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Zombie films are no stranger to viewers, yet with terrifying, suspenseful, and captivating elements, they continue to create a frenzy, keeping the audience on the edge of their seats. Below are the best Zombie movies of all time that you should watch at least once in your life.
1. The Walking Dead – Undead (2010)
The story revolves around Rick Grimes, a police officer who falls into a deep coma at the hospital. Upon waking up, he is greeted by a desolate city overrun by the walking dead. Realizing the dire situation, Rick tries to escape to the outskirts in hopes of finding his small family home. Along the way, he encounters other survivors. Faced with the choice of either being ruthless with their former kind or awaiting death, the survivors must make tough decisions. As one of the few living souls, Rick rises to lead the group, guiding them away from the apocalypse towards safety. How can they survive in a world contaminated by these flesh-eating zombies?
As of now, The Walking Dead has gone through 10 seasons, yet the allure of each episode remains undiminished.
2. Shaun of the Dead – Amidst the Undead (2004)
The film revolves around a supermarket cashier leading an extraordinarily peaceful, even mundane life named Shaun. Without any ambitions, he often spends time leisurely with his friends and girlfriend. His two close friends, Pete and the lazy Edgar, share a house with him. The catastrophe strikes when Edgar discovers a woman in the garden exhibiting peculiar behavior. However, things don't stop there; the entire city of London is overrun by the living dead. What will Shaun do to protect his loved ones from these zombie corpses?
3. Night of the Living Dead – Night of the Living (1968)
While visiting their father's grave at a cemetery, Barbra and Johnny are suddenly attacked by zombies. Johnny gets bitten on the neck while trying to protect Barbra. To escape the zombies, Barbra hides in an abandoned farmhouse and is discovered by Ben. News reports reveal the grim truth that the reanimated creatures are now everywhere. In the farmhouse basement, they find five survivors: Harry, Halen, Karen Cooper, and a young couple, Tom and Judy. Things take a dark turn when Karen, resisting a zombie on the upper floor, gets bitten.
A film with stark black-and-white scenes, Night of the Living Dead pioneered the zombie movie genre.
4. Zombieland – Land of the Undead (2009)
In the early 21st century, zombies have taken over America. A timid and inexperienced college student from Texas, Columbus, survives by the overwhelming fear of being eaten by zombies. On his way back to Ohio to check if his parents are still alive, he encounters Tallahassee, a kind-hearted zombie hater determined to eliminate all zombies on Earth. Throughout their journey, they meet and team up with Wichita and Little Rock, fortunate survivors in the midst of the zombie apocalypse. Will the four of them find a way to survive and eradicate the zombies outside?
5. 28 Days Later (2002)
Animal activists invade a lab intending to release chimpanzees undergoing an enraged-virus experiment. Ignoring a scientist's plea to keep the cages locked, they unleash havoc. Twenty-eight days later, Jim wakes up alone in an abandoned hospital. He searches for signs of life but finds a lifeless London. Discovering a church - the habitat of human-like zombies, they attempt to eliminate him. In the escape, Selena and Mark rescue him. The fight for survival officially begins.
6. Train to Busan (2016)
Seok-woo, a father with little time for his daughter Su-an, moves from Seoul to Busan to fulfill her wish. On the fateful train, a couple expecting their first child, and a group of high school students, join the journey. However, the apocalypse begins. Most of the Earth's population turns into flesh-craving zombies. The 453km journey from Seoul to Busan suddenly becomes a fierce battle for survival.
7. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
After a tiring day of work, Ana returns to her peaceful suburban home. The next morning brings a disturbing surprise when her husband is brutally attacked by their neighbor. Amid the chaos of the picturesque neighborhood, Anna escapes and coincidentally encounters police officer Kenneth and several fortunate survivors. Realizing their chances of survival increase if they can secure the Crossroads shopping center, they embark on a plan. However, with dwindling supplies and an increasing number of needy survivors, an escape plan unfolds.
8. I am Legend (2007)
Robert Neville, a scientist unable to halt the spread of a man-made virus causing a human apocalypse, is the last person alive with immunity, living in New York. For three years, Robert battles bloodthirsty zombies while trying to create a cure for the monstrous disease. Simultaneously, he broadcasts radio messages in hopes of finding any surviving humans. However, a person, a victim of the plague, closely monitors his every move, waiting for him to make a deadly mistake. To counteract the virus, he uses his own blood. Can he save his kind when blood is limited, and zombies are overwhelming?
9. Planet Terror – Annihilation Order (2007)
After a nerve gas experiment accidentally releases a biological agent at a remote US military base, turning those exposed into bloodthirsty flesh-eating zombies, a true zombie apocalypse ensues. A group, including the stripper Cherry, her ex-lover and criminal Wray, resilient doctor Dakota Block, and the local sheriff, must unite to survive a horrifying night as the zombies threaten to take over the entire town and the world.
10. World War Z (2013)
Former UN investigator Gerry Lane and his family lead a relatively peaceful life. Suddenly, a mysterious infectious disease turns ordinary people into crazed, violent beings, uncontrollably attacking each other. Beyond what they witness on TV, the epidemic not only engulfs the United States but is rapidly spreading worldwide. In this context, the UN persuades Lane to continue his mission, investigating this disease. A perilous journey across the globe where Lane must overcome terrifying dangers to find answers before the collapse of human civilization.
11. The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
A group of 5 university students arrives at a remote cabin deep in the woods, hoping for a fun weekend getaway. Little do they know, what awaits them ahead will alter the lives of everyone in the group. Upon arrival, they suddenly become isolated, with no means of communication with the outside world. The cellar door opens on its own, prompting the 5 to investigate. Here, they discover a series of peculiar artifacts and unintentionally awaken deadly flesh-eating zombies.
12. 28 Weeks Later (2007)
28 weeks after the Rage virus ravaged London, the US military restores order, reopening the isolated city. Among the survivors is Alice, who escaped the vampire-like horde. Somehow immune to the virus turning humans into the living dead, she and her siblings, upon returning, uncover a heart-wrenching truth – their honorable father abandoned their mother to save himself. Later, Alice's mother, unintentionally reigniting the spread of the deadly virus, triggers a nightmare once again.
Above are the finest zombie movies of all time, ensuring an unforgettable experience for horror and zombie film enthusiasts. Wishing you joyful moments of movie-watching.
