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The Best R-Rated Zombie Movies

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List of R-Rated zombie movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best R-Rated zombie movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-Rated Zombie movie of all time is. This list of popular R-Rated zombie movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top R-Rated Zombie movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great R-Rated Zombie films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific R-Rated Zombie Film film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

Examples of movies on this list: Army of Darkness, 28 Days Later and more.

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28 Days Later
Cillian Murphy, Christopher Eccleston
Released: 2002
Directed by: Danny Boyle
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Dawn of the Living Dead
Todd Bridges, Joe Estevez
Released: 2006
Directed by: David Heavener
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Zombieland
Emma Stone, Amber Heard
Released: 2009
Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
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Dawn of the Dead
Tom Savini, Ken Foree
Released: 1978
Directed by: George A. Romero
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Shaun of the Dead
Martin Freeman, Simon Pegg
Released: 2004
Directed by: Edgar Wright
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28 Weeks Later
Rose Byrne, Idris Elba
Released: 2007
Directed by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
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Re-Animator
Barbara Crampton, Jeffrey Combs
Released: 1985
Directed by: Stuart Gordon
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The Return of the Living Dead
Clu Gulager, James Karen
Released: 1985
Directed by: Dan O'Bannon
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Army of Darkness
Bridget Fonda, Bruce Campbell
Released: 1992
Directed by: Sam Raimi
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House
George Wendt, Kay Lenz
Released: 1986
Directed by: Steve Miner
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Resident Evil: Extinction
Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter
Released: 2007
Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
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REC
Manuela Velasco, Javier Botet
Released: 2007
Directed by: Paco Plaza, Jaume Balagueró
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Pet Sematary
Stephen King, Fred Gwynne
Released: 1989
Directed by: Mary Lambert
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Resident Evil
Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez
Released: 2002
Directed by: Paul W. S. Anderson
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Undead
Robyn Moore Gibson, Felicity Mason
Released: 2003
Directed by: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
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Dead & Breakfast
Portia de Rossi, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Released: 2004
Directed by: Matthew Leutwyler
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House of the Dead
Erica Durance, Clint Howard
Released: 2003
Directed by: Uwe Boll
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Resident Evil: Degeneration
Laura Bailey, Johnny Yong Bosch
Released: 2008
Directed by: Makoto Kamiya
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Bride of Re-Animator
Fabiana Udenio, Jeffrey Combs
Released: 1990
Directed by: Brian Yuzna
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Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Milla Jovovich, Iain Glen
Released: 2004
Directed by: Alexander Witt
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Return of the Living Dead Part II
Mitch Pileggi, James Karen
Released: 1988
Directed by: Ken Wiederhorn
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Slither
Elizabeth Banks, Jenna Fischer
Released: 2006
Directed by: James Gunn
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Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
Jana Kramer, Peter Coyote
Released: 2005
Directed by: Ellory Elkayem
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Grindhouse
Nicolas Cage, Bruce Willis
Released: 2007
Directed by: Edgar Wright, Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Rob Zombie
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Day of the Dead
Mena Suvari, AnnaLynne McCord
Released: 2008
Directed by: Steve Miner
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