Best movies like One Cut of the Dead
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Plot Summary:
After an epic 40-minute one-take zombie-movie we get to watch behind-the-scenes of how it came to be: a comedy of errors with overly dedicated actresses, clumsy crew, arrogant directors and a lots of trials and tribulations.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: horror comedy, mockumentary, tense, humorous, captivating, absurd, scary, psychological, funny, inspirational
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Portrait of a Zombie (2012)
Plot Summary:
When son, Billy, becomes a zombie the family chooses to take care of him in the home much to the chagrin of the neighbors and the local crime boss.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 395
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: Ireland
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sincere, rough, bleak, suspenseful, mockumentary, fake documentary
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Hunger of the Dead (2014)
Plot Summary:
In year 20xx, the world was plagued with zombies. Human race was on a verge of extinction and clock was ticking for those who were still alive. When a young male protagonist, Toshiyuki (Ryouta MURAI) was running alone from a horde, he comes across a safe house. The place seemed like a paradise, with endless food supplies and other humans for a company. However, to Toshiyuki's horror, he soon realized that the real nature of the place was to breed humans so zombies won't starve to death! Toshiyuki was paired up with a girl named Mitsue (Nagisa ODAJIMA). Although things are very awkward between them, Toshiyuki is aware that he is slowly falling in love with her. Is this the last sanctuary or sugar-coated hell? As emotions and speculations entwine, the "Human Farm" is facing a bloody fate. The most pleasurable way to survive in the Zombie-filled apocalypse!.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, tense, humorous, suspense, splatter, exciting, asian horror
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American Zombie (2007)
Plot Summary:
Documents the daily lives of a small community of the living deceased who make their home in Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: satirical, humorous, captivating, disturbing, mockumentary, suspense, horror comedy, weird, fun
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Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies (2001)
Plot Summary:
This 2001 J-Horror effort from director Naoyuki Tomomatsu is set in a future dystopia where teenaged girls begin dying for no apparent reason -- and often in an elated, chronically happy state of mind. One of these girls, Stacy, is back from the dead, however, and she's ready to gorge herself on human flesh. As more and more teenage-girl zombies begin to feast on the living, the people of Japan brace themselves and try to find a way to end the madness.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, rough, serious, bloody, suspense, dark, dark comedy, parody, splatter, psychotronic
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Yummy (2019)
Plot Summary:
A young couple travels to a shabby Eastern European hospital for plastic surgery. The young woman wants a breast reduction. Her mother comes along for yet another face-lift. Wandering through an abandoned ward the boyfriend stumbles upon a young woman, gagged and strapped to an operating table; she is the result of an experimental rejuvenation treatment. He frees her, but does not realize he just caused the outbreak of a virus that will change doctors, patients and his mother-in-law into bloodthirsty zombies.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Belgium
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, tense, suspenseful, semi serious, horror comedy, scary, disturbing, splatter, apocalyptic
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I Survived a Zombie Holocaust (2014)
Plot Summary:
From the land of early Peter Jackson comes another Braindead movie in bad taste. It’s the third day of shooting the low budget horror ‘Tonight They Come’ on location in the wilds of New Zealand. Director SMP is already beside himself having to work with a self-obsessed leading man and a bimbo actress when into his line of fire comes a new runner, wannabe screenwriter Wesley Pennington. Clearly an accident-prone nerd, Wesley nevertheless tries his best to fit in with the crazed cast and demented crew while falling head over heels for Susan, the set caterer. But something nasty has entered the local water supply and suddenly the zombie extras start acting like genuine members of the living dead, gore stunts looks even more authentic and actual severed limbs fly. Reel life turns real as Wesley attempts to save the day while ensuring his latest script will get made.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: horror comedy, scary, tense, light, humorous, suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, scenic, splatter
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One Cut of the Dead Spin-Off: In Hollywood (2019)
Plot Summary:
This 59-minute feature was made for TV in Japan and is now being shopped around by Nikkatsu in advance of the film market in Cannes beginning in a few weeks. This feature was directed by Nakaizumi Yuya, supervised by original director Ueda and stars several of the key players from the original films including Hamatso Takayuki, Mao, Shuhama Harumi, and many more.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 314
