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10 Best Movies Like Day of the Dead

If you loved Day of the Dead, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead

1978★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Day of the Dead for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refug...

#2
Land of the Dead

Land of the Dead

2005★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Day of the Dead for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

The living dead have taken over the world, and the remaining humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they cope with the situation....

#3
The Return of the Living Dead

The Return of the Living Dead

1985★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Day of the Dead for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies....

#4
Diary of the Dead

Diary of the Dead

2007★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Day of the Dead for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A group of young filmmakers encounter real zombies while filming a horror movie of their own....

#5
The Crazies

The Crazies

1973★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Day of the Dead for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

The military attempts to contain a manmade virus causing death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town....

#6
Code of Silence

Code of Silence

1985★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Day of the Dead for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down....