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Dawn of the Dead (1978)

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All Time

of 190,068

248

1970's

of 10,575

36

1978

of 3,457

4
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,969
  
  145
  
  Drama of 1978
  
  of 172
  
  1
  
  Drama of the 1970's
  
  of 1,855
  
  22
Horror
- Horror All Time
  
  of 4,950
  
  10
  
  Horror of 1978
  
  of 53
  
  2
  
  Horror of the 1970's
  
  of 546
  
  6

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Dawn of the Dead (1978) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.2429

Avg Critic Score:3.0911

Dawn of the Dead (1978) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

"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. ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Ten years after the original Night of the Living Dead, George Romero returned to his zombie plague in what is widely considered that rare sequel which is better than the original. ...read the complete Dawn of the Dead movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

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Flipside Movie Emporium (Jeremiah Kipp)

It may seem a waste of valuable space to devote so much time to each of these characters in the review, yet Dawn of the Dead clearly cares about them so much that it's worth the extra space. To George Romero's credit, we the audience truly...read the complete Dawn of the Dead (1978) review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Jeremiah Kipp)

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DVD Review e-zine

When there is no more room in Hell, the Dead will walk the Earth." The line stood out from a poster in a theater display case and captured my imagination right away. Looking at the still photographs attached to the poster, I was in total awe. I had never...read the complete Dawn of the Dead (1978) review at DVD Review e-zine

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Expanded Cinemah

USA. Philadelphia. Da tre settimane il paese deve confrontarsi con il problema che i morti tornano in vita per cibarsi della carne dei vivi. Se ne discute anche nella sede della televisione locale, la Wgon-Tv, dalla quale decidono di fuggire Steven e...read the complete Dawn of the Dead (1978) review at Expanded Cinemah

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Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

"Zombie" is a rip-off from start to finish, a movie quickly thrown together with bits and pieces of better and worse movies that came before it. The movie is about cannibal zombies, which is ideal since the movie is a cannibal itself. Its primary...read the complete Dawn of the Dead (1978) review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

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