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Night of the Living Dead

1990 · 88 min

A claustrophobic siege that tightens like a fist, pitting desperate strangers against the dead and each other until the bleak irony lands.

Directed by
Tom Savini
Genres
Horror
Starring
Patricia Tallman, Tony Todd, McKee Anderson
Tagline
There IS a fate worse than death.
Overview
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.

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Directed by
Tom Savini
Genres
Horror
Starring
Patricia Tallman, Tony Todd, McKee Anderson
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • death
  • betrayal
  • violence
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror8
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Tom Savini
Written by
George A. Romero
Starring
Patricia Tallman, Tony Todd, McKee Anderson, Bill Moseley, Heather Mazur, Tom Towles, William Butler, Pat Reese
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
88 min
Country
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Languages
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