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 58 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, humorous, scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, funny, horror comedy
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Zomvideo (2011)
Plot Summary:
Aiko and Hashimoto discovere a VHS videotape called "A Guide to Surviving Zombies From". This is a video with a set of instructions that will help them cope with the invasion of the undead living in Japan.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight (2017)
Plot Summary:
Two slackers put on their superhero suits to save Hong Kong from a zombie invasion. This hybrid directorial debut packs one hell of an emotional punch.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 419
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, apocalyptic, horror comedy
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Plaga zombie: Zona mutante (2001)
Plot Summary:
A small town is the subject of some experiment with aliens where they were allowed to test some earth folks with some kind of disease, but of course it spread with disastrous results. And now, three oddballs have been dumped into the middle of this town as test subjects or something, and the race for survival is on. John West is a strongman, with a cowboy hat and leopard skin tights, Bill is a medical student, and Max is a mathematical genius, and it's them against the zombies.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 721
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Argentina
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: bleak, serious, suspenseful, scary, tense, bloody, suspense
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Bloodsucking Bastards (2015)
Plot Summary:
An action-packed horror comedy, BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS stars Fran Kranz as Evan, a dutiful and overworked employee stuck at a soul-killing corporation with his beautiful co-worker and girlfriend Amanda (Emma Fitzpatrick) and his slacker best friend Tim (Joey Kern). Evans world begins to crumble when Amanda dumps him and his boss Ted (Joel Murray) hands his coveted promotion to his nemesis Max (Pedro Pascal). When his office mates start going through disturbing changes, Evan must find a way to stop the evil brewing admist the cubicles, and rescue his workplace pals before his life and career go from dead-end... to just dead.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: horror comedy, tense, suspense, humorous, captivating, funny, slasher, dark comedy, perverse
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Me and My Mates vs. The Zombie Apocalypse (2015)
Plot Summary:
Three Australian telecom tradesman find themselves trapped in a telephone exchange during the onset of a zombie apocalypse.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 660
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, scary, captivating, suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, psychotronic, funny, feel good
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Little Monsters (2019)
Plot Summary:
A washed-up musician teams up with a teacher and a kids show personality to protect young children from a sudden outbreak of zombies.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, USA, UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: horror comedy, humorous, scary, colorful, funny, splatter, apocalyptic, dark comedy, hilarious, psychotronic
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Night of the Living Deb (2015)
Plot Summary:
After a one night stand Deb wakes up in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: horror comedy, captivating, light, humorous, absurd, scary, funny, spoof, psychotronic, parody
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Fido (2006)
Plot Summary:
Timmy Robinson's best friend in the whole wide world is a six-foot tall rotting zombie named Fido. But when Fido eats the next-door neighbor, Mom and Dad hit the roof, and Timmy has to go to the ends of the earth to keep Fido a part of the family. A boy-and-his-dog movie for grown ups, "Fido" will rip your heart out.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, funny, stylized, horror comedy, witty, atmospheric, black comedy, touching, parody
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Atom the Amazing Zombie Killer (2012)
Plot Summary:
Atom is an amazing zombie killer, has a horny girlfriend...and is the best bowler in the league! But don't tell that to Dario and the Slashers, the evil bowling rivals who will stop at nothing to thwart Atom and his buddies. When all of his problems come to a head, Atom must battle his worst nightmare--ZOMBIES! May the bloodbath begin! let's ROCK and BOWL in this outrageous horror comedy!.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, scary, feel good, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, slasher, bizarre
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Aaah! Zombies!! (2007)
Plot Summary:
Brain freeze has never been so bad once you’ve tasted Ale Cream, as four friends inadvertently eat some radioactive ice-cream, turning them into zombies. Only problem is they don’t see themselves as the undead, but as super soldiers.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA, India
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: parody, suspense, humorous, suspenseful, tense, horror comedy, scary, semi serious, bizarre
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Evil (2005)
Plot Summary:
An evil force is awakened in downtown Athens transforming the unsuspecting citizens into raving zombies. The few survivors will have to fight hard for their lives. To the death.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: Greece
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, humorous, tense, captivating, horror comedy, psychedelic, suspense, hilarious, scary, exciting
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Kill Zombie! (2012)
Plot Summary:
The bizarre story takes place in Amsterdam-West, where a virus turns people into bloodthirsty zombies. Although much blood is flowing and many limbs chopped off, there is a lot to laugh at in this bizarre horror comedy.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, captivating, tense, scary, offbeat, not serious, campy
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Zombieland (2013)
Plot Summary:
Zombieland follows four survivors outwitting zombies and searching for a place to call home.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 28 min
Plot tags: parody, absurd, humorous, horror comedy, road movie, scary, not serious, entertaining, campy
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Cemetery Man (1994)
Plot Summary:
A cemetery man has the unusual problem of the dead rising from the grave. Himself and his assistant must end these creatures' lives again after they are reborn. Everything is going well until "She" comes along and stirs things up a bit.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Italy, France, Germany
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: gothic, black comedy, dark comedy, surreal, disturbing, sexy, scary, atmospheric, horror comedy, cult classic
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Return of the Living Dead II (1988)
Plot Summary:
A group of kids discover one of the drums containing a rotting corpse and release the 2-4-5 Trioxin gas into the air, causing the dead to once again rise from the grave and seek out brains.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: funny, horror comedy, scary, humorous, slasher, splatter, cult classic, cult horror, classic horror, apocalyptic
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Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Plot Summary:
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 585000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, black comedy, humorous, funny, horror comedy, spoof, parody, atmospheric, witty, scary
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Zombieland (2009)
Plot Summary:
Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 610000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, apocalyptic, humorous, parody, feel good, absurd, road movie, entertaining, horror comedy, not serious
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I Am a Hero (2015)
Plot Summary:
Hideo Suzuki is a 35-year-old mangaka assistant, whose life seem to be stuck around his exhausting but low-paying job, unfulfilled dreams, strange hallucinations and unsatisfying relationships. He sees himself as a supporting character in his own life, has low self-esteem, resulting in frustration. One day, the world as Hideo knows it is shattered by the presence of a disease that turns people into homicidal maniacs, whose first instinct is to attack and devour the nearest human.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, atmospheric, rough, bleak, suspenseful, psychological, scenic, manga, apocalyptic
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What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Plot Summary:
Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 196000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, absurd, humorous, gothic, parody, offbeat, atmospheric, not serious, witty, dark comedy
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Dead Snow (2009)
Plot Summary:
Eight medical students on a ski trip to Norway discover that Hitler's horrors live on when they come face to face with a battalion of zombie Nazi soldiers intent on devouring anyone unfortunate enough to wander into the remote mountains where they were once sent to die.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 69000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Norway
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, dark comedy, splatter, humorous, bloody, suspense, horror comedy, satirical, grindhouse, creepy
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Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014)
Plot Summary:
The gruesome Nazi Zombies are back to finish their mission, but our hero is not willing to die. He is gathering his own army to give them a final fight.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Norway, Iceland, USA, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: scary, parody, humorous, splatter, horror comedy, light, stylized, not serious, bloody, psychotronic
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Evil Dead II (1987)
Plot Summary:
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from “The Book of the Dead.” As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda’s body.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 179000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: scary, splatter, dark comedy, slasher, bloody, black comedy, creepy, horror comedy, lovecraft, funny
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Braindead (1992)
Plot Summary:
When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 102000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: bloody, splatter, dark comedy, humorous, surreal, disturbing, black comedy, brutal, funny, creepy