
Movies that feel likeNight of the Living Dead (1968)
If you loved Night of the Living Dead, the closest films we have are The Haunting (1963), The Wicker Man (1973) and Onibaba (1964). All three share Night of the Living Dead's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Borderlands (2014).
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If Night of the Living Dead hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Common ground in both: halloween and black and white

One thread runs through both: cemetery
The difference: Trades the melancholy of Night of the Living Dead for an angle of its own

Both keep coming back to the same thing: black and white

Both land dread and unease at once
The difference: 55 years apart, and the 2020s show


Both lean on dread more than on horror
The difference: Sits closer to drama than Night of the Living Dead does

Common ground: zombie
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair


Both are built on the same subject: brothers and sisters

The same preoccupation in both: gas station

Common ground: grief
The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Night of the Living Dead does

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