Zombie Movies: a list of the best pictures, reviews

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

The popularity of zombie apocalypse-themed films is at its peak today. They are filmed all over the world - both venerable directors working on blockbusters with huge budgets, and not-so-famous film industry workers who are forced to work with very modest investments. But this does not prevent millions of connoisseurs from spending hours on end, reviewing films. It is for them that we will try to compile a list of top films about the zombie apocalypse. It looks like this:

• "28 days later".
• "28 weeks later".
• "I am a legend".
• "Train to Busan".
• "World War Z".
• "Welcome to Zombieland".
• "Dawn of the Dead".
• Resident Evil.
• "Zombie named Shaun".
• "Land of the Dead".

Of course, the tastes of connoisseurs vary greatly. But among the many low-end crafts with meager budgets and frankly weak scripts, all these films look really chic. Therefore, we will tell about each of them in more detail.

28 days later

This is a really great movie that deserves to be at the top of the list of the best zombie movies. Filmed in the UK in 2002, it is still regarded as one of the most successful films of its kind.

It all starts with a group of green activists illegally entering a Cambridge lab to free captive animals. They didn't know they were infected with the "Rage" virus. As a result, the monkey bites one of the activists, infecting her with a virus that takes over her body in seconds.

But the main character of the film - Jim - did not know about it. He was a simple courier and he was hit by a car, because of which he fell into a coma, in which he spent four whole weeks. Waking up, Jim looked around, but did not see the doctors. And when he went out into the city, he found that London had almost completely died out. Its streets are inhabited only by zombies seeking to feast on the flesh of the living.

Directors and viewers noted the wonderful atmosphere of hopelessness, which is hard not to notice in a depopulated London.

28 weeks later

Continuation of the previous film - surprisingly, turned out to be no less weak. Therefore, it is also worth including it in the list of horror films about zombies.

The main character - Don - was part of a group of survivors who hid from zombies. Alas, their shelter was found and destroyed by the walking dead. And he is the only one who survived. And for this he had to leave his wife to be torn apart by these creatures.

After a few weeks, the zombies that took over the UK began to die of hunger. And 28 weeks after the start of the epidemic, the US military came here to clean up the cities and make them livable. Don returns his children, who survived due to the fact that at the beginning of the epidemic they were not in the country. He says that their mother died before his eyes. But the children do not fully believe in this and as a result find her alive. Although the woman is infected, she did not become a zombie, retaining her sanity. What will it bring - a cure from the disease or a new round of the epidemic, this time much more terrible?

According to critics, the film turned out to be more depressing and hopeless than the first part.

I am a legend

Perhaps when making a list of films about zombies, it is worth mentioning this film. Although the book it was based on was about an epidemic of vampires, not zombies. And in general, the film and the book have very little in common.

When a cure for cancer was found, many people rejoiced at the salvation. No one could have imagined that the vaccine would have a much more terrible effect - soon after taking the medicine, people would turn into zombies. They are afraid of the light, but at the same time they have great strength and dexterity. As a result, very soon most of the people in the world were destroyed.

The main character - Robert Neville - was a military doctor, and after a terrible epidemic that claimed the lives of his loved ones, he is trying to develop a cure. During the day, he wanders around a completely deserted New York with his dog, and at night he hides from zombies thattrying to find him.

He almost lost his mind when he met the survivors. But what will be the consequences of this meeting?

The film was remembered by the audience as a solid horror with an element of drama. Many viewers shed tears when the hero said goodbye to the only close creature - a dog.

Train to Busan

The film was shot in 2016 in South Korea and boasts a great storyline. Therefore, it should definitely be included in the list of top films about the zombie apocalypse.

Most of the film takes place on the high-speed train from Seoul to Busan. It is on it that the protagonist of the film, Seo Sok Woo, rides with her daughter Su An. The girl wants to see her mother, whom her father divorced a few years ago. But, passionate about his career, Seo Seok Woo never finds time for his daughter. But on the eve of his daughter's birthday, he put aside all his affairs and decided to fulfill her desire. Along with them on the train are a variety of people - a pregnant woman with her husband, a we althy businessman, a homeless tramp, a school baseball team, and many others. And also at the last moment, an infected woman manages to run into the closing doors. Where it leads? Who will be able to escape in this train, which turned into a real hell in a matter of minutes?

Viewers commented on the great atmosphere and good storyline, which is rare in the genre.

World War Z

Perhaps this blockbuster should be included in the list of films about zombie infestation. It is based on the book of the same name, although they have nothing in common except for the name. Dont Have. The film boasts great special effects, excellent directorial work and world-famous actors, but the plot let us down a bit.

