Best movies like Shaun of the Dead
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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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Cockneys vs Zombies (2012)
Plot Summary:
A gang of bank robbers team up with the residents of an old people's home to try to survive a zombie outbreak.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, horror comedy, parody, humorous, tense, captivating, funny, suspense, scenic, splatter
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Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
Plot Summary:
The group will face a new zombie threat as a new breed of zombie has developed. This new super-zombie type is faster, bigger, and stronger than the previous strain of zombies and harder to kill. These super-zombies have started grouping up into a horde going from city to city leaving a path of destruction behind them.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 196000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: road movie, apocalyptic, parody, funny, horror comedy, psychotronic, scary, action comedy, tense, captivating
Similar in 79%
Doghouse (2009)
Plot Summary:
Six men with mid-life anxiety set out for a weekend in the country in an attempt to reconnect with their masculinity. What they find is a catastrophe so horrible and bizarre that a mid-life crisis turns out to be exactly what they need to survive it.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: horror comedy, ambiguous ending, humorous, not serious, funny, melancholic, absurd, dark comedy, psychological, retro
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Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)
Plot Summary:
A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven – at Christmas – forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: horror comedy, christmas horror, teen horror, horror musical, humorous, entertaining, absurd, funny, philosophical, political
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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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Warm Bodies (2013)
Plot Summary:
After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 241000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: romantic, humorous, offbeat, teen, funny, cute, horror comedy, feel good, apocalyptic, sentimental
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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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The Dead Don't Die (2019)
Plot Summary:
In a small peaceful town, zombies suddenly rise to terrorize the town. Now three bespectacled police officers and a strange Scottish morgue expert must band together to defeat the undead.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 84000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: horror comedy, scary, dark comedy, funny, intense, psychological, tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, mumblecore
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Last Rites of the Dead (2006)
Plot Summary:
In an imagined reality where zombies coexist with ordinary mortal folk, the undead are considered second-class citizens. Angela finds this out the hard way when she's shot by her boyfriend and must learn to adjust to her new zombie lifestyle. She tempers her hunger for human flesh with Zombies Anonymous meetings and tries to pass for living in the mortal world.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 728
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspenseful, not serious, suspense, mockbuster, scary, independent film, psychotronic, horror comedy, offbeat
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Juan of the Dead (2011)
Plot Summary:
While Havana is full of zombies hungry for human flesh, official media reported that the disturbances are caused by dissidents paid by the United States. Panic seizes all until Juan comes to the rescue: he discovers he can kill the undead destroying his brain, and decides to start a small business under the slogan "We kill your loved ones.".
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: Spain, Cuba
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, dark comedy, horror comedy, exciting, humorous, disturbing, apocalyptic, splatter, funny, retro
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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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I Sell the Dead (2008)
Plot Summary:
18th century justice catches up with a pair of grave robbers. With only a few hours to go before his date with the guillotine, Arthur Blake (Monaghan) tells his life story to Father Francis Duffy (Ron Perlman). Before long, Arthur spills the beans on how he got started in the grim corpse peddling business with seasoned ghoul Willie Grimes.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, stylized, humorous, dark comedy, suspense, horror comedy, gothic, black comedy, funny, brutal
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Cooties (2014)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, humorous, bloody, horror comedy, funny, dark comedy, not serious, entertaining, cult classic, apocalyptic
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Slither (2006)
Plot Summary:
A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, entertaining, black comedy, space horror, funny, cult classic, horror comedy, parody, dark comedy
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Hot Fuzz (2007)
Plot Summary:
Top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel is good. Too good. To stop the rest of his team from looking bad, he is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford, paired with simple country cop, and everything seems quiet until two actors are found decapitated. It is addressed as an accident, but Angel isn't going to accept that, especially when more and more people turn up dead.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 528000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, humorous, absurd, dark comedy, hilarious, spoof, black comedy, action comedy, exciting
