Top 10 Best American Zombie Movies

Army of the Dead is set in the abandoned city of Las Vegas, surrounded by walls filled with zombies, following a catastrophic government mistake. Casino tycoon Bly Tanaka realizes he left something in Sin City: precisely $200 million.

Currently, his cash mountain remains untouched behind the impenetrable vault of the casino. However, the U.S. President plans to nuke the entire city in less than 96 hours. Now, Tanaka is willing to pay $50 million to former mercenary Scott Ward and his team to retrieve the money before the city is destroyed.

Indeed, this is a life-changing offer that Scott cannot refuse; however, the rules have changed, and the walking dead seem to have the ability to organize, human intelligence. But time is running out. Can they return from Vegas with the bags of money and become rich? Watch Army of the Dead to follow this team's journey!

Army of the Dead becomes one of the most-watched Netflix originals with an estimated 75 million viewers in the first four weeks, also earning $1 million at the box office from theatrical release.

DETAILS:
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Ana de la Reguera
Duration: 2h 28min
Release Year: 2021
IMDb: 5.8/10
TOMATOMETER: 67%

AUDIENCE: 75%
Link: https://www.netflix.com/vn/title/81046394

Black Summer Season 1 kicks off the story at a time when society is in utter chaos with the rapidly spreading ZOMBIE pandemic. Jaime King portrays Rose, a young mother searching for her lost daughter. During her quest, Rose allies with refugees to overcome the onslaught of thousands of the undead.

Black Summer Season 2 continues the narrative, unfolding in the freezing winter with new gruesome challenges amid the zombie apocalypse. As corpse hunters ruthlessly kill and the militia battles zombies, humanity faces desperation amidst the zombie wave.

DETAILS:
Directors: John Hyams, Karl Schaefer
Cast: Jaime King, Justin Chu Cary, Christine Lee
Duration: 16 episodes
Release Year: 2019
IMDb: 6.5/10
TOMATOMETER: 89%
AUDIENCE: 62%
Link: https://www.netflix.com/vn/title/80198988

The series Daybreak unfolds after an unexplained explosion, shattering the modern world as humans knew it, marking the beginning of a dystopian era where the strong rule over the weak. If that's not tragic enough, the toxic aftermath turns nearly all adults into flesh-eating undead creatures called Ghoulies.

The storyline of Daybreak revolves around Josh Wheeler (Colin Ford), a high school student from Glendale High, striving to find his girlfriend Sam Dean (Sophie Simnett) amidst the desolation. The peril that Josh faces includes not only the Ghoulies but also ruthless 'tribes' formed by the very bullies from the school.

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Directors: Aron Eli Coleite, Brad Peyton

Cast: Colin Ford, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Sophie Simnett

Duration: 10 episodes

Release Year: 2019

IMDb: 6.7/10

TOMATOMETER: 70%

AUDIENCE: 66%
Link: https://www.netflix.com/vn/title/80197462

The series In the Flesh is set in the fictional village of Roarton, Lancashire, though filmed in Marsden, West Yorkshire, depicting life a few years after 'The Rising'. This period marks the time when thousands who died in 2009 suddenly reanimate as remorseless zombies, killing and feasting on brains worldwide.

However, as the story progresses, a semblance of normalcy has returned. The zombie apocalypse has long been halted by armed resistance from the living, especially from armed local militias who patrol the communities.

Meanwhile, a scientific solution to the zombie phenomenon has been found in the form of a drug that restores consciousness to the zombies, allowing them to recall their time alive and who they used to be. The undead survivors, not killed by the militias, are captured, injected with the drug, and enrolled in the government's rehabilitation program as part of a plan to reintroduce them to society.

DETAILS:

Director: Dominic Mitchell

Cast: Luke Newberry, Harriet Cains, Marie Critchley

Duration: 9 episodes

Release Year: 2013

IMDb: 8.0/10

TOMATOMETER: 97%

AUDIENCE: 96%
Link: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/in-the-flesh/umc.cmc.3enknew0vqg49wm549j9z29d3

World War Z portrays the life of former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his seemingly content family. Suddenly, the world is shaken by a mysterious infectious disease, turning the entire human population into ferocious zombies. After escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to undertake an investigation into this disease. What follows is a perilous journey around the world, where Lane must bravely face horrifying dangers and challenges to find answers before the civilization of humanity collapses.

World War Z is a commercial success, grossing over $540 million against a production budget of $190 million, becoming the highest-grossing zombie film of all time. A sequel was announced shortly after the film's release.

