Choose your top 10/favourite zombie movies of alltime

[daz of the dead]

mine are
1.land of the dead
2.dawn of the dead
3.night of the living dead
4.day of the dead
5.zombie
6.the dead
7.shaun of the dead
8.28 days later
9.diary of the dead
10.return of the living dead 3.

thats my list guys i know you probably wont agree with me, and remember im not saying these are the best zombie movies, im just saying there my favourites, would love to hear your lists guys

[paranoid101]

1. Day of the Dead 2008 lol just kidding, the 1985 movie for me is my favorite.
2. The Dead, best zombie movie by far since day 85
3. Dawn 78
4. Dawn 04 (Don't hate me lol)
5. Night of the Living Dead remake by Tom Savini
6. Night 68
7. Zombie Flesh Eaters
8. Dead Set Not a movie really but one of my favourites
9. Return of the Living Dead
10. Shaun of the Dead

Theres others like Evil dead, 28 days later, Rec etc which can easily make the list but tbh are not true Zombie movies, plus many apologises to many other zombie movie that I have seen and Loved, sometimes top tens are just not enough.

[daz of the dead]

thats a great list mate, and im glad to see 'the dead' on there, as i agree it is the best zombie movie for years. i also have 'dead set' and its good, can i ask did you like 'land of the dead' and what do you think of 'return of the living dead 3'

[Andy]

1. Night of the living dead (original of course)
2. Fulcis Zombie Flesh Eaters aka Zombi 2
3. Day of the Dead (do i even need to say original?)
4. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
5. The living dead at the Manchester Morgue.
6. The Evil Dead.
7. City of the living dead.
8. Braindead aka Dead Alive
9. The Beyond
10. The Fog

[daz of the dead]

another great list, evil dead is one of my fave horror movies, i just dont consider it a zombie movie

[Andy]

another great list, evil dead is one of my fave horror movies, i just dont consider it a zombie movie

I Dont consider 28 days later a zombie movie either so we'll agree to disagree :p

[Mr.G]

1. Dawn of the Dead (original)
2. Night of the Living Dead (original)
3. Day of the Dead (original)
4. Shaun of the Dead
5. Night of the Living Dead (1990 remake)
6. Return of the Living Dead
7. Fido
8. Dead Set
9. Night of the Creeps
10. Children of the Living Dead

Hopefully once I see The Dead....I'll have to update my list!

[daz of the dead]

lol fair play

[Tricia Martin]

Hmmm...this is a hard one. This order is not right either- I love them all the same.
1. Night of the Living dead (1968)
2. Return of the Living Dead...I love that lil' half-dog barking. Always makes me giggle.
3. Shaun of the Dead
4. Autumn
5. Fido
6. Dead Alive (classic!)
7. Resident Evil...the first one- ok as far as video game movies go
8. Dawn of the Dead
9. Land of the Dead
10. White Zombie- original old school black and white classic...cheesy but I loved it

[daz of the dead]

lovin the love for land tricia

[Tricia Martin]

Oh! That movie (Land) actually creeped me out! hahaa! It takes a lot to creep me out, but certain scenes surely did it! hahaa!

[daz of the dead]

lol its a brilliant zombie movie i think, ive never understood the negativity around it, but hey you cant please everybody, but day of the dead was seen as a dissopiontment when it first came out and is now considered a classic, and im pretty sure that one day so will 'land of the dead' will be

[fulci fan]

-Zombi 2
-Day 85
-COTLD
-DOTD 78
-The Beyond
- Hell of the Living Dead - Franco Garofalo makes this movie enjoyable
- Night 90
- Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
-Return of the Living Dead
-Dead Alive

Zombi 3 and Zombie 4: After Death are cool too but they suck

[Andy]

lol its a brilliant zombie movie i think, ive never understood the negativity around it, but hey you cant please everybody, but day of the dead was seen as a dissopiontment when it first came out and is now considered a classic, and im pretty sure that one day so will 'land of the dead' will be

This post (http://forum.homepageofthedead.com/showthread.php?15195-My-thoughts-on-land.-As-Requested.&p=205687&viewfull=1#post205687) explains alot.