Similar in 77%
The World's End (2013)
Plot Summary:
Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 295000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA, Japan
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: witty, absurd, humorous, funny, parody, spoof, dark comedy, cult classic, suspense, horror comedy
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Planet Terror (2007)
Plot Summary:
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 221000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: bloody, black comedy, grindhouse, splatter, exciting, scary, parody, horror comedy, cult classic, action packed
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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
Similar in 79%
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)
Plot Summary:
Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: funny, not serious, humorous, scary, horror comedy, bloody, entertaining, splatter, dark comedy, psychological
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Day of the Dead (1985)
Plot Summary:
The final chapter of George A. Romero's "Dead Trilogy". In an underground government installation they are searching for a cure to overcome this strange transformation into zombies. Unfortunately, the zombies from above ground have made their way into the bunker.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: bloody, disturbing, scary, tense, suspenseful, grindhouse, splatter, atmospheric, intense, apocalyptic
Similar in 79%
Survival of the Dead (2009)
Plot Summary:
On an island off the coast of North America, local residents simultaneously fight a zombie epidemic while hoping for a cure to return their un-dead relatives back to their human state.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: scary, exciting, rough, suspenseful, suspense, apocalyptic, atmospheric, retro, psychotronic, mockumentary
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The Lost Boys (1987)
Plot Summary:
A mother and her two teenage sons move to a seemingly nice and quiet small coastal California town yet soon find out that it's overrun by bike gangs and vampires. A couple of teenage friends take it upon themselves to hunt down the vampires that they suspect of a few mysterious murders and restore peace and calm to their town.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 158000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: black comedy, scary, cult classic, teen, gothic, entertaining, creepy, stylized, dark comedy, horror comedy
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Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)
Plot Summary:
Two hillbillies are suspected of being killers by a group of paranoid college kids camping near the duo's West Virginian cabin. As the body count climbs, so does the fear and confusion as the college kids try to seek revenge against the pair.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 191000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Canada, UK, USA, India
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, absurd, funny, unusual plot structure, scary, dark comedy, slasher, entertaining, horror comedy, black comedy
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Severance (2006)
Plot Summary:
Members (Danny Dyer, Laura Harris, Tim McInnerny) of the Palisades Defense Corp. sales group arrive in Europe for a team-building exercise. A fallen tree blocks the route, and they must hike to their destination. However, a psychotic killer lurks in the woods, and he has a horrible fate in mind for each of the co-workers.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK, Germany, Hungary
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, dark comedy, witty, slasher, horror comedy, suspense, splatter, black comedy, parody, suspenseful
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Life After Beth (2014)
Plot Summary:
Zach is devastated by the unexpected death of his girlfriend, Beth. When she mysteriously returns, he gets a second chance at love. Soon his whole world turns upside down.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, horror comedy, dark comedy, atmospheric, enigmatic, bloody, melancholic, surreal, romantic, stylized
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Jennifer's Body (2009)
Plot Summary:
A newly possessed cheerleader turns into a killer who specializes in offing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 148000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sexy, dark comedy, scary, teen horror, slasher, black comedy, teen, horror comedy, cult classic, satirical
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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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Paul (2011)
Plot Summary:
For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51. Fortunately, it contains the two earthlings who are most likely to rescue and harbor an alien on the run.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 263000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, entertaining, unusual plot structure, hilarious, road movie, absurd, witty, thought provoking, sentimental
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28 Weeks Later (2007)
Plot Summary:
In this chilling sequel to 28 Days Later, the inhabitants of the British Isles appear to have lost their battle against the onslaught of disease, as the deadly rage virus has killed every citizen there. Six months later, a group of Americans dare to set foot on the isles, convinced the danger has come and gone. But it soon becomes all too clear that the scourge continues to live, waiting to pounce on its next victims.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 289000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Spain, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, tense, suspenseful, rough, atmospheric, creepy, apocalyptic, intense, bloody