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Dawn of the Dead
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Strike Entertainment

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Dawn of the Dead

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

2004 101 min ★ 7.1 (4,690) Released
Action Horror Science Fiction

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

Original title
Dawn of the Dead
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$26,000,000
Revenue
$102,278,712
Reviews & Ratings 4
Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

Jun 2, 2024 · via TMDB

★ 4.0

**A low-budget film, but where everyone tries to do the best they can.** Generally, I don't like films with the living dead, although I've seen several in recent times. This was one of them. Out of nowhere, the characters are thrown into a total apocalypse where people become zombies that they don't know how to kill. The protagonist is a young nurse, who immediately loses her entire family in the first moment. That makes us instantly like her. From then on, we hope that she will save herself and find other survivors to form an alliance with, which inevitably happens when she finds a shopping mall. Zack Snyder directs this film and delivers a very competent and well-made story, which manages to captivate the audience with a convincing and structured story. The film is, moreover, a remake of an original by George A. Romero, but it is really worth seeing this film for what it is, without comparisons. Technically, the film was well edited and has good sets, costumes and makeup, and a pleasantly stable pace that doesn't leave us thinking about things too much. Of course, there are obvious clichés and logical flaws in all of this, such as the fact that some things never stop working (running water, electricity, etc.), but I forgave these problems. The cast doesn't have any particularly big names, perhaps it was a conscious and deliberate decision to make this film with lesser-known actors, with whom everyone could identify more easily. Sarah Polley is the protagonist and does a very decent job, as do Ving Rhames and Michael Kelly. It is noted, however, that the entire film was made with very low budgets and that there is some amateurism and improvisation in the work of the cast and technical team. Still, weighing things up, it's not a bad film and everyone did the best they could do.

Andre Gonzales

Andre Gonzales

May 12, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

Awesome awesome movie. Loved this movie since the first time I ever seen it. Lots of zombies, and a lot of killing. One of the best zombies movies ever made in my opinion.

Kamurai

Kamurai

Jul 23, 2020 · via TMDB

★ 9.0

Great watch, will watch again, and can definitely recommend. Granted, if you're not a zombie fan, you're probably not even considering this one. Then you have the great argument about infection vectors (this is pretty classic, bite infection transfer), and slow vs fast (this movie is fast) zombies. I'm basically just pointing out why we can't have nice things, people argue about it. This has a great cast: Ving Rhames, Sarah Polley and Jake Weber in particular. The production value was definitely present, and not just in renting a mall to trash, or even just the zombie practical effects. The large scale scenes look amazing, and the details on the various infections are fascinating to watch. And sure, there is lots of quality gunfire (foley is good) and shooting zombies for people you are just in it for the action. While it's actually got some good (if dark at times) humor to it, it's not "Warm Bodies". Of course the presence of zombies / apocalyptic situation / lack of central authority gives us great philosophical opportunity to discuss what life means and see how people behave, but this leans more towards survival strategy aspects. If anything, I think that is where the "flaw" is in this movie: (most of) the characters are relatively competent so it detours some from typical movie formula relying on the characters to make mistakes to progress the story, but more of there is just a hopeless unending storm of bad things happening to them, it's honestly a little refreshing. This is probably one of my favorite zombie movies, and I don't even like running zombies.

John Chard

John Chard

Oct 21, 2015 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

Come on, man. You must've heard the priest say something about life and death. George Romero fans feared the worst, another one of his sacred original zombie trilogy films was being remade, this even though the remake of Night of the Living Dead didn't disgrace itself. As it happened, the fears were unfounded, for Zack Snyder and his team crafted one of the best horror remakes going. The premise follows Romero's wonderful version, a mysterious epidemic is causing the populace to turn into undead zombies, the bite of which transfers the illness to another. A small group of survivors make it to the Crossroads Mall and hole up there whilst trying to keep at bay the zombie hordes, but inner fighting threatens the group whilst they know they can't stay there for ever. Right from the off the film grabs you around the throat, it's a blistering and terrifying opening which brings heartbreak and terror in equal measure. It also announces to us that these zombies are different to Romero's, these suckers can run, and run fast. After some chaos and blood, the introductions to our survivors is set up and the pic settles into a superb group dynamic situation, where machismo and brains meet dumb and dumber, all while little devilish moments trickle away in the background. It's the focus on the survivors that really lifts it to greater heights, how they variously react to their plight, there's good thought gone into the screenplay (James Gunn). The natural progression of this type of film calls for horror moments, and Snyder deftly slots them in when the pic needs them, which again brings about scenes of terror and genuine heartbreaking moments. Some neat cameos will be cheered by fans of Romero's work, while the cast are superb here, with Sarah Polley the standout fulfilling the believable promise of the character as written. A remake that is its own beast yet still pays homage to what inspired it, and good at both! Now that's a rare thing in horror! 8/10

User reviews courtesy of TMDB.