[Wrong Number]

1. Dawn of the Dead (original)
2. Night of the Living Dead (original)
3. Return of the Living Dead
4. Day of the Dead (original)
5. Night of the Living Dead (1990 remake)
6. Land of the Dead
7. Diary of the dead
8. Shaun of the Dead
9. Zombieland
10. Fido

WN

[Tricia Martin]

holy crap I forgot Zombieland! hahaa! Doubletap!

[Wyldwraith]

1) Dawn of the Dead (original)
2) Night of the Living Dead (1990/Savini-remake)
3) Land of the Dead
4) Day of the Dead
5) Resident Evil
6) Resident Evil 3/Extinction
7) Resident Evil 2/Apocalypse
8) Return of the Living Dead
9) Return of the Living Dead 2
10) Can't remember the name of it. Martial arts actor, living as solo survivalist and setting bombs on the city gaslines to blow up the infested city, then forced to come along to rescue this girl who turns out to have the cure in her blood. One of those late night movies seen on SyFy or Spike.

[paranoid101]

1) Dawn of the Dead (original)
2) Night of the Living Dead (1990/Savini-remake)
3) Land of the Dead
4) Day of the Dead
5) Resident Evil
6) Resident Evil 3/Extinction
7) Resident Evil 2/Apocalypse
8) Return of the Living Dead
9) Return of the Living Dead 2
10) Can't remember the name of it. Martial arts actor, living as solo survivalist and setting bombs on the city gaslines to blow up the infested city, then forced to come along to rescue this girl who turns out to have the cure in her blood. One of those late night movies seen on SyFy or Spike.

I think your number 10 was called I Am Omega starring Mark Dacascos, came out around the same time as I am Legend.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1075746/ link to IMDB

[bassman]

Due to my low number of serious favorite zombie films, i'm also tossing in some comedies, a TV pilot, and one that's technically not a zombie film...

Day
Dawn
The Walking Dead
Night90
Shaun
Grindhouse(Planet Terror)
Land
Zombieland
Night
28 Days Later

[Wyldwraith]

Thanks Paranoid101,
Moment I read it I was like "Doh, THAT'S the name!" :)
Interesting pattern in people's preferences. Not nearly as similar as one might expect from some of the threads here.

[AnxietyDilemma]

I rarely post, but I like top 10 lists so what the hell:

Night Of The Living Dead (1968) - favorite movie of all time btw
Day Of The Dead (1985)
Dawn Of The Dead (1978)
The Return Of The Living Dead
Land Of The Dead
Zombi 2
Shaun Of The Dead
The Dead
Night Of The Living Dead (1990)
The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue


Granted, I have yet to see Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things which seems intriguing, so that could at one point end up in my top 10.

[krisvds]

Day of the dead
Dawn of the dead
Night of the living dead
The dead
Zombi 2
The return of the living dead
[REC]
Land of the dead
Braindead
Shaun of the dead

Not really pure zombie movies to some (and yes, rec could also fall into that category) though they are to others including me:
The Beyond, City of the living dead, Burial ground (this IS an 'undead' film!), Demons, 28 days/weeks later, The evil dead trilogy, ...

No thanks: every Romero remake EXCEPT the night of the living dead by Savini which is brilliant, Zombieland (meh), ...

[Neil]

10) Can't remember the name of it. Martial arts actor, living as solo survivalist and setting bombs on the city gaslines to blow up the infested city, then forced to come along to rescue this girl who turns out to have the cure in her blood. One of those late night movies seen on SyFy or Spike.

O.M.G! ! ! You mean "I Am Omega"..? That's an Asylum production and as such should be bleached from existance!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1075746/board/thread/94225264


Surely "The Omega Man" should be in place of this if it appears in your top ten list?

[Christopher Jon]

Not really pure zombie movies to some

People get so anal about zombies.

It's amusing.

Romero took ideas from a bunch of different undead myths.