DETAILS:
Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz
Duration: 1h 56 minutes
Release Year: 2013
IMDb: 7.0/10
TOMATOMETER: 66%

AUDIENCE: 72%
Link: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/world-war-z/umc.cmc.3b34fljrenragz6yy22lpsn3j

Zombieland is set in the early 21st century, where zombies have overrun America. A timid college student in Texas survives by adhering to his 30 rules, such as 'double-tap,' 'beware of bathrooms,' and 'seatbelts.' He decides to travel to Ohio to see if his parents are still alive.

Two men navigate survival in a zombie-filled world. Columbus, a weak-willed man, survives thanks to his overwhelming fear of flesh-eating zombies. Tallahassee is a zombie-killing hero determined to exterminate every last zombie on Earth. As they team up with Wichita and Little Rock, others lucky enough to survive the zombie onslaught, they must figure out which is less painful: sticking together or feeding the other zombies...

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Director: Ruben Fleischer

Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson

Duration: 1h 28 minutes

Release Year: 2009

IMDb: 7.6/10

TOMATOMETER: 89%
Link: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/zombieland/umc.cmc.6wwa6bx0gi4b53riq7a3wipeb

Juan of the Dead takes place in the picturesque coastal city of Hanaba, where daily life is no longer peaceful due to a virus spreading throughout the seaside town. Two fishermen suddenly become professional zombie hunters. The film explores their friendship, love for their homeland, and resilient battles filled with humor.

Juan is a lazy guy trying to reconnect with his daughter, who plans to return to Miami with her mother. Lazaro, Juan's friend, is attempting to reconnect with his own son, a persistent ladies' man. They begin to realize that the local residents are going 'crazy,' killing people, and feasting on their flesh, while the recently deceased come back to life.

The Cuban government and the media believe that the zombies are dissidents uprising against the government. Juan starts a business to profit from killing zombies, but the group soon realizes they are in jeopardy themselves.

DETAILS:
Director: Alejandro Brugués
Cast: Alexis Díaz de Villegas, Jorge Molina, Andros Perugorría
Duration: 1h 32 minutes
Release Year: 2011
IMDb: 6.4/10
TOMATOMETER: 83%
AUDIENCE: 64%
Link: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/juan-of-the-dead/umc.cmc.45j4inwpwsh0842xel5ivb4vn

Warm Bodies, also known as the Zombie Love Story, is a romantic, humorous film based on the novel of the same name by Isaac Marion.

The story revolves around the character R - a zombie who narrates his dull and tedious life as the world falls into chaos, with countless people infected by a virus and turning into zombies. A unique aspect of the film is that when a zombie eats the brain of a human, it experiences the memories and feelings of that person from the past.

R's monotonous life takes a turn when he meets Julie and falls in love with her at first sight. Instead of consuming her brain, R chooses to stay by her side and protect her from his kind. From then on, the two help each other adapt to their lives. Julie also helps R awaken emotions long forgotten. Will the love between two different species blossom? Don't miss Warm Bodies.

DETAILS:

Director: Jonathan Levine

Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Analeigh Tipton, John Malkovich

Duration: 1h 37 minutes

Release Year: 2013

IMDb: 6.8/10

TOMATOMETER: 81%
Link: https://www.netflix.com/vn/title/70230639

Resident Evil begins with a virus escaping in a secret facility called 'The Hive,' turning employees into hungry zombies and unleashing genetically modified creatures they were researching. A complex computer system will shut down the background to prevent infection.

The parent company sends an elite military unit, where they encounter Alice, who is suffering from amnesia due to exposure to nerve gas. The mission for the team is to shut down the computer and venture outside, fighting their way through zombies, mutants, and the computer itself, before the virus escapes and infects the rest of the world. Alice also has to confront her gradually returning memories. For the audience, Resident Evil has been highly successful in the zombie movie genre.

DETAILS:

Director: Paul WS Anderson

Cast: Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Ryan McCluskey

Duration: 1h 40 minutes

Release Year: 2002

IMDb: 6.7/10

TOMATOMETER: 36%

Link: https://www.netflix.com/vn/title/80996532

Army of the Dead translates to the Team of the Dead. The film explores the post-apocalyptic world of the living dead, directed by Zack Snyder from a screenplay he co-wrote with Shay Hatten and Joby Harold, based on a story created by Snyder himself.

Army of the Dead follows a group of mercenaries on a mission to venture into a zombie-infested quarantine zone to carry out a 'big heist.' Their perilous action aims to earn a large sum from a casino. The true purpose of this heist is not for money but because Tanaka, the one hiring the team for the heist, wants to retrieve the head of a zombie to create military weapons. The film, with its entirely fresh plot, is sure to keep you entertained throughout.

DETAILS:

Director: Zack Snyder

Cast: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick

Duration: 2h 28 minutes

Release Year: 2021

IMDb: 5.8/10

TOMATOMETER: 67%

Link: https://www.netflix.com/vn/title/81046394?source=35