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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

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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
Watchlist
91% 90% Dawn of the Dead
Watchlist
90% 76% Martin
Watchlist
87% 75% Day of the Dead
Watchlist
80% 61% Knightriders
Watchlist
77% 77% Dawn of the Dead
Watchlist
75% 52% Land of the Dead
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
96% 73% Year of the Living Dead Unknown (Character) $8.6K 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Deadtime Stories: Volume 2 Himself - Host (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2011
72% 57% The Crazies Executive Producer $39.1M 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Deadtime Stories: Volume 1 Host,
Executive Producer
- 2009
29% 19% Survival of the Dead Director,
Screenwriter
$101.1K 2009
13% 22% Day of the Dead Original Concept - 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero Unknown (Character) - 2008
61% 41% Diary of the Dead Director,
Writer
$952.6K 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dead Eyes Open Wissenschaftler (Character) - 2006
75% 52% Land of the Dead Director,
Writer
$20.4M 2005
77% 77% Dawn of the Dead Screenwriter $58.9M 2004
67% 74% American Nightmare Self - 2000
67% 37% Bruiser Director,
Writer
- 2000
62% 42% The Dark Half Director,
Screenwriter,
Executive Producer
$9.0M 1993
95% 95% The Silence of the Lambs FBI Agent in Memphis (Character) $130.7M 1991
63% 39% Two Evil Eyes Director,
Writer
- 1990
68% 68% Night of the Living Dead Executive Producer,
Writer,
Screenwriter
$5.4M 1990
46% 45% Tales From the Darkside: The Movie Screenwriter $15.4M 1990
53% 41% Monkey Shines Director,
Screenwriter
$4.8M 1988
87% 75% Day of the Dead Director,
Screenwriter
- 1985
66% 69% Creepshow Director,
Film Editing
- 1982
80% 61% Knightriders Director,
Screenwriter,
Film Editing
- 1981
90% 76% Martin Director,
Writer
- 1978
91% 90% Dawn of the Dead Director,
Screenwriter,
Film Editing
- 1978
97% 68% The Amusement Park Director,
Film Editing
- 1973
70% 48% The Crazies Director,
Screenwriter,
Film Editing
- 1973
No Score Yet 26% There's Always Vanilla Director,
Cinematographer,
Film Editing
- 1972
70% 59% Season of the Witch Director,
Writer
- 1972
95% 87% Night of the Living Dead Director,
Writer,
Cinematographer,
Film Editing
$68.7K 1968