Does The Return of the Living Dead end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Return of the Living Dead scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Return of the Living Dead sad?

Barely. Less sad than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Return of the Living Dead violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Return of the Living Dead easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Return of the Living Dead

Name: The Return of the Living Dead
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1985
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews, Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

They're back from the grave and ready to party!

Directed by Dan O'Bannon

Produced by Hemdale Film Corporation, Fox Films Ltd.

198591 min7.2 / 10

A gleefully anarchic dark comedy that treats a zombie apocalypse as a punk-rock party, balancing genuine horror with irreverent humor and body-horror spectacle.

Two employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a toxic gas from a misplaced top-secret U.S. Army shipment, causing the dead to rise from a nearby cemetery with an insatiable hunger for human brains.

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Does The Return of the Living Dead end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Return of the Living Dead scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Return of the Living Dead sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.
Is The Return of the Living Dead violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Return of the Living Dead easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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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