Dawn of the Dead (2004)
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- Synopsis
- The feature-film debut of director Zack Snyder, Dawn of the Dead is a modern retelling of George Romero's 1978 horror classic, which was actually the second film in a trilogy that began with Night of the Living Dead and concluded with Day of the Dead....
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- Starring
- Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Mekhi Phifer, Ty Burrell
- Director(s)
- Zack Snyder
- Distributor(s)
- Universal
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min.
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Critic Reviews
Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites
Don't leave before the final frame -- if you're still breathing. Read the full review
Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites
The movie has many of the elements that made the first "Dawn" so darkly entertaining. Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Manohla DargisAdd Critic to Favorites
Good zombie fun, the remake of George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead is the best proof in ages that cannibalizing old material sometimes works fiendishly well. Read the full review
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