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Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead

Horror · Science Fiction · Action · 2004

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

Movie details

Dawn of the Dead

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

2004 Horror · Science Fiction · Action 1h 41m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.2 / 10

287.1K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

77 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

59 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.1 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

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

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Dawn of the Dead?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Zack Snyder

Written by

James Gunn · George A. Romero

Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Ana

Ving Rhames

Ving Rhames

Kenneth

Jake Weber

Jake Weber

Michael

Michael Kelly

Michael Kelly

C.J.

Mekhi Phifer

Mekhi Phifer

Andre

Inna Korobkina

Inna Korobkina

Luda

Kevin Zegers

Kevin Zegers

Terry

Court is in session

Put Dawn of the Dead on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.