City of the Living Dead

City of the Living Dead

From the bowels of the Earth they came...To collect the living!

Directed by Lucio Fulci

Produced by Medusa Distribuzione, Dania Film

198093 min6.5 / 10

A surreal, nightmarish descent into cosmic horror where a priest's suicide tears open Hell itself, trapping the living in an escalating battle against the undead.

A psychic seemingly dies of fright during a séance where she sees a vision of a Dunwich priest hanging himself in a church cemetery. New York City reporter Peter Bell investigates and learns that the priest's suicide has somehow opened a portal to Hell that must be sealed by All Saints Day, or else the dead will overtake humanity.

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  • Is City of the Living Dead scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is City of the Living Dead easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is City of the Living Dead violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Does City of the Living Dead end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is City of the Living Dead sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

51/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity27

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise90

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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