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Dawn of the Dead 2004

Directed by Zack Snyder · 101 mins · 1,598 views

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Synopsis

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

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    matt lynch 8 月 26, 2026

    so gleefully hopeless.

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    @NavyVet🔥🔥🔥 8 月 26, 2026

    Rotten Tomatoes: 75% Metacritic Metascore: 59 IMDB: 7.3 88/100 Spooktober 2025 Televangelist: “When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth.” Zack Snyder’s feature debut reimagines Romero’s classic and somehow justifies its existence. This isn’t a shot-for-shot remake—it’s a balls-to-the-wall action-horror sprint that trades social commentary for relentless intensity and actually works on its own terms. The controversial fast zombies sparked debate, but they create genuine terror that the shambling undead can’t match anymore. Bold, brutal, and surprisingly emotional. Snyder directs with kinetic visual flair that would define his career —a stunning opening credits sequence set to Johnny Cash remains iconic. James Gunn’s screenplay balances horror with dark humor and develops characters you actually care…

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    Lexi ꩜ 8 月 26, 2026

    Tag yourself: I’m that idiot girl who’s like, “Fuck the zombies, I’m going after Chips the dog.”

    923 4
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    Una de las mejores aperturas del CINE zombiapocalíptico .

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    Cinema Strikes Back 🟣 8 月 26, 2026

    C.J. – from zero to hero

    1,668 5
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    Sean Fennessey 8 月 26, 2026

    Mean, antic, messy, cheeky, and hopeless. In many ways the opposite of the stately, painterly efforts at adrenalized, masculine fauxetry that would become Snyder’s hallmark. Hard not to think of how different and perhaps better his work would have been if he could have retained James Gunn, with all his body horror and slapstick impulses, as his screenwriter through the DC films. This is a plain ole good zombie movie, and that isn’t easy.

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    Joe A 8 月 26, 2026

    Carnage and futility— some of Snyder’s strongest work, really impressed by how well this still holds up.

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    Josh Lewis 8 月 26, 2026

    Chips the dog is the hero we deserve.

    2,148 6
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    ace 8 月 26, 2026

    just a normal day in retail

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    marsh boy 8 月 26, 2026

    ahhhh the good old days when Zack Snyder was still sane and still hasn’t discovered those masterfully atrocious Canon Dream Lenses.

    404 2
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    Cellar Door L 8 月 26, 2026

    Phil’s lore from Modern Family is crazy.

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    Patrick Willems 8 月 26, 2026

    Snyder gets a lot of shit for his needle drops (usually deserved) but that Richard Cheese one is still incredible

    1,157 10

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V Ving Rhames Kenneth
J Jake Weber Michael
M Michael Kelly C.J.
M Mekhi Phifer Andre
I Inna Korobkina Luda
K Kevin Zegers Terry
T Ty Burrell Steve
L Lindy Booth Nicole
M Michael Barry Bart
J Jayne Eastwood Norma
B Boyd Banks Tucker
R R.D. Reid Glen
K Kim Poirier Monica
B Bruce Bohne Andy
M Matt Frewer Frank
S Scott H. Reiniger The General
T Tom Savini The Sheriff
K Ken Foree The Televangelist
L Louis Ferreira Luis
Director Zack Snyder
Writer James Gunn
Producer Marc Abraham, Eric Newman, Richard P. Rubinstein, Michael D. Messina
Executive Producer Thomas A. Bliss, Armyan Bernstein, Dennis E. Jones
Editor Niven Howie
Original Music Tyler Bates
Sound Scott Hecker, Gary A. Hecker, Jay Wilkinson, Frederick Howard, John J. Thomson, Michael Dressel, Frank Fleming, Tony Shore
Special Effects Laird McMurray, Gary D'Amico, Bill McShane, Tony Acosta Jr., Gary Kleinsteuber
Stunts John Stoneham Jr., Nick Alachiotis, Taso N. Stavrakis, Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle, Brittney Banks, Damon Caro, Alison Reid, Shelley Cook, Scott Alan Cook, Brad Martin, Taryn Ash, Ron Bell, Chad Camilleri, Randy Butcher, Shane Cardwell, Wayne Downer
Synopsis
A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.
Director
Zack Snyder
Writer
James Gunn
Studio
New Amsterdam Entertainment, Strike Entertainment
Country
USA
Language
English
Year
2004
Runtime
101 mins

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