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'Dawn of the Dead' (1978) -

One of the best (if not the best) zombie movies of all time, 'Dawn of the Dead' is indeed a classic of the genre. A group of survivors among an unfolding zombie onslaught take refuge in a local mall in this film. Makeup artist Tom Savini drew inspiration from things he witnessed during the Vietnam War to create horrifying effects. Not only is it gory, but the film is also an anti-consumerist satire.

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'Dawn of the Dead' (2004) -

The 2004 version of the cult classic with the same name is also remarkably good. Can you imagine what happens when a pregnant woman is bitten by a zombie? You'll have to watch the movie to find out.

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'Shaun of the Dead' (2004) -

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost team up for this parody zombie movie, which is rather brilliant and funny. Zombies start to invade London, but a group of survivors eventually finds a safe space:  the good ol' pub.

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'Zombieland' (2009) -

A college student teams up with other unlikely characters during a journey to escape a zombie apocalypse. The movie stars Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin.

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'World War Z' (2013) -

It's not every day that we see Brad Pitt fighting zombies, so put this one on your film bucket list!

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'Train to Busan' (2016) -

Yeon Sang-ho's film takes us on a train ride from Seoul to Busan in the midst of a zombie apocalypse.

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'Night of the Living Dead' (1968) -

A group of people together in a cabin being attacked by zombies. Sounds familiar? That's because it is. 'Night of the Living Dead' also made history for starring an African-American man as the protagonist.

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'28 Days Later' (2002) -

This apocalyptic zombie horror flick is set in London, England. A virus spreads across the country, but a small group of people manage to survive.

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'ParaNorman' (2012) -

This movie might be about a character who can talk to ghosts, but it also has a cool zombie plotline that earns it a spot on this list.

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'Evil Dead II' (1987) -

A group of people in a wooden cabin fighting zombies. The plot is as zombiesque as it can be, and we love it. The film is a sequel to 1981's 'The Evil Dead.'

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'Planet Terror' (2007) -

Brad Pitt is not the only A-lister to star in a zombie movie. Bruce Willis also makes an appearance in this homage to the low-budget grindhouse movies of the '70s and '80s.

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'The Girl with All the Gifts' (2016) -

A disease that turns people into flesh-eating creatures takes over the world, except for a small group of children. One in particular seems to be special in other areas, too. Set in a dystopian London, this movie is definitively one to watch.

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'Little Monsters' (2019) -

Lupita Nyong’o plays a zombie-fighting kindergarten teacher during a field trip. Who wouldn't want a teacher like her, right?

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'Rabid' (1977) -

This David Cronenberg zombie film starring a '70s adult movie star touches on the condemnation of sex workers. A woman undergoes plastic surgery following a car crash and acquires a stinger under her armpit. When men get too close, she stings them and transmits a rage virus.

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'The Last Man on Earth' (1964) -

Dr. Robert Morgan (Vincent Price) is the only survivor of a devastating plague, but then the living dead come after him.

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'Braindead' (1992) -

This Peter Jackson-directed zombie flick, also known as 'Dead Alive,' is about a woman who's bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey and turns into a flesh-eating creature.

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'Day of the Dead' (1985) -

Scientists and military personnel join forces in a bunker to come up with a solution on how to deal with the zombies that are taking over the world. 

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'Dead & Buried' (1981) -

Tourists start to come back to life to take revenge on the townspeople who murdered them.

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'Re-Animator' (1985) -

If you're looking for a gory '80s zombie movie, 'Re-Animator' is a must-watch! A med student starts experimenting with the reanimation of dead tissue. What could go wrong, right?

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'Anna and the Apocalypse' (2017) -

A teenager and her friends fight zombies in their small town. But this is not your average zombie movie: in addition to fighting, the characters also sing and dance!

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'Night of the Comet' (1984) -

We have two female characters battling zombies after a comet wipes out nearly all life on the planet. The actors didn't really want to call it a zombie movie, but it actually is. An early version of the script was even titled 'Teenage Comet Zombies.'

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'The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue' (1974) -

The police go after a couple of hippies suspected of murder, not realizing that the real culprits are, in fact, zombies.

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'Pontypool' (2008) -

A radio host reports on the spread of a virus that tuns people into zombies in a small Canadian town.

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'Night of the Creeps' (1986) -

Alien brain parasites turn humans into zombies.  A group of teenagers come together to fight them. The movie became known for its iconic tag line "The good news is your date is here. The bad news is … he’s dead."

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'Dead Snow' (2009) -

What's worse than zombies? Nazi zombies, of course! A group of students travel to a remote mountain region for a ski vacation when they encounter a terrifying battalion of undead Nazi soldiers.

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'Zombie' (1979) -

This Italian movie, also known as 'Zombi 2' and 'Zombie Flesh Eaters,' is about a group of people who travel to an island in search of answers after a zombie is found on a boat off the New York coast.

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See also: 30 of the greatest horror movies of all time

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