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Survival of the Dead

  • 2009
  • 16
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
22K
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Survival of the Dead (2009)
National Guardsmen, thinking they have found refuge from a zombie army on an island off the coast of Delaware, soon realize they've wedged themselves between two warring families who differ on what should become of the undead.
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On an island off the coast of North America, local residents simultaneously fight a zombie epidemic while hoping for a cure to return their un-dead relatives back to their human state.On an island off the coast of North America, local residents simultaneously fight a zombie epidemic while hoping for a cure to return their un-dead relatives back to their human state.On an island off the coast of North America, local residents simultaneously fight a zombie epidemic while hoping for a cure to return their un-dead relatives back to their human state.

  • Director
    • George A. Romero
  • Writer
    • George A. Romero
  • Stars
    • Alan Van Sprang
    • Kenneth Welsh
    • Kathleen Munroe
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    22K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • George A. Romero
    • Writer
      • George A. Romero
    • Stars
      • Alan Van Sprang
      • Kenneth Welsh
      • Kathleen Munroe
    • 180User reviews
    • 197Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Survival of the Dead
    Trailer 2:05
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    Alan Van Sprang and Devon Bostick in Survival of the Dead (2009)
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    Survival of the Dead (2009)
    Kenneth Welsh in Survival of the Dead (2009)
    Survival of the Dead (2009)
    George A. Romero in Survival of the Dead (2009)
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    Athena Karkanis in Survival of the Dead (2009)
    Devon Bostick in Survival of the Dead (2009)

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    Alan Van Sprang
    Alan Van Sprang
    • Sarge
    Kenneth Welsh
    Kenneth Welsh
    • O'Flynn
    Kathleen Munroe
    Kathleen Munroe
    • Janet…
    Joshua Peace
    Joshua Peace
    • D.J.
    • (as Josh Peace)
    Hardee T. Lineham
    Hardee T. Lineham
    • Lieutenant Vaughn
    Dru Viergever
    Dru Viergever
    • Soldier Zombie
    Eric Woolfe
    Eric Woolfe
    • Kenny
    Shawn Roberts
    Shawn Roberts
    • Tony
    • (archive footage)
    Scott Wentworth
    • Professor Maxwell
    • (archive footage)
    Amy Lalonde
    Amy Lalonde
    • Tracy
    • (archive footage)
    Michelle Morgan
    Michelle Morgan
    • Debra
    • (archive footage)
    Joshua Close
    Joshua Close
    • Jason
    • (archive footage)
    Mitch Risman
    Mitch Risman
    • Drooling Zombie
    Julian Richings
    Julian Richings
    • James
    Wayne Robson
    Wayne Robson
    • Tawdry
    John Healy
    John Healy
    • Matthew
    Philippa Domville
    Philippa Domville
    • Beth
    Kristina Miller
    • Zombie Girl
    • Director
      • George A. Romero
    • Writer
      • George A. Romero
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      George A. Romero had plans to make two more sequels which he would film back-to-back, starting with "Road of the Dead". Unfortunately, illness and ultimately his death in 2017 prevented any of this happening.
    • Goofs
      (at around 22 mins) At one point Sarge Crockett smashes out one of the windows in the armored truck with the butt of a rifle. In reality, that is impossible since the polycarbonate "bullet-resistant" windows would not be penetrated even by a bullet, much less the blunt plastic butt of a rifle.
    • Quotes

      Sarge 'Nicotine' Crocket: Where's Cisco?

      Tomboy: He's... in heaven... telling the Virgin Mary he can change her life.

    • Connections
      Edited into Cent une tueries de zombies (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      THE LORD IS IN MY HEART
      Written by Charlie Finlay

      Courtesy of Charfin Music

    User reviews180

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    5/10
    Nothing on Dawn but miles better than Diary
    As an avid watcher of zombie movies, particularly George A. Romero's Of The Dead movies, I was optimistic for this latest instalment. Survival of the Dead is Romero's sixth Of The Dead movie, but after 2007's disappointing Diary of the Dead it's beginning to show that he's running out of ideas.

    Survival of the Dead does try to put an original spin on things though, with a group of people attempting to get the zombies to feast upon something other than human flesh. It's an interesting idea, too bad it isn't played out as well as it could be. The acting isn't as bad as in Diary of the Dead, despite its relatively low budget feel and slow story progression, it manages to outdo Diary of the Dead in literally every way.

    Another major flaw: it's not scary at all. Romero's previous Of The Dead instalments (we'll forget Diary) have all been, at least, a little scary. This, sadly, is where Survival fails. There isn't anything even remotely scary here, and the jumps are far in between and very, very few. Romero leaves the scare factor box well and truly unchecked.

    As you may have gathered, it's not terribly amazing stuff, but the cast all play likable characters and there's enough gore in here to satisfy. Nothing on Dawn of the Dead but miles better than Diary of the Dead.

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 6, 2010 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Official site (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • ...of the Dead
    • Filming locations
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Blank of the Dead Productions
      • Devonshire Productions
      • New Romero
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $101,740
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $43,757
      • May 30, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $386,078
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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