The Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time

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List of the best zombie movies ever, including popular blockbusters like Zombieland, 28 Days Later and Dawn of the Dead; classic zombie flicks like the 1968's Night of the Living Dead and Comedy/Zombie crossovers like Braindead and Shaun of the Dead. Purist zombie fans can argue forever over what really constitutes a zombie movie--does it have to be a drama or horror film or can it be a zombie comedy? What is the dictionary definition of "zombie"? Do the creatures have to be completely brainless and incapable of conversation? Can zombies feast on anything or only brains? etc., etc. But most of the world's zombie cult following will find the zombie films that they most love on this list.

This is a list of the best zombie movies of all time, as ranked by YOU, you Primitive Screwheads! The best zombie movies are listed here for you to vote, rerank, and even add to. Whether you're a fan of slow shamble zombies or plague infected runners, one thing that we can all agree on is our love of zombie movies. So get in there and get ranking.

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Shaun of the Dead

2004

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Zombieland

2009

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Dawn of the Dead

1978

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28 Days Later

2002

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Night of the Living Dead

1968

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Dawn of the Dead

2004

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Army of Darkness

1992

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28 Weeks Later

2007

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Day of the Dead

1985

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Resident Evil

2002

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Return of the Living Dead

1985

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Dead Alive

1993

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Planet Terror

2007

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The Evil Dead

1981

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Evil Dead II

1987

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I Am Legend

2007

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Land of the Dead

2005

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Re-Animator

1985

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Dead Snow

2009

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Resident Evil: Apocalypse

2004

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Night of the Living Dead

1990

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Quarantine

2008

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Fido

2006

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Zombi 2

1979

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The Crazies

2010

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Return of the Living Dead Part II

1988

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Pet Sematary

1989

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Resident Evil: Extinction

2007

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Night of the Creeps

1986

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Resident Evil: Afterlife

2010

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The Last Man on Earth

1964

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Night of the Comet

1984

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REC

2007

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Cemetery Man

1994

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The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988

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Slither

2006

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Return of the Living Dead 3

1993

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Thriller

1983

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Resident Evil: Degeneration

2008

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Dawn of the Living Dead

2006

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Pontypool

2008

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Diary of the Dead

2007

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Phantasm

1979

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Black Sheep

2006

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Trick 'r Treat

2008

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The Beyond

1981

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Plan 9 from Outer Space

1959

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Pet Sematary II

1992

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Zombie Strippers

2008

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Otto; or Up with Dead People

2007

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Hal Tanikella
The Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time at 1/16/2013 1:30 AM

so all of these are in reference to Greatest Zombie Movies . nice.
KarmaChamelon8482
The Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time at 11/30/2012 2:30 AM

Considerable top zombie moviesthing here.
Edyth Chellis
The Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time at 11/22/2012 4:30 AM

Ample greatest zombie moviesthing here.
Francene Thoen
The Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time at 9/30/2012 11:30 PM

Awesome best zombie moviesthing here.
Rob Dondero
The Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time at 6/22/2012 10:30 PM

Admirable best zombie moviething here.
steph
28 Days Later at 5/07/2012 3:23 PM

Yeah, agreed: 28 Days/Weeks Later are infection movies. Totally different genre. Anyone who says the rage infected people in these movies are undead is asking for a slap.
DarthKarl
The Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time at 4/11/2012 4:39 PM

This list needs Dead & Buried
DerekLeeSkinner
The Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time at 11/04/2011 6:38 AM

Remove 28 Days/Weeks. They're not zombie movies. They're great movies, I love them, but they're not zombies. Zombies are reanimated corpses, period.
DerekLeeSkinner
28 Days Later at 11/04/2011 6:36 AM

Should not be in the list. It is NOT a zombie movie. Look at every other zombie movie on the list, save this one's sequel. They're ALL reanimated corpses, not people without Prozac. Stop calling this a zombie movie.
1. RogerPedersen
  The Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time at 5/19/2012 3:01 AM
  
  Agreed.. 28 days/weeks later ain't zombie-flicks. The premise/concept is completely different. The victims here is infected with rage, and becomes something akin to rageholic killers... Zombies die first,then wakes up with only one primary need, the need to feed on flesh
beezle6669
The Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time at 5/28/2011 2:28 PM

Where is Lucio Fulci's Zombie, Or the Fango release I Zombie, Or Gangs of the dead, Flight of the living Dead
AltEvil
The Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time at 5/17/2011 2:07 AM

These really should be on the list.... Dr. Butcher M.D. (Medical Deviate), Nightmare City (The City of the Walking Dead), City of the Living Dead (Gates Of Hell), Zombi 3, The Oasis of the Living Dead, Burial Ground House of the Dead
AltEvil
The Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time at 5/17/2011 1:47 AM

These should really be on the list... Dr. Butcher M.D. (Medical Deviate) • • Nightmare City (The City of the Walking Dead) • City of the Living Dead • Gates Of H**l • Zombi 3 • The Oasis of the Living Dead • Burial Ground • House of the Dead
1. Brian Walton
  The Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time at 5/18/2011 11:59 AM
  
  And you can add them, just add your own contributing list
errk
The Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time at 5/11/2011 11:53 PM

What no Frankenstein????? geeeeeez Zombies musta eaten your brains already!!!!!!!!
1. Andrew
  The Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time at 5/19/2011 6:54 PM
  
  Dr. Frankenstein's monster was not a zombie. The monster was fully alive, not undead. Plus, whereas zombies traditionally have a heavily diminished, primal version of the personality they had in life, the monster had its own, brand new, fully developed personality. *The monster had it's own unique soul.* That last statement may sound silly, but it's effectively the whole point of the story. What Dr. Frankenstein had done was create the first, man-made soul. With that in mind, the whole "playing God" theme of the story makes a lot more sense than just basing it on the concept of a scientist resurrecting a reconstituted corpse.
mighty drew
The Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time at 5/11/2011 7:02 PM

what about Plague Of The Zombies (1966) or Carnival Of Souls (1962)
1. The Doctor
  The Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time at 5/12/2011 6:01 PM
  
  Add them in your own list!
Matt R
The Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time at 5/11/2011 1:40 PM

Zombies!