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From 'Train to Busan' To '28 Days Later', 10 Best Zombie Movies Of All Time

A zombie film is a type of film where zombies are fictional creatures that are typically shown as reanimated corpses or infected humans.

Priya Prakash

13 Apr 2022 00:00 IST

Updated On 13 Apr 2022 10:39 IST

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With the main characters showing cannibalistic behaviour, zombie films have been able to bring several genres of cinema together. While most zombie films are classified as horror, some do cross over into other genres, including action, comedy, science fiction, thrillers, or romance.

There are now distinct subgenres such as "zombie humour" and "zombie apocalypse." Zombies are not the same as ghosts, ghouls, mummies, Frankenstein's monsters, or vampires. They became a perfect tool for invoking fear and discomfort in the audience and leaving the viewers with a lesson at times.

Comedy has also used the zombie tool to bring out the substance in many films. Films like Go Goa Gone come to mind. Ruben Fleischer's 2009 film Zombieland is also famous for its skillful use of zombies for comedy. Apart from that, Here is a list of best zombie movies of all time.

10 Best zombie movies of all time:

28 Days Later (2002)

28 Days Later is a post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland, starring Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Megan Burns, and Brendan Gleeson. It was released in the United Kingdom in 2002. The story follows bicycle courier Jim (Murphy), who awakens from a coma to discover that the unintentional introduction of a highly contagious, rage-inducing virus has triggered a pandemic and societal collapse. It has an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 and is available to watch on YouTube and Apple TV.

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

The film is the first instalment in the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, which also includes Hot Fuzz (2007) and The World's End (2013). Shaun (Simon Pegg) is a 30-year-old failure who lives a mundane, carefree life. He lives in a modest flat on the outskirts of London with his slovenly best friend, Ed (Nick Frost), when he's not working at the electronics store. Liz (Kate Ashfield), his lover, is the one unpredictable aspect in his life. She urgently wants Shaun to grow up and become a man. When the town is suddenly overtaken by zombies, Shaun must rise to the challenge and protect Liz and his mother (Penelope Wilton). The film is known to be a spoof and homage to the Dawn of the Dead film series.

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

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Ana (Sarah Polley) manages to flee after her husband is attacked by a zombified neighbour, only to discover her entire Milwaukee neighbourhood has been overtaken by the walking dead. Ana joins a small group that gravitates to the local shopping mall as a bastion of safety after being questioned by cautious policeman Kenneth (Ving Rhames). The party joins forces to combat the undead hordes after convincing suspicious security guards that they are not tainted. It has an IMDb rating of 7.3 out of 10.

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ParaNorman (2012)

Norman Babcock (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a young man with the ability to communicate with the dead, prefers their company over that of the living. Norman learns from his weird Uncle Prenderghast (John Goodman) that a centuries-old witch's curse on their village is genuine, and only Norman can stop it. When zombies emerge from the dead, Norman must use all of his courage and compassion, as well as his supernatural skills, to save his fellow citizens. It has an IMDb rating of 7 out of 10.

Train to Busan (2016)

The South Korean action-horror thriller Train to Busan was released in 2016. The majority of the film is set on a high-speed train travelling from Seoul to Busan as a zombie apocalypse strikes the country, endangering the passengers' safety. Seok-woo is played by Gong Yoo, a fund manager whose wife left him because of his egoism. On the occasion of his wife's birthday, Seok-woo and his daughter are taking a train to Busan. When they are stranded in the middle of a zombie epidemic in South Korea, however, the voyage becomes a nightmare. It has an IMDb rating of 7.6/10.

The Girl with all the Gifts (2016)

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The Girl with All the Gifts is a post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film from the United Kingdom. Little Monsters (2019) is a dystopian future film starring Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine, Glenn Close, and Sennia Nanua that shows a breakdown of society after most of humanity is killed off by a fungus epidemic. The story follows a scientist, a teacher, and two soldiers as they embark on a survival mission with Melanie, a remarkable young child. It has an IMDb rating of 6.6/10.

Cemetery Man (1994)

Rupert Everett portrays a miserable custodian of a small Italian cemetery who is on the lookout for love while fending off the resurgent spirits of the dead. It is a collaborative effort between Italy, France, and Germany. Something is driving the dead to rise from their graves as flesh-eating zombies, and cemetery custodian Francesco Dellamorte ( Everett) gets sick of killing them all again. Francesco is on his own because the town politicians refuse to listen to him. He falls in love with a lovely woman (Anna Falchi) whose husband has lately died, but their relationship is brutally interrupted by zombies, leading Francesco into a spiral of madness and despair. It has an IMDb rate of 7.1/10.

Night of the Living Dead (1990)

A zombie film is a type of film where zombies are fictional creatures that are typically shown as reanimated corpses or infected humans.

Night of the Living Dead is a horror film from the United States. The recently deceased are rising from the tomb as flesh-hungry zombies for unclear reasons. A small handful of survivors, including Barbara (Patricia Tallman), Ben (Tony Todd), and Harry (Tom Towles), seek refuge in a secluded farmhouse as they flee the undead horde. As the number of zombies outside the home grows, tensions rise as the party debates the best method to get out of their increasingly grave situation before it is totally overrun. It has an IMDb rating of 6.8/10.

Zombie (1979)

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A reporter from New York (Ian McCulloch) accompanies a woman (Tisa Farrow) to an island where a doctor (Richard Johnson) is dealing with an undead plague. It has an IMDb rating of 6.8/10

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