Dawn of the Dead

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Dawn of the Dead

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2004

1h 40m

Horror

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When her husband is attacked by a zombified neighbor, Ana (Sarah Polley) manages to escape, only to realize her entire Milwaukee neighborhood has been overrun by the walking dead. After being questioned by cautious policeman Kenneth (Ving Rhames), Ana joins him and a small group that gravitates to the local shopping mall as a bastion of safety. Once they convince suspicious security guards that they are not contaminated, the group bands together to fight the undead hordes.

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Critics Consensus

A kinetic, violent and surprisingly worthy remake of George Romero's horror classic that pays homage to the original while working on its own terms.

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Antonia Quirke

London Evening Standard

12/18/2017

It is ferocious and young and exciting.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

05/27/2011

The new version has its share of disturbing moments, but writer James Gunn and director Zack Snyder have stripped away the social satire of the original and put little in its place.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/22/2010

2/5

Extremely gory horror movie; not for kids.

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23

10/10

This may be one of the best zombie movies ever made, and I think that has a lot to do with all these spectacularly talented people that come together on this Dawn of the Dead.

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Sean Axmaker

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06/11/2023

... the screenplay by James Gunn has its own survivalist drive, and first time feature director Zack Snyder delivers something what Romero didn’t: he turns it into a high octane zombie action film.

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Kristy Strouse

Wonderfully Weird and Horrifying

05/18/2023

Dawn of the Dead provides new digs for the Romero classic, with heightened energy and wonderfully gory thrills.

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Kehinde S

@David123498 Dec 14

Very good zombie movie! It is amongst the best zombie movies that have ever been made. Definitely worth a watch if you enjoy the Zombie genre!

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Nov 28

I realized it was the girl from Go, and then I was like, "Cool". It was alright, but kind of forgettable.

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Pedro Henrique C

@Pedro2005 Nov 8

Dawn of the Dead (2004) I found the movie quite interesting and great to watch, although it has some flaws in the central story that could be resolved. However, I thought it was a great piece of work.

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michael k

Nov 6

oh yeah this is good right from the opening on

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ja A.

@MWAMD Oct 14

Starts off really strong but gets dull at the halfway mark. It’s good but long winded

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Uncle R.

@MasterExploder Sep 20

One of the only zombie movies that is actually horrifying.

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Synopsis

When her husband is attacked by a zombified neighbor, Ana (Sarah Polley) manages to escape, only to realize her entire Milwaukee neighborhood has been overrun by the walking dead. After being questioned by cautious policeman Kenneth (Ving Rhames), Ana joins him and a small group that gravitates to the local shopping mall as a bastion of safety. Once they convince suspicious security guards that they are not contaminated, the group bands together to fight the undead hordes.

Director: Zack Snyder
Producer: Marc Abraham, Eric Newman, Richard P. Rubinstein
Screenwriter: James Gunn, George A. Romero
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Metropolitan FilmExport, Toho-Towa, New Amsterdam Entertainment Inc., Strike Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Gore|Pervasive Strong Violence|Sexuality)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 19, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $58.9M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS, Dolby SRD, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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