[Wyldwraith]

Hrmm,
I didn't really classify The Omega Man as a zombie movie, because that mutant Matthias is always ranting at Charlton Heston...but in comparison movie to movie yea The Omega Man is the far far better movie.
However, I didn't seriously mind the other made-for-TV zombie flick. I tend to like broader-scale views of the zombie apocalypse, so local-scale flicks (with the Night/Night-remake being the exception) tend to be kinda meh for me.

[Neil]

Hrmm,
I didn't really classify The Omega Man as a zombie movie, because that mutant Matthias is always ranting at Charlton Heston...but in comparison movie to movie yea The Omega Man is the far far better movie.
However, I didn't seriously mind the other made-for-TV zombie flick. I tend to like broader-scale views of the zombie apocalypse, so local-scale flicks (with the Night/Night-remake being the exception) tend to be kinda meh for me.

I've got very fond memories of "The Omega Man", so anything that treads in its footsteps (eg: "I Am Omega") had better do a good job! :)

[krisvds]

People get so anal about zombies.

It's amusing.

Romero took ideas from a bunch of different undead myths.

High five.

[Christopher Jon]

I've got very fond memories of "The Omega Man", so anything that treads in its footsteps (eg: "I Am Omega") had better do a good job!
I'll always have a soft spot for The Omega Man but it hasn't aged well. It still kicks the crap out of I Am Omega.


I tend to like broader-scale views of the zombie apocalypse, so local-scale flicks (with the Night/Night-remake being the exception) tend to be kinda meh for me.
I hear ya.

Unfortunately zombies are a ghetto low budget genre.

I respect what some of the indi guys are trying to do but I'd rather see a well made low-scale film like NOTLD instead of an epic piece of crap.

[Neil]

I'll always have a soft spot for The Omega Man but it hasn't aged well. It still kicks the crap out of I Am Omega.
I can sort of understand that. It has a very 70s vibe to it, which I guess you need to accept or overlook :)

But I love it - When I was a kid it was one of the group of apocalyptic films that set me down this zombie filled path I now walk :)

[Wyldwraith]

No question,
The Omega Man was one of my favorite movies growing up, and has remained so. I got a kick out of the fact it just played on AMC on cable (the home of every classic flick from Gone With the Wind to Hitchcock's The Birds). Always nice to see some apocalyptic horror make the list of accepted classics.

That early scene, where Heston ends up racing for his home fortress after having been delayed late enough for the sun to set was one of the in-your-face edge of the seat scenes that hooked me on Survival Horror as a kid/young adolescent. Looking back, I'm terribly thankful my Mom was uber-cool about not censoring what I wanted to watch. Other than to use the Screaming Nightmare standard. (Ie: If it made me wake in the middle of the night with a scream, it didn't get a 2nd showing in the house til I was much older.)

Probably one of the only kids who at under age 12 was taken by his Mom to see Aliens when it played at a drive-in as part of a weekend sci-fi binge of classics. Was one of her favorite movies, and she wanted me to get a chance to see the version unedited for TV. (Gun-drones FTW!/One of the BEST SCENES EVER in a movie. Watching as the characters watched the ammo counters for the drones race downwards towards zero as the Aliens just kept swarming forwards, until they finally withdrew with like 6-16 rounds left in the last drone was bar none one of the best uses of dramatic tension in ANY movie, period!)

Ahh for the good ole days.

[MikePizzoff]

Probably gonna get some shit for mine...

1. Dawn '78 (been my all-time favorite movie for 2 decades)
2. Night '90
3. Return Of The Living Dead
4. Phantasm
5. The Omega Man
6. Dod Sno
7. Demons
8. Shaun Of The Dead
8. Dead Girl
9. Dead Alive
10. Zombie

I really feel like I'm having a brain fart and forgetting about a couple I'd have in here. The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue/Let Sleeping Corpses Lie comes in at a close 11.

[Arco]

Pretty new here. Thought I'd jump in!

1. Dawn '78
2. Day '85
3. Return of the Living Dead
4. Night '68
5. Night '90
6. Land
7. Zombie (We are going to eat you!)
8. Dawn Remake
9. Return of the Living Dead 2 (I know...)
10. Night of the Creeps

[Neil]

Probably gonna get some shit for mine...

