SummaryThere is panic throughout the nation as the dead suddenly come back to life. The film follows a group of characters who barricade themselves in an old farmhouse in an attempt to remain safe from these flesh eating monsters.
Directed By:George A. Romero
Written By:John A. Russo, George A. Romero
Night of the Living Dead
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Universal Acclaim
89
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8.1
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Universal Acclaim
94% Positive
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100
It remains a nightmare experience that’s not easily brushed off. And despite its ramshackle scrappiness in production terms, and some dated gender politics, the storytelling is first class, pitching us straight into the action, but only revealing its full hand gradually.
100
Whenever it seems there might be a glimmer of hope, Romero cruelly reverses our expectations. The nihilistic ending, in particular, has to be seen to be believed. Chuckle, if you can, during the first few minutes; because after that laughter catches in the throat as the clammy hand of terror tightens its grip.
User score
Universal Acclaim
87% Positive
149 Ratings
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Jun 29, 2024
10
Can't beat the classics. One of my favorite horror movies. Very awesome! I love it!
Feb 3, 2024
10
George A. Romero's (RIP) Night of the Living Dead is the quintessential zombie film, and the most influential in the genre. It helped mold a lot of the films that we see today, and it holds up incredibly well, even when the film is nearly 60 years old.
100
Part of its strength is that it’s not a glossy, predictable Hollywood horror and so it has a grainy, semi-amateur, black and white look which gives it a dread sense of conviction.
90
It would be fun to be able to dismiss this as undoubtedly the best movie ever made in Pittsburgh, but it also happens to be one of the most gruesomely terrifying movies ever made.
90
Made for pennies in Pittsburgh. Its premise—the unburied dead arise and eat the living—is a powerful combination of the fantastic and the dumbly literal. Over its short, furious course, the picture violates so many strong taboos—cannibalism, incest, necrophilia—that it leaves audiences giddy and hysterical.
88
The movie had stopped being delightfully scary about halfway through, and had become unexpectedly terrifying. There was a little girl across the aisle from me, maybe nine years old, who was sitting very still in her seat and crying.
50
Night of the Living Dead is a grainy little movie acted by what appear to be nonprofessional actors, who are besieged in a farm house by some other nonprofessional actors who stagger around, stiff-legged, pretending to be flesh-eating ghouls.
Aug 29, 2020
10
Great classic a movie I can come back to and a movie I can recommend to everyone I know
Feb 21, 2025
9
Una pieza de arqueología del cine que quiero mencionar en esta review.
Puede parecer algo cómica para la mayoría de la gente, pero hay que reconocer que, al verla, se hace entretenida y divertida.
Un clásico que todo fan del terror zombi debería ver
Apr 13, 2025
6
A decent, if now dated, film. Great if you a sci-fi fan. Interesting to see how they used to make sci-fi prior to the use of CGI. Great story, with some good performances. Worth a watch!
Sep 6, 2020
6
A cool flick that was a good start to a phenomena that would soon grow stale
Jun 12, 2018
6
Seminal in so many ways. Genre defining and sets a darker blueprint than you'd expect. However, if you like this genre you'll have seen everything expanded upon even by Romero himself so it won't hold any surprises. Also despite being "restored' it's barely watchable with iffy sound and appaling lighting. While like Citizen Kane it's almost required watching for a buff, a casual will probably want their 96 minutes back.
Production Company:
- Image Ten
Release Date:Oct 1, 1968
Duration:1 h 36 m
Rating:R
Tagline:If it doesn't scare you, you're already dead!
Awards
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
National Film Preservation Board, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Horror Host Hall Of Fame
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
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