Five best zombie movies: it will be funny and scary

UAportal has prepared a review of the five best zombie movies released between 2002 and 2008 to emphasize their unique take on the zombie genre.

28 days later

IMDB rating: 7.6

Genre: Zombies, Post-apocalyptic

Country: United Kingdom

Duration: 113 minutes

Year: 2002

Producer: Andrew Macdonald

11 wins and 28 nominations, including a BAFTA for Best Editing and Best Sound.

After a highly contagious virus is released in a laboratory, Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes up from a coma to find the world plunged into chaos. Most of the population has turned into violent, flesh-eating zombies, and Jim must team up with other survivors to find a safe place and get out of the city.

Dawn of the Dead

IMDB rating: 7.3

Genre: Zombie

Country: USA, Canada, Japan, France

Duration: 101 minutes

Year: 2004

Producer: Richard P. Rubenstein

4 wins and 16 nominations, including the Saturn Award for Best Horror Film and the Hugo Award for Best Drama Performance.

In this remake of the classic 1978 film, a group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall during a zombie outbreak. As the days pass, tension builds within the group and they must fight to stay alive and leave the mall before it is overrun by zombies.

Shaun of the Dead

IMDB rating: 7.9

Genre: Zombie, Comedy

Country: United Kingdom, France

Duration: 99 minutes

Year: 2004

Producer: Neera Park

13 wins and 20 nominations, including a BAFTA for Best Screenplay and a Saturn Award for Best Horror Film.

Sean (Simon Pegg) is an unimaginative salesman who wakes up one day to find the world overrun by zombies. With the help of his best friend Ed (Nick Frost), Sean must rescue his girlfriend and his mother and escape by fighting the hordes of the undead.

Land of the Dead

IMDB rating: 6.2

Genre: Zombie

Country: USA, Canada, France

Running time: 93 minutes

Year: 2005

Producer: Mark Canton

2 wins and 8 nominations, including the Saturn Award for Best Special Edition DVD and the Fright Meter Award for Best Makeup.

In a world where the dead have risen up and taken over the planet, a group of survivors live in a walled city ruled by the rich and powerful Kaufman (Dennis Hopper). When a group of rebels threatens to upset the delicate balance of power, Kaufman sends his mercenaries to deal with them, leading to a bloody battle between the living and the dead.

Dead Girl

IMDB rating: 5.7

Genre: Zombies, Horror

Country: USA

Duration: 101 minutes

Year: 2008

Produced by: Trent Haaga

1 win and 4 nominations, including the Fright Meter Award for Best Actress and the Screamfest Award for Best Cinematography.

Two high school students, Ricky (Shiloh Fernandez) and JT (Noah Segan) discover a chained girl in an abandoned orphanage. The girl turns out to be dead, and the two boys become obsessed with her, hiding her and using her for their own twisted purposes. As their actions become more and more disturbing, the situation spirals out of control, leading to a violent and bloody confrontation.

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