Dawn of the Dead (2004)

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Zack Snyder

Producer:

Marc Abraham, Eric Newman, Richard P. Rubinstein

Writer:

George A. Romero, James Gunn

Release Date:

Mar 19, 2004

Runtime:

1hr 41m

Synopsis

A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.

Cast

  • Sarah Polley
  • Ving Rhames
  • Jake Weber
  • Mekhi Phifer
  • Ty Burrell
  • Michael Kelly
  • Kevin Zegers
  • Michael Barry
  • Lindy Booth
  • Jayne Eastwood

Letterboxd User Reviews

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3.4
  • Oct 31, 2016

    Chips the dog is the hero we deserve.

    2.2K Likes
    Josh Lewis
    Josh Lewis
    Aug 31, 2020

    C.J. - from zero to hero

    1.7K Likes
    Cinema Strikes Back 🟣
    Cinema Strikes Back 🟣
    Jul 7, 2024

    Phil's lore from Modern Family is crazy.

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    Cellar Door L
    Cellar Door L
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    Jun 20, 2013

    so gleefully hopeless.

    612 Likes
    matt lynch
    matt lynch
    Mar 12, 2021

    Mean, antic, messy, cheeky, and hopeless. In many ways the opposite of the stately, painterly efforts at adrenalized, masculine fauxetry that would become Snyder’s hallmark. Hard not to think of how different and perhaps better his work would have been if he could have…

    522 Likes
    Sean Fennessey
    Sean Fennessey
    Mar 1, 2024

    just a normal day in retail

    477 Likes
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    Dec 16, 2023

    Carnage and futility— some of Snyder’s strongest work, really impressed by how well this still holds up.

    444 Likes
    Joe A
    Joe A
    Jan 13, 2022

    ahhhh the good old days when Zack Snyder was still sane and still hasn’t discovered those masterfully atrocious Canon Dream Lenses.

    405 Likes
    marsh boy
    marsh boy
    Oct 30, 2025

    Rotten Tomatoes: 75% Metacritic Metascore: 59 IMDB: 7.3 88/100 Spooktober 2025 Televangelist: "When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth."Zack Snyder's feature debut reimagines Romero's classic and somehow justifies its existence. This isn't a…

    359 Likes
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Metacritic

59
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Based on 37 Critics
8.6

USER SCORE (762)

Universal acclaim based on 762 Reviews
83

Dawn of the Dead is very much its own movie, and a disturbing one at that. But it also realizes we're in the theater to have fun, either grotesquely or cleverly.

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Steve Persall
Tampa Bay Times
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dawn of the Dead (2004) (2004) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Dawn of the Dead (2004) (2004)?
The movie is 1hr 41min long.
What's Dawn of the Dead (2004) (2004) about?
A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.
Who's the cast of Dawn of the Dead (2004) (2004)?
  • Sarah Polley as Ana
  • Ving Rhames as Kenneth
  • Jake Weber as Michael
  • Mekhi Phifer as Andre
  • Ty Burrell as Steve
  • Michael Kelly as CJ
  • Kevin Zegers as Terry
  • Michael Barry as Bart
  • Lindy Booth as Nicole
  • Jayne Eastwood as Norma
Who's the director behind Dawn of the Dead (2004) (2004)?
Zack Snyder directed Dawn of the Dead (2004) (2004).
Who produced Dawn of the Dead (2004) (2004)?
Marc Abraham, Eric Newman and Richard P. Rubinstein produced Dawn of the Dead (2004) (2004).
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