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Zombie Horror movies

Outbreak horror where the threat spreads fast: siege survival, collapsing order, and constant attrition.

Resident Evil: Degeneration

1. Resident Evil: Degeneration

Animation Horror Action Science Fiction Adult Animation
6.4
20081h 37min

Overview

Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield must battle a rogue warrior seeking revenge after unleashing the deadly G-Virus, whilst a mutated monster goes on a rampage.

Themes

Power and control, Survival under siege, Biological threat, Public mistrust and secrecy, Outbreak containment, Corporate influence and ethics

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28 Weeks Later

2. 28 Weeks Later

Horror Thriller Science Fiction Zombie Horror Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi
6.8
20071h 40min

Overview

Twenty-eight weeks after the spread of a deadly rage virus, the inhabitants of the British Isles have lost their battle against the onslaught, as the virus has killed everyone there. Six months later, a group of Americans dare to set foot on the Isles, convinced the danger has passed. But it soon becomes all too clear that the scourge continues to live, waiting to pounce on its next victims.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Loyalty under pressure, Survival under siege, Ethical quarantine dilemmas, Outbreak management, Chaos and moral breakdown

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Planet Terror

3. Planet Terror

Horror Action Thriller Zombie Horror Epic Action
7.0
20071h 45min

Overview

Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend El Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.

Themes

Survival under siege, Weaponized biochemistry, Outbreak containment pressure, Authority versus civilians, Ethical strain of science, Immunity as cure hope

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Land of the Dead

4. Land of the Dead

Horror Science Fiction Thriller Zombie Horror Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi
6.2
20051h 33min

Overview

The living dead have taken over the world, and the remaining humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they cope with the situation.

Themes

Class inequality, Resource scarcity, Sanctuary politics, Feudal governance, Betrayal during crisis, Survivor coalition

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Resident Evil: Apocalypse

5. Resident Evil: Apocalypse

Horror Action Science Fiction Zombie Horror Epic Action
6.1
20041h 34min

Overview

As the city is locked down under quarantine, Alice finds out that the people that died from the previous incident at the Umbrella Corporation have turned into zombies. She then joins a small band of elite soldiers, who are enlisted to rescue the missing daughter of the creator of the mutating T-virus. Once lack of luck and resources happen, they begin to wage an exhilarating battle to survive and escape before the Umbrella Corporation erases its experiment from the face of the earth.

Themes

Control through fear, Corporate malfeasance and secrecy, Ethics of experimentation, Survival under quarantine, Trust under conspiracy, Resilience amid crisis

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Shaun of the Dead

6. Shaun of the Dead

Horror Comedy Zombie Horror Parody
7.8
20041h 39min

Overview

Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.

Themes

Survival under pressure, Group loyalty under threat, Satirical crisis comedy, Reluctant heroism under ridicule, Improvised combat in chaos, Ordinary life disrupted

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Dawn of the Dead

7. Dawn of the Dead

Horror Action Zombie Horror
7.2
20041h 41min

Overview

A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Survival under siege, Internal betrayal under strain, Group dynamics under stress, Resource scarcity, Fragility of alliance

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28 Days Later

8. 28 Days Later

Horror Thriller Science Fiction Zombie Horror Survival Thriller
7.5
20021h 53min

Overview

Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.

Themes

Survival under infection, Deceptive leadership, Illusion of sanctuary, Isolation and vulnerability, Military coercion, Exploitation under crisis

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Resident Evil

9. Resident Evil

Horror Action Science Fiction Zombie Horror Military Action
6.6
20021h 40min

Overview

When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.

Themes

Survival under siege, Conspiracy and control, Biotech risk and ethics, Memory loss and identity, Containment and escape dynamics, Environmental activism under pressure

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Versus

10. Versus

Horror Fantasy Action Thriller Adventure
6.3
20002h

Overview

A group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side. Their troubles start when those once killed and buried in the forest come back from the dead.

Themes

Forbidden portals, Forest abduction, Power of darkness, Zombie attack, Past lives, Portal sacrifice

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