Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead

The darkest day of horror the world has ever known!

Directed by George A. Romero

Produced by Laurel Entertainment, United Film Distribution Company (UFDC)

1985101 min7.0 / 10

A claustrophobic, philosophically weighted zombie apocalypse film that traps its characters in an underground bunker to grapple with survival, morality, and the collapse of civilization.

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.

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  • Is Day of the Dead violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

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

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

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

  • Is Day of the Dead sad? Yes. More sad than 82% 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.

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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

Surprise89

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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