1. Dawn '78 (been my all-time favorite movie for 2 decades)
2. Night '90
3. Return Of The Living Dead
4. Phantasm
5. The Omega Man
6. Dod Sno
7. Demons
8. Shaun Of The Dead
8. Dead Girl
9. Dead Alive
10. Zombie

I really feel like I'm having a brain fart and forgetting about a couple I'd have in here. The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue/Let Sleeping Corpses Lie comes in at a close 11.

Do you know how happy I am to see your no.5 included in a list :)

[SymphonicX]

There's seriously been nowhere near 10 good zombie movies.

There's only really 3 good zombie movies and one about infected running people.

I seriously can't think of any that qualify as deserving of being in any top ten apart from the holy three - perhaps I should read this thread. night 90 gets a special nod though.

[SRP76]

Hm. Been awhile, so might list may need revision...

1. Dawn 78
2. Night 68
3. Dawn 04
4. Day 85
5. Night 90
6. Land
7. 2012: Zombie Apocalypse (can't believe I'm not kidding)
8. Resident Evil: Afterlife
9. Survival
10. Day 08

[Goji]

1. Dawn of the Dead ('78)
2. Day of the Dead ('85 / Night of the Living Dead ('68) *tie*
3. Zombi 2 (aka Zombie)
4. Return of the Living Dead
5. Night of the Living Dead ('90)
6. The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue
7. Survival of the Dead
8. Land of the Dead
9. Hell Of the Living Dead (it's hilarious)
10. Zombi 3 (also hilarious)

[Vulture Lives]

I'm going to start by listing only five movies, in no particular order:

Dawn of the Dead ('78)
Cemetery Man (Dellamorte Dellamore)
Night of the Living Dead ('68)
Shaun of the Dead
Day of the Dead ('85)

Listing five other movies is difficult. None of Romero's other zombie movies are worthy. I have problems with Tom Savini's Night of the Living Dead remake. Lucio Fulci's Zombie is regarded as a classic, but I'm not in love with it. I don't like Return of the Living Dead. The Evil Dead movies aren't zombie movies; same goes for 28 Days Later. I liked The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue, but I've only see it once. A lot of the humor doesn't work for me in Dead Alive (Braindead), but I might have to include it due to a lack of choices. Does Re-Animator count as a zombie movie? I lean towards "no."

[bd2999]

This shifts a bit for me...

1. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
2. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
3. Day of the Dead (1985)
4. Return of the Living Dead
5. Shaun of the Dead
6. Zombie
7. The Dead
8. Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things
9. Night of the Living Dead (1990)
10. The Beyond (the ending anyway)/ The Dead at the Machester Morgue.

Did not count 28 Days later although it is a pretty darn good movie with very similar themes, and by some definitions is a zombie movie. The Dawn remake was decent, Zombieland was good and there are some really campy Italian movies that might deserve mention as well. A ton of newer zombie films have come out but at best they are usually average.

[paultagonist]

I'm going to take a different route.. instead of posting the same movies everyone else is, just in a slightly different order, I'll just post 10 of my favorite low budget indie zombie flicks. :-)

Mud Zombies
Evil (To Kako)
Die and Let Live
Vs. The Dead
Redneck Zombies
The Stink of Flesh
A Cadaver Christmas
Zombie Diaries
Plaga Zombie: Mutant Zone
Meat Market 1 & 2

Those are some good ones off the top of my head.

[Core]

George A. Romero fans will kill me heh
Here is my personal top ten zombie movies with trailer links.

