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George A. Romero

Highest Rated: 97% The Amusement Park (1973)

Lowest Rated: 13% Day of the Dead (2008)

Birthday: Feb 4, 1940

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

Dubbed the "Grandfather of Zombies," Pittsburgh-based independent filmmaker George A. Romero was a pivotal figure in the development of the contemporary horror film and the progenitor of the zombie apocalypse subgenre. Beginning with his first feature, "Night of the Living Dead" (1968), Romero not only upped the ante on explicit screen violence and gore, but also offered a satirical critique of American society that reflected the cultural upheavals of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Most importantly, Romero ushered in a fascination with zombies and spawned numerous imitators over the ensuing decades. Though he had a massive hit in terms of box office versus budget, Romero failed to capitalize with his following films until he returned to zombieland with "Dawn of the Dead" (1979), which went on to become one of the most successful independent movies ever made. Taking a brief sojourn into studio filmmaking with "Creepshow" (1982) and series television with "Tales from the Dark Side" (syndicated, 1984-85), Romero rounded out his trilogy with "Day of the Dead" (1985), only to take a seven-year hiatus from filmmaking. Returning in the new millennium, Romero reinvigorated his series with "Land of the Dead" (2005), "Diary of the Dead" (2007) and "Survival of the Dead" (2010), proving to all that even in the face of direct descendants "Shaun of the Dead" (2004) and "Zombieland" (2009), Romero was still the master of the zombie genre. His death from lung cancer on July 16, 2017 at the age of 77 inspired widespread remembrance from peers and fans alike, as well as wry jokes such as one film critic's phrase "If his work has taught us anything, it's that we haven't seen the last of him."

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Highest-Rated Movies

97% 68% The Amusement Park Watchlist
96% 73% Year of the Living Dead
Watchlist 95% 87% Night of the Living Dead Watchlist
95% 95% The Silence of the Lambs
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91% 90% Dawn of the Dead
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90% 76% Martin
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87% 75% Day of the Dead
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80% 61% Knightriders
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77% 77% Dawn of the Dead
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75% 52% Land of the Dead
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George A. Romero

George A. Romero DAWN OF THE DEAD, Director George A. Romero, 1978. (c) United Film. THE DARK HALF, Director George A. Romero, (far left), on set, 1993. (c)MGM. MONKEY SHINES, Director George A. Romero, 1988. (c) Orion Pictures. DIARY OF THE DEAD, (aka GEORGE A. ROMERO'S DIARY OF THE DEAD), director George A. Romero (back center), on set, 2007. ©Weinstein Company NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, original director George A. Romero, on set, 1990. (c)Columbia Pictures LAND OF THE DEAD, John Leguizamo, director George A. Romero on set, 2005, (c) Universal LAND OF THE DEAD, director George A. Romero on set, 2005, (c) Universal SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD, director George Romero, on set, 2009. ©Magnet Releasing CREEPSHOW, Director George A. Romero, 1982. (c) Warner Bros.. View more photos

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Year of the Living Dead 96% 73% 2013 Actor Deadtime Stories: Volume 2 2011 Himself - Host Actor, Executive Producer The Crazies 72% 57% 2010 Executive Producer Deadtime Stories: Volume 1 2009 Host, Executive Producer Survival of the Dead 29% 19% 2009 Director, Screenwriter Day of the Dead 13% 22% 2008 Original Concept Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero 2008 Actor Diary of the Dead 61% 41% 2007 Director, Writer Dead Eyes Open 2006 Wissenschaftler Actor Land of the Dead 75% 52% 2005 Director, Writer Dawn of the Dead 77% 77% 2004 Screenwriter American Nightmare 67% 74% 2000 Self Bruiser 67% 42% 2000 Director, Writer The Dark Half 61% 42% 1993 Director, Screenwriter, Executive Producer The Silence of the Lambs 95% 95% 1991 FBI Agent in Memphis Actor Two Evil Eyes 63% 39% 1990 Director, Writer Night of the Living Dead 68% 68% 1990 Executive Producer, Writer, Screenwriter Tales From the Darkside: The Movie 46% 45% 1990 Screenwriter Monkey Shines 53% 41% 1988 Director, Screenwriter Flight of the Spruce Goose 1986 Gromero Actor Day of the Dead 87% 75% 1985 Director, Screenwriter Creepshow 65% 69% 1982 Director, Film Editing Knightriders 80% 61% 1981 Director, Screenwriter, Film Editing Martin 90% 76% 1978 Director, Writer Dawn of the Dead 91% 90% 1978 Director, Screenwriter, Film Editing
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