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Movies that feel likeArmy of the Dead (2021)

Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.

If you loved Army of the Dead, the closest films we have are Ziam (2025), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and Dhoom 3 (2013). All three share Army of the Dead's kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Colony (2026).

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Ziam
2025 Β· dir. Kulp Kaljareuk
πŸ… 77%β˜… 4.9horror Β· thriller Β· actionNetflix

Common ground: zombie

The difference: Takes it somewhere less gritty than Army of the Dead does

In a fight for survival against a horrifying army of zombies, a former Muay Thai fighter must use skill, speed and grit to save his girlfriend.

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From Dusk Till Dawn
1996 Β· dir. Robert Rodriguez
πŸ… 65%β˜… 7.2horror Β· action Β· crimePeacock

Both land grit and momentum at once

The difference: Easier on the play than Army of the Dead

After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious clientele.

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Dhoom 3
2013 Β· dir. Vijay Krishna Acharya
πŸ… 65%β˜… 5.4action Β· crimeNetflix

Both keep coming back to the same thing: heist

To avenge his father's death, a circus entertainer trained in magic and acrobatics robs banks to take down a corrupt bank owner. Two cops from Mumbai are assigned to the case.

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Dawn of the Dead
2004 Β· dir. Zack Snyder
πŸ… 77%β˜… 7.2horror Β· science fiction Β· actionStarz

Zack Snyder directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Leans harder into science fiction than Army of the Dead does

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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Blood Red Sky
2021 Β· dir. Peter Thorwarth
πŸ… 81%β˜… 6.1horror Β· thriller Β· actionNetflix

Dread-soaked and unsettling in the same breath

A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight. In order to protect her son she will have to reveal a dark secret, and unleash the inner monster she has fought to hide.

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Colony
2026 Β· dir. Yeon Sang-ho
πŸ… 81%β˜… 6.5horror Β· action Β· science fiction

Both are built on the same subject: zombie

Professor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.

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Saw 3D
2010 Β· dir. Kevin Greutert
πŸ… 9%β˜… 5.5horror Β· crime

Gritty crime in both cases

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror.

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Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End
2024 Β· dir. Carles Torrens
β˜… 6.1drama Β· action Β· horrorPrime Video

Action built on momentum, twice over

When a kind of rabies that transforms people into aggressive creatures spreads across the planet, Manel isolates himself at home with his cat, relying on his wits to survive; but soon they must go out in search of food, by land and by sea, dodging many dangers.

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Pet Sematary
2019 Β· dir. Dennis Widmyer
πŸ… 58%β˜… 5.7horrorParamount+

Dread-soaked horror, and it commits to that

Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, move from Boston to Ludlow, in rural Maine, with their two young children. Hidden in the woods near the new family home, Ellie, their eldest daughter, discovers a mysterious cemetery where the pets of community members are buried.

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Unhinged
2020 Β· dir. Derrick Borte
πŸ… 49%β˜… 6action Β· thriller Β· horrorPrime Video

Action with a pulse of unease, in both cases

Rachel is a divorced single mother whose bad day gets even worse. She's running late to drop her son off at school when she honks her horn impatiently at a fellow driver during rush-hour traffic. After an exchange of words, she soon realizes that the mysterious man is following her and her young son in his truck. A case of road rage quickly escalates, at horrifyingly psychotic proportions, into full-blown terror as Rachel discovers the psychopath's sinister plan for revenge. He is single-mindedly determined to teach her a deadly lesson.

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The Forever Purge
2021 Β· dir. Everardo Gout
πŸ… 48%β˜… 5.4action Β· horror Β· thrillerPeacock

Both lean on momentum more than on horror

All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they chase a group of immigrants who they want to punish because of their harsh historical past.

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#Alive
2020 Β· dir. Cho Il
β˜… 6.3action Β· horror Β· science fictionNetflix

Crime built on dread, twice over

As a grisly virus rampages a city, a lone man stays locked inside his apartment, digitally cut off from seeking help and desperate to find a way out.

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