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Day of the Dead (1985) | Ranked Top 5% · CriticCrunch

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Day of the Dead

Movie1985·101 min

Day of the Dead

Directed by George A. Romero

Horror Drama Mystery

A horror drama film directed by George A. Romero.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 5%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.0/10

1K ratings

About Day of the Dead

As the world is overrun by zombies, scientists and military personnel in an underground Florida bunker must decide on how they should deal with the undead.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Bleak (1 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Unsettling
Story Tags: trauma recovery, survival of spirit, corruption power, post apocalyptic, medicine science, american regional, isolated dwelling, strangers forced together, ensemble, anti hero, survival, siege bottle, zombie, body horror

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Details

Director: George A. Romero
Language: English

Cast

Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato

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Where to Watch Day of the Dead

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AMC+

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Prime Video

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MIDNIGHT PULP

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How Day of the Dead Ranks

All movies

Top 5%

★1980s movies

Top 5%

Horror movies

Top 6%

1980s Horror movies

Top 6%

George A. Romero films#3 of 15

Among the best of the 1980s movies — Top 5%.

the vibe

Day of the Dead Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredlight-touchintimatebleak

gritty

unsettling

What it's about

survivalsiege bottletrauma recoverysurvival of spiritcorruption powerensembleanti-herostrangers forced togethermedicine sciencezombiebody horroramerican regionalisolated dwellingpost-apocalyptic

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

bleak 1/9bleak 1/9

texture

grittygritty