1)Dawn of The Dead (2004) ------- http://www.youtube.co/watch?v=jirwx0qOQ9E
2)Planet Terror ------------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBi00ZiqIv4
3)Shaun Of The Dead ------------- http://www.youtube.co/watch?v=yfDUv3ZjH2k
4)Resident Evil 1 ----------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiS6gtClrqk
5)28 Weeks Later (yes not days)-- http://www.youtube.co/watch?v=cbpjH4XCG3c
6)The Return of the Living Dead --- http://www.youtube.co/watch?v=GkhCAV3wmIU
7)Rec 1 -------------------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeaUokzE9fI
8)Rec 2 -------------------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G18YS8YrQ0
9)Land of the Dead --------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atXJB9luiko
10)Resident Evil: Apocalypse ------ http://www.youtube.co/watch?v=3tnMznaF4Yc

and... !!! Black Dynamite (was a joke) --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Y24a0cyCE

[Christopher Jon]

George A. Romero fans will kill me heh
Here is my personal top ten zombie movies with trailer links.

1)Dawn of The Dead (2004) ------- http://www.youtube.co/watch?v=jirwx0qOQ9E
2)Planet Terror ------------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBi00ZiqIv4
3)Shaun Of The Dead ------------- http://www.youtube.co/watch?v=yfDUv3ZjH2k
4)Resident Evil 1 ----------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiS6gtClrqk
5)28 Weeks Later (yes not days)-- http://www.youtube.co/watch?v=cbpjH4XCG3c
6)The Return of the Living Dead --- http://www.youtube.co/watch?v=GkhCAV3wmIU
7)Rec 1 -------------------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeaUokzE9fI
8)Rec 2 -------------------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G18YS8YrQ0
9)Land of the Dead --------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atXJB9luiko
10)Resident Evil: Apocalypse ------ http://www.youtube.co/watch?v=3tnMznaF4Yc

and... !!! Black Dynamite (was a joke) --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Y24a0cyCE

You best start running now and don't look back. If the fanboys catch you, it's not going to be pretty.

I don't get the love for Day of the Dead. I can't sit through it without hitting fast-forward.

[paultagonist]

I don't get the love for Day of the Dead. I can't sit through it without hitting fast-forward.
Where would you fast forward it? I find the entire film engaging.

[JonOfTheShred]

Let's see...(in no particular order, besides chronology)

Night of the Living Dead (1990) Definitively creepy atmosphere and a great update to the original. The 'epilogue' was also great, especially how it tied into Dawn. (Helicopter = Roger, Peter, Francine, and Stephen. The part of Dawn they're flying over the rednecks. "They're enjoying themselves!") Some of the best 'character' zombies ever made. The two zombies in the cemetery. Uncle Rege. The zombie immobilized at the legs, creepily crawling in place. And, of course, the awesome soundtrack. Really dug the creepy, cheesy synth music in all the movies. This one was great. Only thing lacking, really, was the gore...meatier headshots, and surplus of blood would've helped. Imagine Night '90 - with the gore of Day of the Dead?

Dawn of the Dead (1978) The "Extended Mall Hours" fan edit in particular. This has all the footage of both the US and European cuts of the film, so it runs something like 155 minutes. A lot of scenes make tons more sense when they are fleshed out. For example, good ol' Captain Rhodes and his band of fake police officers.
Day of the Dead (1985) I think this movie would've blown every other zombie movie in existence away, like completely destroyed the competition, if it had focused another 20 minutes to a half hour, on the helicopter crew traveling from abandoned city to abandoned city.

Land of the Dead This one is gonna become a fan favorite. Just watch. Being too young to have gotten a chance to see the original trilogy in Theaters, this was my big screen zombie debut. A few bowl packs deep, and I even had to bring a friend because I wasn't 17 yet. Still holds up today, for me. Some of the best feasting scenes in movies. The biggest feast in any zombie movie. A lot of great stuff in this. Big Daddy was far too emotive. In fact, they should have had the "protagonist zombies" stop and feast more, and added another 25 - 30 minutes of creepy travel throughout the flick, to build up the doom on a slower burn, ramp the tension as the zombies slowly circle the city.

Shaun of the Dead This movie is almost perfect. The comedy style is very effective. The downfall of civilization, with the Shaun completely ignoring the apocalypse, was also very effective. I doubt a zombie comedy will ever beat this one. In fact, I was surprised I enjoyed Zombieland so much, considering how awesome Shaun was, it sets the bar so high.