The protagonist of the film - Gerald Lane - went about his business with his family around the city. Suddenly, a simple day turned into a bloodbath - a few zombies appeared out of nowhere. By biting people and turning them into their own kind, the walking dead created a panic that cost the lives of many thousands of ordinary people. It was only through luck that Gerald managed to rescue and save his family. Soon, he, as a former UN investigator, is sent to Korea, where, apparently, a terrible epidemic began. Alas, he does not find answers there and is forced to visit other places - Israel and Scotland. In the original version, Gerald also visited Russia, but as a result, the film was heavily modified, removing some key scenes.

Critics noted the excellent direction, gorgeous special effects and good musical accompaniment.

Zombie named Sean

But this picture will please fans of comedies and films about zombies. The list would simply not be complete without him.

Sean is not the smartest and most successful guy. Works, despite a decent age, as a small consultant in the department of electrical engineering. He spends most of his free time with his friend Ed - a loafer and a slacker - pumping up cheap beer in the Winchester pub. Relations with the girl are deteriorating every day - she does not like that Sean devotes little time to her. Yes, and you can’t call him a romantic - the maximum that he can offergirl, these are gatherings all in the same Winchester pub.

How will the life of an ordinary gouging in a world where zombies suddenly appear, striving to bite all people in order to turn them into their own kind? Will he be the first to be among the victims, or will he deploy in full force, proving to others that he is not at all hopeless?

According to critics, the film turned out to be not scary, but rather very positive.

Dawn of the Dead

The film was shot in 2004, but is actually a remake of the 1978 film of the same name, directed by George Romero. So, the name of the director, which has become a direct association with the walking dead, deserves to be included in the list of films about zombies.

Prehistory is not given much attention - nothing is known about the reasons for the spread of the epidemic. But the entire territory of the United States was swept by a wave of zombies. A small group of survivors managed to barricade themselves in the mall. It is quite safe here, there is enough food and even entertainment, so for many months the group is provided with everything necessary. But you can't live here indefinitely. Therefore, over time, the heroes realize that they must get out of here at all costs and find a more suitable place.

The atmosphere of desperation and being cornered became, according to critics, the main features of the film.

Resident Evil

Compiling the top list of the best zombie apocalypse movies, you can't miss this movie. Still, it turned out to be really creepy and quite popular - it is no coincidence.subsequently, many sequels were filmed, which, alas, can no longer boast of such advantages.

Alice - the main character of the film - wakes up in a mansion in the suburbs of Raccoon City. She doesn't remember who she is, how she got here. Fortunately, a special forces detachment soon arrived at the house. It turns out that in the city, in a huge laboratory that worked with various viruses, there was a leak of the most dangerous breed. All employees, according to the emergency protocol, were destroyed. The military must arrive at the laboratory and disable the artificial intelligence that controls the huge building where the Umbrella company is located. True, they do not even know what danger they will face. Few will survive it.

The film received great reviews from viewers and experts, resulting in the beginning of a series.

Welcome to Zombieland

Another film that fans of zombie comedy films will love and should also be included in the list due to its popularity.

The plot does not tell about the appearance of the disease and its spread. But a few months after the first outbreak, the entire territory of the United States is inhabited mainly by zombies - there are very few survivors here. It is in this hell that the main character - Columbus - makes his way through half the country to visit his parents' house. In an effort to survive in pitch hell, the guy came up with a rather extensive list of rules for himself - it includes more than fifty points. One of the rules is to survive alone.

However, soon he has to break his own rules. On the way hemeets a strong, determined and well-armed man named Tallahassee. Now they will travel together. The companion's plans are even stranger than Columbus's - he travels around the country, hoping to find Twinkie brownies. Well, in such a company, in any case, it is more fun and safer than being alone.

But a lot changes when a pair of travelers meet two survivors, a girl named Wichita and her little sister, Little Rock. How will this meeting affect both groups?

Critics agreed that the film shows how people can remain themselves even in the most inhuman conditions.

Land of the Dead

A truly gorgeous film created by George Romero himself in 2005. Continues the plot of his three previous films released from 1968 to 1985. So, it's impossible not to include it in the list of films about the zombie apocalypse.

The future is rather bleak. The whole world belongs to zombies. Only a few large enclaves of the living struggle to survive. One of them is the city of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. It has strong walls and military patrols on one side, and on the other side is protected by a river, from which the zombies try to stay away.

It's easy to see inequality in the city - rich people live in a chic skyscraper and enjoy all the benefits, as befits the elite. And most of the population huddled in shacks. But can such a shaky balance last long? Especially if you bring into it such an unknown change as a crowd of hungry zombies?

Critics have noted the presence of a social stratification that has survived even the zombie apocalypse and continues to thrive in a society that has almost completely destroyed humanity.

Conclusion

This concludes our list of zombie movies. In it, we tried to select the best pictures, among which even the most picky viewers will find those that they will like.