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Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead

When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth.

20047.01h 41m

Overview

A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.

Directed by Zack Snyder
Written by James Gunn, George A. Romero
Produced by Eric Newman, Richard P. Rubinstein, Marc Abraham
Box OfficeBudget: $26.0MRevenue: $102.3M

Top Cast

Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Ana

Ving Rhames

Ving Rhames

Kenneth

Jake Weber

Jake Weber

Michael

Mekhi Phifer

Mekhi Phifer

Andre

Ty Burrell

Ty Burrell

Steve

Michael Kelly

Michael Kelly

C.J.

Kevin Zegers

Kevin Zegers

Terry

M

Michael Barry

Bart

Lindy Booth

Lindy Booth

Nicole

Jayne Eastwood

Jayne Eastwood

Norma

Themes & Keywords

nursedepartment storeshotgunpregnancybitehaborbus ridedark comedylorrygoreshopping mallinfectionbasement garageremakesurvivalzombiepolice officerdogdeathsecurity guardgun storeduringcreditsstingerzombie apocalypseanxiouscautionaryfrightenedônibus

About Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead is a horror, action film released in 2004 exploring themes of nurse, department store, shotgun, pregnancy, bite, habor. Directed by Zack Snyder, it stars Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber. A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.

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