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Night Of The Living Dead Reviews

1968 Certificate 18 Certificate 18
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In director George Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, seven people secluded in a Pennsylvania farmhouse face relentless attacks by reanimated corpses seeking to eat their flesh. The group, which includes a married couple and their daughter, a pair of young lovers, and an African American man, try to keep their sanity as the .. Read more

Starring Judith O'Dea, Duane Jones, Karl Hardman, Keith Wayne
Director George A Romero
Genres Horror

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  • Critics' reviews (3) of Night Of The Living Dead

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  • 3 stars out of 4

    Gruesome horror comic with effective moments; the director was still doing the same schtick ten years later. One of the most influential, and most imitated, of modern horror movies.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
  • With its radical rewriting of a genre in which good had always triumphed over evil, Romero's first feature shattered... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
  • "...Second only to PSYCHO among influential horror films..." -- Rating: A+

    • Entertainment Weekly
  • Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Night Of The Living Dead

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  • 16 out of 16 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    They're coming for you, Barbara...

    This is an essential piece of Cinema. The film that coined the expression 'Video Nasty'. Ok, so it looks a bit dated now, the acting's a bit hammy, ... more

      • trotsuk from LONDON
  • 10 out of 12 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Seminal horror

    This film, the first of George A. Romero's 'Trilogy of the Dead', was the inspiration for almost countless zombie movies made in the 35-plus years ... more

      • D Wiggins from Stafford
  • 8 out of 9 people found this review helpful

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    Rated - 2 stars

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      • WARDY2008 from BUDE
  • Most recent members' reviews (2) of Night Of The Living Dead

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  • 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    THE original Zombie film

    As far as I know, this was the first zombie film ever made (I'm not including the obscure ones)

    A good film with really dated special effects, ... more

      • Spikyface1 from London
  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    The Classic that started it all

    Film making amateurish, acting wooden, but plot, pace, and sheer relentness make it an excellent effort. I enjoyed this and was impressed how well everyone did... more

      • Darrell Nineham from Reading England
  • 16 out of 16 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    They're coming for you, Barbara...

    This is an essential piece of Cinema. The film that coined the expression 'Video Nasty'. Ok, so it looks a bit dated now, the acting's a bit hammy, ... more

      • trotsuk from LONDON
  • 10 out of 12 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Seminal horror

    This film, the first of George A. Romero's 'Trilogy of the Dead', was the inspiration for almost countless zombie movies made in the 35-plus years ... more

      • D Wiggins from Stafford
  • 8 out of 9 people found this review helpful

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    Rated - 2 stars

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      • WARDY2008 from BUDE
  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Gruesome...

    ...but great. The gore and nastiness is truly shocking, and so is most of the acting, but this is nonetheless a really cracking film that keeps you gripped ... more

      • clothilde from London
  • 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    If It Ain`t Broke, Don't Fix It

    The classic Romero horror from the 60s utterly wrecked by some smart-ass who thinks that by adding a crass music score and some ever more crassly acted video ... more

      • ALAN from ENGLAND
  • 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Brains!!!!

    My first experience of Romero was through a haze of smoke watching Dawn of the Dead on late night TV. Expecting the usual late night horror flick to wash over ... more

      • Lill Zee from Preston
  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Stone Cold Classic!

    The simple black & white photography works exceptionally well.

    The nightmarish images and ending will haunt you long after watching...

      • Jas Sidhu from London, England
  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Not as I recall

    This is the 30th ann edition of the film which has had extensive repair work carried out as well as the addition of new footage and score.

    Does it ... more

      • TheJazzman from Aberdeen, Scotland
  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    The one and only!

    The original master of zombie horror George A Romero's masterpiece. I dont think any zombie film since has come close to surpassing this triumph de ... more

      • A customer from Bournemouth, England
  • 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    THE original Zombie film

    As far as I know, this was the first zombie film ever made (I'm not including the obscure ones)

    A good film with really dated special effects, ... more

      • Spikyface1 from London
  • Critics' reviews (3)

  • 3 stars out of 4

    Gruesome horror comic with effective moments; the director was still doing the same schtick ten years later. One of the most influential, and most imitated, of modern horror movies.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
  • With its radical rewriting of a genre in which good had always triumphed over evil, Romero's first feature shattered... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
  • "...Second only to PSYCHO among influential horror films..." -- Rating: A+

    • Entertainment Weekly
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    • In director George Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, seven people secluded in a Pennsylvania farmhouse face relentless attacks by reanimated corpses seeking to eat their flesh. The group, which ...

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