Weekly Poll Results: Best Zombie Movie

Posted by on October 7th, 2009   Filed under: Polls

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I don’t think anyone will be surprised to see George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead top last week’s poll, but wow… it was an extremely close race between the top 3 choices. Edgar Wright’s Shaun of the Dead and Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later just barely fell short of the #1 spot, while Romero’s original Night of the Living Dead and Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake rounded out the top 5.

I fully acknowledge that Day of the Dead should have also been on this list (as many of you have pointed out), particularly in place of Evil Dead 2 (although Evil Dead 2 did still get a fair number of votes). I guess I just thought Romero had already been fairly represented. Other than that, do you agree with the results? I’m a little disappointed that Return of the Living Dead was way down at the bottom, but then again, it’s a very solid list overall. And where would Zombieland rank in all this?

1. Dawn of the Dead (1978) — 22.9%
2. Shaun of the Dead — 20.1%
3. 28 Days Later — 19.6%
4. Night of the Living Dead (1968) — 13.5%
5. Dawn of the Dead (2004) — 8.8%
6. Evil Dead 2 — 5.8%
7. Dead Alive — 3%
8. [REC] — 2.2%
8. Return of the Living Dead — 2.2%
10. Zombie (aka Zombi 2) — 1.9%



  • Slushie Man

    Neither Evil Dead 2, REC, nor 28 Days Later should have been on there as there are no zombies in those movies. Kind of funny that the 3rd best zombie movie doesn’t even have zombies in it.

  • Star

    Yeah, Return of the Living Dead should be much higher.

  • Maybe start a new poll for those zombie purists out there. Myself, I see nothing wrong with looping these movies together since they are essentially the same, minus the “Z” word.

  • Does anyone else like the remake of Night of the Living Dead better than the original?

  • Mike

    28 Days Later is a Zombie movie, i really hate when people argue such ridiculous semantics about Zombie movies. The word Zombie has evolved, like many words do, to encompass much more than the grave climbing undead.

  • paulm

    What could be more simple? Someone dies and their dead body is reanimated, through scientific or supernatural means. Compared to someone who gets sick and has a disease/virus that makes them lose control/act crazy. Now if you want to lump these movies into categories like Siege Movies, Post Apocalyptic, or whatever, fine. But you can’t just say they are “ridiculous semantics.” And since 1968, Zombies don’t have to have crawled out of a grave to be considered Zombies.

    I think the 1990 remake is really good, but I like the 1968 version a bit more. I agree that Return of the Living Dead should have placed better. When I saw “Day” and “Return” in the theaters that year, I initially liked “Return” better. I even went back to see it again the same week. Now that could have been because of Trash’s cemetery dance…I was in high school, and my hormones were raging (like a virus?).

  • Brains!

  • The 1968 NotLD original is definitely better than the 1990 remake, but the remake isn’t half bad. I did like the two leads and the ‘new’ ending and the colour cinematography.

  • I have a hard time watching 1968 just because Barbara is freaking out through most of the movie. 1990 Barbara could definitely kick 1968’s Barbara’s ass. On the grand scale I would say 1968 is better, but I get more entertainment out of watching 1990.

  • paulm

    I think Barbara in 1990 is much hotter.

  • AlexG

    i know i’ll probably be a bit lonely in this view, but i think that ‘shaun’ over ‘night’ and ’28 days’ is ludicrous, bizarre and puzzling

  • AlexG

    i know i’ll probably be a bit lonely in this view, but i think that ‘shaun’ over ‘night’ and ’28 days’ is bizarre and puzzling

  • AlexG

    me internet sucks

  • Marc

    I think the Dawn of the Dead remake should have ranked higher. It’s one case where the remake surpasses the original.

  • FreeCajunLove

    Call me a Zombie Purist, but 28 Days Later is not a zombie film. The “infected” die after 28 days due to hunger.

    Simply… zombies do not die unless the brain is destroyed.

  • Reed-tard

    Doesn’t matter how much you argue. Neither REC nor Evil Dead is a zombie movie! I mean, for god sakes, just put in Aliens and Predator too, wtf!=!”

  • Matt

    ok freecajun… zombies are not real ok…. so we are free to interpret them however we want…..which means I say a zombie is a zombie if it is undead. 28 days rocked period

  • Noah

    I agree with some films on this list but here’s my top 10 out of the 60 I’ve seen. Technical crybabies can weep in the corner about Evil Dead and 28 Days Later
    10. Planet Terror
    9. The Beyond
    8. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
    7. Re-Animator
    6. 28 Days Later
    5. Shaun of the Dead
    4. Dead Snow
    3. The Evil Dead
    2. Braindead aka Dead Alive
    1. Night of the Living Dead (1968)

  • Jamo

    Ok yeah 28 days later is fun and evil dead is fun and i guess ill say rec is ok but these arnt zombie movies come on you morons in 28 days later its a viral infection… like rabies this dosnt make you a zombie does it in evil dead they are possessed even ash gets possessed does that make him a zombie? Im not even a zombie purist but you can’t argue with the facts you dumb shmucks. and no the word zombie hasnt really evolved its the same Its you who needs to evolve you fool.

  • Jamo

    Oh yeah and matt your a royal twat mate. zombies arnt real but the word is an it has a definition in a dictionary ‘i hope you’ve herd of one’ so sorry to break this to you mate you cant call black white yes isnt no and your not a dude not a dude so stop calling yourself matt comprenday?

  • spot-on

    the list is pretty good, but i believe dawn of the dead(2004.) deserves a lot more credit. it’s an excellent zombie movie. great cast, excellent soundtrack, top-notch effects! it’s underrated only because it’s a remake. don’t get me wrong, i love the original. these guys agree with me: http://www.zombieplace.com/zombie-movies

  • chris

    Rec is not a zombie film. They have rabies which makes them go crazy but those things miss out on the zombie concept. Im surprise European zombie films arent here other then the english ones. Ppl need to see the horde or deadset or even Or even pontypool

  • chris

    N im American just sayin if rec is considered zombie them vampires n ghost demons ect r all the same