Romero's Living Dead - Watch Order: Release Order

1968 - 201710 Films16h 8m3.4 Average

Romero's Living Dead series redefined zombies in cinema, introducing the modern rules of the undead and creating an influential, ever-evolving saga. These films explore society's collapse, human nature, and the horrors of the unknown.

The Release Order watch list brings together every major film considered part of the Living Dead series, including the original Romero classics as well as later remakes and reboots. Since all the non-Romero films are standalone, you may want to check out the other watch orders up top for narratively connected experiences.

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Night of the Living Dead

19681h 36m4.5
Director: George A. Romero
Cast: Judith O'Dea, Duane Jones, Marilyn Eastman, Karl Hardman, Judith Ridley

A group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse find themselves fending off a horde of recently dead, flesh-eating ghouls.

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Dawn of the Dead

19782h 7m4.4
Director: George A. Romero
Cast: David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, Gaylen Ross, David Crawford

During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

Horror
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Day of the Dead

19851h 41m4.1
Director: George A. Romero
Cast: Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato, Jarlath Conroy, Anthony DiLeo Jr.

A small group of scientists and soldiers take refuge in an underground missile silo where they struggle to control the flesh-eating dead that walks the Earth above.

HorrorDramaMystery
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Night of the Living Dead poster

Night of the Living Dead

19901h 28m3.9
Director: Tom Savini
Cast: Patricia Tallman, Tony Todd, McKee Anderson, Bill Moseley, Heather Mazur

In this remake of the classic 1968 film, a group of people are trapped inside a farmhouse as legions of the walking dead try to get inside and use them for food.

Horror
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Dawn of the Dead

20041h 41m4.1
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Mekhi Phifer, Ty Burrell

A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.

HorrorAction
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Land of the Dead

20051h 33m3.4
Director: George A. Romero
Cast: Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento, Robert Joy

The world is full of zombies and the survivors have barricaded themselves inside a walled city to keep out the living dead. As the wealthy hide out in skyscrapers and chaos rules the streets, the rest of the survivors must find a way to stop the evolving zombies from breaking into the city.

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Diary of the Dead

20071h 36m2.9
Director: George A. Romero
Cast: Michelle Morgan, Joshua Close, Shawn Roberts, Amy Lalonde, Joe Dinicol

A terrified group of college film students record the pandemic rise of flesh-eating zombies while struggling for their own survival.

HorrorFantasyScience FictionThriller
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Day of the Dead

20081h 26m2.6
Director: Steve Miner
Cast: Mena Suvari, Stark Sands, Michael Welch, AnnaLynne McCord, Nick Cannon

When a small Colorado town is overrun by the flesh hungry dead, a small group of survivors try to escape in a last ditch effort to stay alive.

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Survival of the Dead

20101h 30m2.3
Director: George A. Romero
Cast: Alan van Sprang, Kenneth Welsh, Kathleen Munroe, Devon Bostick, Athena Karkanis

On a small island off the coast of Delaware, two families are locked in a struggle for power and control over the fate of the undead.

HorrorComedyDramaThriller
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Day of the Dead: Bloodline

20171h 30m2.2
Director: Hèctor Hernández Vicens
Cast: Sophie Skelton, Johnathon Schaech, Cristina Serafini, Teodora Duhovnikova, Jeff Gum

In a world overrun by zombies, military personnel and survivalists live in an underground bunker while they seek a cure.

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