowly descends into chaos. Two SWAT team members an...( read more)
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November 1, 2009
A true classic you would expect nothing less from the man who pioneered all the great zombie films.
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October 29, 2009
A zombie classic with a smart political-social commentary about American consumerism and social class.
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September 6, 2007I love the line "When there is no more room in hell. The dead ..." I tend to think thon consumerism trait over hyped. I rate the movie as one of the finest within the genre. Rumours abound that Romero is now working upon the 5th installment.
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August 27, 2007Doesn't David Emge bear a striking resemblance to Hugh Laurie? I don't know, I always thought so... =)
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