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1978

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Picking up where NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD left off, and still offering no explanation of why the dead are walking the earth, DAWN plunges headlong into one of the most violent and original horror films ever made. After securing an apartment building overcome with flesh-eating zombies, two Philadelphia area SWAT team members, .. Read more

Starring	George A. Romero, David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger
Director	George A. Romero
Genres	Horror

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- "...DAWN pummels the viewer with a series of ever-more-grisly events....Romero's strong suit is pacing and technical fluidity. His film has a keen visual sense that tersely extracts the maximum from all the bloodletting..."
- 7294
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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- - 44
  - 9
  I don't get the hype
  
  Only worth it to see how effects have moved on...
  
  Having read the other critic reviews about this film I was genuinely excited about seeing this ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Mentalist
  - 9 reviews
  - Mold
  - 10 Feb 2011 at 09:28
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  - 2
  Lost on a Generation
  
  Reading reviews written by others it is just a little disappointing to see that most of the premise behind this movie is lost on this audience. Horror fans ... read more »
  
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- 1115478
- - a customer
  - 30 Apr 2012 at 15:07
- - 10
  - 4
  Laughable and forgettable
  
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  This film is completely laughable and vastly inferior to the 1968 Night of the Living Dead.
  
  The storyline just did not make sense either.
  
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- 1107303
- - Hellohulk
  - 20 reviews
  - Leicester
  - 01 Apr 2012 at 10:03
- - 4
  - 9
  Modern day oblivious!
  
  Hey hey hey, this film does not deserve one star or even a review from the peope who are only doing one thing when they watch this film, and that is ( trying to... read more »
  
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- 1102266
- - lacsines80
  - 3 reviews
  - 14 Mar 2012 at 13:31
- - 35
  - 14
  not so good...
  
  Overall not impressed....as i was really lookin 4 a horror movie...... unfortunately it made me laugh..... horror element was really missin..... sad.........
  
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- 1013237
- - kaku
  - 2 reviews
  - 05 Jul 2011 at 11:12
- - 8
  - 15
  Zombie tastic!
  
  The best Zombie movie ever! Romero is a genius! Love everything about this film. Sham they dont still make thiem like this.
  
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- 999690
- - Elf11
  - 1 review
  - Lutterworth
  - 02 Jun 2011 at 11:18
- - 3
  - 11
  Zombies are better then Vampires
  
  Classic Horror, if you like Zombies (give me them over vampires any day of the week) then give this one a go. Some good tense sequences and a nice bit of gore ... read more »
  
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- - Markiecooper
  - 2 reviews
  - 20 Apr 2011 at 13:58
- - 44
  - 9
  I don't get the hype
  
  Only worth it to see how effects have moved on...
  
  Having read the other critic reviews about this film I was genuinely excited about seeing this ... read more »
  
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- 962634
- - Mentalist
  - 9 reviews
  - Mold
  - 10 Feb 2011 at 09:28
- - 1
  - 11
  my best movie ever
  
  love this film its very long but to me it doesnt drag along not mad over the top gore the mall bit kicks ass i wish i had a mall like that all to myself lol
  
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- - hb360666
  - 7 reviews
  - lincolnshire japan
  - 14 Jan 2011 at 15:56
- - 2
  - 10
  Mall monarchy!
  
  Another gorey great from George A Romero which finds four survivors of the zombie outbreak holed up in a shopping mall which is obviously crawling with the ... read more »
  
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- - PJshadow
  - 195 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 03 Nov 2010 at 09:52
- - 1
  - 10
  A Must-See Classic!
  
  When watching this movie for the first time, you have to be very open minded and try to understand the context within it was filmed...this was 1978 and it wasn... read more »
  
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- - Gian81
  - 21 reviews
  - London, England
  - 11 Jul 2010 at 15:14
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- - 44
  - 9
  I don't get the hype
  
  Only worth it to see how effects have moved on...
  
  Having read the other critic reviews about this film I was genuinely excited about seeing this ... read more »
  
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- 962634
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Mentalist
  - 9 reviews
  - Mold
  - 10 Feb 2011 at 09:28
- - 35
  - 14
  not so good...
  
  Overall not impressed....as i was really lookin 4 a horror movie...... unfortunately it made me laugh..... horror element was really missin..... sad.........
  
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- 1013237
- - kaku
  - 2 reviews
  - 05 Jul 2011 at 11:12
- - 30
  - 6
  I don't believe it!
  
  It's generally accepted that this is shoddy, poorly written, awfully directed and amateurishly acted film, so I shall not dwell on these points. The main ... read more »
  
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- - Padger
  - Northampton
  - 03 Feb 2005 at 17:06
- - 10
  - 0
  not the film I used to know
  
  what happened to this film? once it was my most favorite zombie film, I loved the film music. does nobody notice that they changed the music? the whole film ... read more »
  
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- 900049
- - a customer
  - Nottinghamshire
  - 20 Jun 2010 at 10:11
- - 12
  - 7
  i got it wrong
  
  dont make the same mistake order the new remake
  
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- 90482
- - a customer
  - newcastle
  - 09 Apr 2005 at 15:20
- - 10
  - 4
  Laughable and forgettable
  
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  This film is completely laughable and vastly inferior to the 1968 Night of the Living Dead.
  
  The storyline just did not make sense either.
  
  ... read more »
  
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- 1107303
- - Hellohulk
  - 20 reviews
  - Leicester
  - 01 Apr 2012 at 10:03
- - 9
  - 4
  Horror?
  
  The worst horror film I have ever seen but comedy maybe my eleven year old nearly died laughing!!
  
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- 116292
- - a customer
  - Derbyshire
  - 21 Jun 2005 at 09:50
- - 7
  - 0
  Vastly overrated
  
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  This was only the second time I've seen it but I think its vastly overrated. It starts off well with chaos and panic at a TV station, explaining the ... read more »
  
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- - LeightonJonesy
  - 18 reviews
  - Hastings
  - 01 Apr 2010 at 09:31
- - 8
  - 4
  you having a laugh...
  
  This is more of a comedy than a bloody horror movie, its so so so so crap lol, i think i miteve seen it a few years back but i couldnt remember, i wish i didnt ... read more »
  
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- 283131
- - Connor Reilly
  - ireland
  - 06 Sep 2006 at 17:06
- - 7
  - 3
  To gory
  
  I could not even watch this film as i don't enjoy watching flesh being ripped off bones. Films do not need to be this gory to be horrifying. I turned of ... read more »
  
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- 524168
- - Paul Clarkson
  - Northwich
  - 09 Feb 2008 at 11:05

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  Picking up where NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD left off, and still offering no explanation of why the dead are walking the earth, DAWN plunges headlong into one of the most violent and original horror films ever made. After securing an apartment building overcome with flesh-eating zombies, two ...

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  Picking up where NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD left off, and still offering no explanation of why the dead are walking the earth, DAWN plunges headlong into one of the most violent and original horror films ever made. After securing an apartment building overcome with flesh-eating zombies, two ...