Dawn of the Dead
DREADPICK / MOVIE

Dawn of the Dead

1978 George A. Romero 127 MIN

During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

HORROR CENTRALITY
92 /100

Core experience is fear-driven (zombie outbreak, siege, gore, and dread) and the mall setting structures the horror mechanisms. Removing horror would fundamentally alter the film's identity.

ZOMBIE SURVIVAL HORROR SCI-FI HORROR
DREADPICK SUMMARY

Best for viewers looking for a atmosphere-heavy horror movie.

DREADPICK
SCARINESS 60
TENSION 50
DREAD 70
GORE 30
ATMOSPHERE 80
PSYCHOLOGICAL 20
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DIRECTOR George A. Romero
STUDIO Dawn Associates
RELEASE 1978
RUNTIME 127 min

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