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Cast 37
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

Ty Burrell

Ty Burrell

Steve

Lindy Booth

Lindy Booth

Nicole

Michael Barry

Michael Barry

Bart

Jayne Eastwood

Jayne Eastwood

Norma

Boyd Banks

Boyd Banks

Tucker

R.D. Reid

R.D. Reid

Glen

Kim Poirier

Kim Poirier

Monica

Bruce Bohne

Bruce Bohne

Andy

Matt Frewer

Matt Frewer

Frank

Scott H. Reiniger

Scott H. Reiniger

The General

Tom Savini

Tom Savini

The Sheriff

Ken Foree

Ken Foree

The Televangelist

Louis Ferreira

Louis Ferreira

Luis

Hannah Lochner

Hannah Lochner

Vivian

Sanjay Talwar

Sanjay Talwar

Doctor Rosen

Kim Roberts

Kim Roberts

Cora

Tim Post

Tim Post

Reviving Doctor

Matt Sadowski-Austin

Matt Sadowski-Austin

EMS Technician

Philip DeWilde

Philip DeWilde

EMS Technician

Mike Realba

Mike Realba

Maintenance Man

Phillip MacKenzie

Phillip MacKenzie

Thrashing Zombie

Laura de Carteret

Laura de Carteret

Washington Politician

Tino Monte

Tino Monte

Istanbul Reporter

Chris Gillett

Chris Gillett

Older Anchorman

Dan Duran

Dan Duran

Confused Reporter

Natalie Brown

Natalie Brown

CDC Reporter

Liz West

Liz West

CDC Reporter

Georgia Craig

Georgia Craig

Anchorwoman (uncredited)

Zack Snyder

Zack Snyder

Commando at White House (uncredited)

Darren Marsman

Darren Marsman

Maintenance Man Zombie (uncredited)

Crew 59
Arvinder Greywal

Arvinder Greywal

Art Direction

Doug Slater

Doug Slater

Art Direction

Jordu Schell

Jordu Schell

Concept Artist

Kyle Cooper

Kyle Cooper

Title Designer

Gilles Corbeil

Gilles Corbeil

"A" Camera Operator

Russ Goozee

Russ Goozee

Camera Operator

Matthew F. Leonetti

Matthew F. Leonetti

Director of Photography

Gilles Corbeil

Gilles Corbeil

Steadicam Operator

Denise Cronenberg

Denise Cronenberg

Costume Design

David Scott

David Scott

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Deborah Rutherford

Deborah Rutherford

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Heather Langenkamp

Heather Langenkamp

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Barney Burman

Barney Burman

Prosthetic Supervisor

Damon Caro

Damon Caro

Fight Choreographer

Damon Caro

Damon Caro

Stunt Coordinator

Taso N. Stavrakis

Taso N. Stavrakis

Stunt Driver

Angelica Lisk-Hann

Angelica Lisk-Hann

Stunts

Blair Johannes

Blair Johannes

Stunts

Branko Racki

Branko Racki

Stunts

Brian Jagersky

Brian Jagersky

Stunts

Brittney Banks

Brittney Banks

Stunts

Bryan Renfro

Bryan Renfro

Stunts

Chad Camilleri

Chad Camilleri

Stunts

Danny Lima

Danny Lima

Stunts

Darren Marsman

Darren Marsman

Stunts

David Jacox

David Jacox

Stunts

Edward A. Queffelec

Edward A. Queffelec

Stunts

Ernie Jackson

Ernie Jackson

Stunts

Joel Harris

Joel Harris

Stunts

Kevin Rushton

Kevin Rushton

Stunts

Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle

Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle

Stunts

Layton Morrison

Layton Morrison

Stunts

Nick Alachiotis

Nick Alachiotis

Stunts

Paul Rutledge

Paul Rutledge

Stunts

Randy Butcher

Randy Butcher

Stunts

Regan Moore

Regan Moore

Stunts

Rex Reddick

Rex Reddick

Stunts

Rick Parker

Rick Parker

Stunts

Robert Racki

Robert Racki

Stunts

Shane Cardwell

Shane Cardwell

Stunts

Brittney Banks

Brittney Banks

Utility Stunts

Zack Snyder

Zack Snyder

Director

Peter D. Marshall

Peter D. Marshall

First Assistant Director

William Hoy

William Hoy

Additional Editor

Caitlin McKenna

Caitlin McKenna

ADR Voice Casting

Joseph Middleton

Joseph Middleton

Casting

Armyan Bernstein

Armyan Bernstein

Executive Producer

Dennis E. Jones

Dennis E. Jones

Executive Producer

Chad Darnell

Chad Darnell

Extras Casting

Marty Dejczak

Marty Dejczak

Location Manager

Eric Newman

Eric Newman

Producer

Marc Abraham

Marc Abraham

Producer

Richard P. Rubinstein

Richard P. Rubinstein

Producer

Gary A. Hecker

Gary A. Hecker

Foley

Tyler Bates

Tyler Bates

Original Music Composer

Dennis Berardi

Dennis Berardi

Visual Effects Supervisor

George A. Romero

George A. Romero

Original Film Writer

George A. Romero

George A. Romero

Screenplay

James Gunn

James Gunn

Screenplay

Gallery 150
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US Release Dates 4

Mar 10, 2004

Los Angeles, California

R Premiere

Mar 19, 2004

R Theatrical

Oct 26, 2004

DVD

NR Physical

Sep 30, 2008

Blu-ray

NR Physical

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