Dawn of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead

2004Movie101 minEnglish

A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.

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IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Metacritic59/100
Google Users79%
Director: Zack SnyderGenres: Horror, Action, Thriller

Plot Summary

A disparate group of survivors seeks refuge in a desolate shopping mall during a zombie apocalypse. As the undead horde outside grows, tensions and conflicts rise among the survivors within the mall's confines. They must band together to find a way to escape and survive the relentless onslaught of the flesh-eating creatures.

Critical Reception

Zack Snyder's directorial debut was a critical and commercial success, praised for its intense action, fast-paced zombies, and modern take on the classic horror film. While some critics noted its departure from the original's social commentary, most found it a thrilling and effective zombie survival story.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its relentless action and intense, terrifying zombie sequences.
  • Hailed as a stylish and energetic remake that successfully updates the franchise for a new generation.
  • Some reviewers felt it lacked the depth and satire of the original but was still a highly entertaining horror film.

Google audience: Audiences generally loved the fast-paced action and suspenseful horror, finding it a thrilling and scary zombie movie. Some noted it was more action-oriented than the original but appreciated its modern take and intense gore.

Fun Fact

The film's opening scene, featuring the pregnant nurse's attack, was filmed in a real, abandoned hospital and was considered one of the most disturbing sequences by test audiences.

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4 reviews
Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Ne...

**A low-budget film, but where everyone tries to do the best they can.** Generally, I don't like films with the living dead, although I've seen several in recent times. This was one of them. Out of nowhere, the characters are thrown into...
Andre Gonzales

Andre Gonzales

Awesome awesome movie. Loved this movie since the first time I ever seen it. Lots of zombies, and a lot of killing. One of the best zombies movies ever made in my opinion.
Kamurai

Kamurai

Great watch, will watch again, and can definitely recommend. Granted, if you're not a zombie fan, you're probably not even considering this one. Then you have the great argument about infection vectors (this is pretty classic, bite infe...
John Chard

John Chard

Come on, man. You must've heard the priest say something about life and death. George Romero fans feared the worst, another one of his sacred original zombie trilogy films was being remade, this even though the remake of Night of the Liv...