The Dead (2010) Only watched this one once, but it definitely had some of the creepiest, most unsettling zombies of all-time. I like the fact there was a lot of travel - I don't think we need any more "hole up in one spot" zombie flicks at this point, unless it's a really clever idea.

Dawn of the Dead (2004) This one, despite the running zombies, just had a great moodiness to it, and some good black comedy in there too. The game of shooting zombie celebrity look-a-likes, the Disturbed cover (should have done Pat Boones Holy Diver instead), when they turn off the mall music. The shit hitting the fan scenes were done really well, and I could've used a lot more of it. Say....another 10 - 15 minutes of the chaos and initial panic, before reaching the mall. I definitely prefer the original, but this one was arguably just as entertaining. And I prefer shamblers, too.

The Walking Dead The show is exactly what we've all wanted. It could be better, yes. Maybe if HBO had picked it up. Maybe if they had done the "Black Hawk Down with Zombies" for the Season 2 opener, depicting shit hitting the fan, like Darabont intended. (Instead of firing him and giving ALL the money to make that episode to "Mad Men" instead. Because they REALLY needed the budget over a ZOMBIE show, right?) When this show is on point, it's really ON POINT. I have high hopes for Season 3: prison time and governor, awww yea. "OY GUV-NAH!"
Whether or not this is living up to the lofty expectations, it is still pretty bad-ass to see this show shatters the world record, again and again.

Return of the Living Dead / ROTLD 2 I'm just gonna lump these two together, because the rest of the series sucked and these two were both awesome. Arguably the second movie to ever have "fast" zombies (when they swarm the paramedic? shiiit) with the first being City of the Walking Dead from 1980. Not to mention Linnea Quigley.

Zombi 2 This movie is the only Fulci zombie flick I ever connected with. Some of the most cringe-worthy scenes in any zombie flick. The eye poke? Shit is intense. It's got a lot of great moments in it, and some really meaning, rotting, slow moving zombies. Great soundtrack too, one of the best for the genre.


Zombieland I saw this one in theater 3 times. Not as good as Shaun of the Dead, but something about it was very endearing. I liked the rules segments, thought that was pretty clever. Had an almost Hitchikers Guide kinda feel to it. (The movie, not the books.)


Others worth mentioning:
Night of the Living Dead (1968), Dead Set, Pontypool, Black Sheep, Mulberry Street, Fido, Night of the Creeps, Slither, Cemetery Man, Diary of the Dead (this one's gonna be a grower too...I'm telling ya. Not as good as Land, though.)

[3pidemiC]

1. Day of the Dead
2. Dawn of the Dead
3. Night of the Living Dead '90
4. Night of the Living Dead
5. Return of the Living Dead
6. Zombi 2
7. Dead Alive
8. Dawn of the Dead '04
9. Shaun of the Dead
10. Planet Terror

HM: Land of the Dead, REC

[Neil]

Hmmm...this is a hard one. This order is not right either- I love them all the same.
1. Night of the Living dead (1968)
2. Return of the Living Dead...I love that lil' half-dog barking. Always makes me giggle.
3. Shaun of the Dead
4. Autumn
5. Fido
6. Dead Alive (classic!)
7. Resident Evil...the first one- ok as far as video game movies go
8. Dawn of the Dead
9. Land of the Dead
10. White Zombie- original old school black and white classic...cheesy but I loved it

You're right the order isn't correct, as "Autumn" clearly should be at no. 57! :)

[firecrash]

1. Dawn of the Dead
2. Return of the Living Dead
3. Resident Evil: Extinction
4. Braindead
5. Night of the Living Dead
6. Day of the Dead
7. Shaun of the Dead
8. DeadGirl
9. Resident Evil: After Life
10. Fido

Great movies, love watching these on marathon during halloween season.

[Neil]

^^ Still not watched Dead Girl!

[RustyHicks]

1) Dawn of the dead
2)Shaun of the dead
3)Day of the dead
4)Night of the living dead (68)
5)Night of the living dead (90)
6) Creepshow (well it has two zombie stories in it)
7) Return of the living dead
8)Night of the creeps (kinda zombie movie)
9)Land of the dead
10)Return of the living dead part 2