Day of the Dead

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Day of the Dead

1985

1h 42m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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61%

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The living dead regroup above while humans (Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato) sweat it out below in a Florida missile silo.

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Critics Consensus

Day of the Dead may arguably be the least haunting entry in George A. Romero's undead trilogy, but it will give audiences' plenty to chew on with its shocking gore and scathing view of society.

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John Stanley

San Francisco Chronicle

Sep 18

4/4

The movie represents Romero's very best writing, with unusually strong characters for a gore picture.

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Paul Attanasio

Washington Post

08/21/2025

"Day of the Dead" is plenty gross, but there's nothing scary about it.

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Dave Matheny

Minneapolis Star Tribune

08/12/2025

Most of "Day" is just people yelling in each other's faces.

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Richard Freedman

Newark Star-Ledger

Dec 30

Even for Romero fans, "Day of the Dead" should prove a disappointment.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 26

3/4

Largely missing is the primal horror of the first film and the sharp satire of the second, yet what remains isn’t bad at all.

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Fred Lutz

Toledo Blade

08/20/2025

If any redeeming features at all exist in "Day of the Dead," I couldn't spot them.

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Elaine E

@Cookie1965 Aug 22

I can't believe this one got such a low score. I found it very entertaining and scary as hell!! The special effects was the most realistic I've ever seen 👏. It had a good plot and great ending!!! I highly recommend!!!

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Karl O

@GalwayK Jul 20

Some of the worst acting you could possibly see in any films. Despite the zombie apocalypse, the terrible eighties haircuts remain neat and trimmed. A lot of gore for the sake of gore. Not a lot of story or creativity. The stars are for the barbers work.

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Jonathan O

@RT41230270 Jul 5

One of the least best zombie trilogy but doesn't reach dawn of the dead but really incredible make-up effects by Tom Savini and the casting are great and the script is good but could have done better but the fake out nightmare scene is stressful until jaws the revenge copy the fake out nightmare and the score is okay but wish The Goblin returning during the musical score.

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B P

@Bradster69 Jun 16

A Romero Masterpiece

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David D.

@FrostyXP Apr 13

Fun old school zombie movie

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Melissa L

@Agent99 Mar 18

Another zombie classic.

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Synopsis

The living dead regroup above while humans (Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato) sweat it out below in a Florida missile silo.

Director: George A. Romero
Producer: Richard P. Rubinstein
Screenwriter: George A. Romero
Production Co: Laurel-Day Inc., United Film Distribution Company (UFDC), Dead Films Inc., A Laurel. Production
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 3, 1985, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 17, 2013
Runtime: 1h 42m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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