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Dawn of the Dead (1978) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Dawn of the Dead (1978) a score of 3.0911 out of 4

based on (123) reviews

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Excellent

(27)

Very Good

(90)

Good

(5)

Fair

(1)

Poor

(0)

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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)