Dawn of the Dead

Name: Dawn of the Dead
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Action
Released: 2004-03-19
Duration: 101 min

When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth.

20041h 41mcritics 7.1/10

Horror Science Fiction Action

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

starring Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Michael Kelly

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Read from 23 comments (19 from Metacritic, 4 from TMDB reviews) — 6 of them described how it moves.

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“Dawn of the Dead is one of the best horror films ever made -- and, as an inescapable result, one of the most horrifying. It is gruesome, sickening, disgusting, violent, brutal and appalling. It is also (excuse me for a second while I find my other list) brilliantly crafted, funny, droll, and savagely merciless in its satiric view of the American consumer society. Nobody ever said art had to be in good taste.”
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times · 100
“Where Night of the Living Dead was a straight up horror film (with some minor social commentary buried beneath the ever-present threat of the shambling undead), Dawn is something a bit more intriguing. Sure, much of Dawn's first thirty minutes or so has the same unrelenting feel of the earlier film, but once our heroes arrive at their final destination, the tone changes.”
Mike Bracken and Christopher Monfette, IGN · 100
“Undoubtedly the zombie movie to end 'em all... The horror/suspense content is brilliant enough to satisfy the most demanding fan, and the film uses superb locations like a huge shopping mall to further its Bosch-like vision of a society consumed by its own appetites. But take no munchies.”
Staff (Not Credited), Time Out London · 100
“Grim, gruelling but beautifully shot, this is intelligent, sophisticated horror.”
David Hughes, Empire · 100
“Romero’s distinctly Pittsburghian sensibilities can’t be underestimated when explaining Dawn’s appeal; the Monroeville Mall perfectly evokes the feel of a hollow monument standing at the center of a community that couldn’t be bothered to define itself any more distinctively than could be represented by their choice between Florsheim or Kinney’s shoes. The mall, in essence, shoulders the burden of their identity.”
Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine · 100

Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 26 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.

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