12 Movies Directed by George A. Romero

Night of the Living Dead

Night of the Living Dead

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1968-10-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

(81338 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaHorror

Cast:

Writer:

John A. Russo (screenplay)

George A. Romero (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Barbra and Johnny visit their father's grave in a remote cemetery when they are suddenly set upon by zombies. Barbra manages to get away and takes refuge in what seems to be an abandoned farm house. She is soon joined by Ben who stopped at the house in need of gas. Beset by the walking dead all around them Ben does his best to secure the doors and windows. The news reports are grim however with creatures returning to life everywhere. Barbra and Ben are surprised when they realize there are 5 people hiding out in the basement: Harry, Helen and Judy Cooper; and a young couple, Tom and Judy. Dissensions sets in almost immediately with Harry Cooper wanting to be in charge. As their situation deteriorates, their chances of surviving the night lessen minute by minute.

Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1979-05-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

Italy, USA

Runtime:

127 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

(83383 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaHorror

Fullplot:

Following the events of Night of the Living Dead (1968), we follow the exploits of four survivors of the expanding zombie apocalypse as they take refuge in an abandoned shopping mall following a horrific SWAT evacuation of an apartment complex. Taking stock of their surroundings, they arm themselves, lock down the mall, and destroy the zombies inside so they can eke out a living--at least for a while. Tensions begin to build as months go on, and they come to realize that they've fallen prey to consumerism. Soon afterward, they have even heavier problems to worry about, as a large gang of bikers discovers the mall and invades it, ruining the survivors' best-laid plans and forcing them to fight off both lethal bandits and flesh-eating zombies.

Creepshow

Creepshow

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-11-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (26774 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyHorror

Fullplot:

Five tales of terror are presented. The first deals with a demented old man returning from the grave to get the Father's Day cake his murdering daughter never gave him. The second is about a not-too-bright farmer discovering a meteor that turns everything into plant-life. The third is about a vengeful husband burying his wife and her lover up to their necks on the beach. The fourth is about a creature that resides in a crate under the steps of a college. The final story is about an ultra-rich businessman who gets his comeuppance from cockroaches.

Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-07-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (46230 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Zombies rule the world, except for a small group of scientists and military personnel who reside in an underground bunker in Florida. The scientists are using the undead in gruesome experiments; much to the chagrin of the military. Finally the military finds that their men have been used in the scientists' experiments, and banish the scientists to the caves that house the Living Dead. Unfortunately, the zombies from above ground have made their way into the bunker.

Monkey Shines

Monkey Shines

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-07-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (7241 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Stewart (novel)

George A. Romero (screenplay)

Fullplot:

When Allan becomes a quadriplegic he loses all hope for living until he meets Ella - a monkey trained to fetch and carry for him around the house, obeying him in all things. But Ella is part of another experiment, and when she starts responding to Allan's underlying rage and frustration she has the ability to carry our her master's darkest wishes.

Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-10-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

Italy, USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (3923 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Dario Argento (segment)

Franco Ferrini (segment)

Edgar Allan Poe (stories)

George A. Romero (segment)

Fullplot:

"The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar": The gold-digger Jessica Valdemar and her lover Dr. Robert Hoffman plot a scheme to take the money of her old and terminal husband Ernest Valdemar. Robert has hypnotized Valdemar to give his money to Jessica. Out of the blue, Valdemar dies while hypnotized and is stranded between the world of the living and the dead. Robert finds the experience fascinating and Valdemar asks him to take him out of the trance since other spirits are stalking him. However Jessica shots the corpse of Valdemar twice expecting to finish his contact with the world of the living. But soon she learns that Valdemar had been already possessed by evil forces. "The Black Cat": In Pennsylvania, the tabloid photographer Roderick Usher that explores gruesome crime scenes where Detective Legrand is investigating. Rod has been living for four years with his girlfriend Annabel, who is a violinist. When she brings a stray black cat home, Rod immediately hates the animal. Soon Rod takes photos torturing the cat for his book and the cat vanishes. When Annabel sees the photos of the cat in a bookstore, she concludes that Rod killed her cat and she decides to leave him. Meanwhile Rod finds a stray cat in a bar identical to the one he killed and the owner Eleonora gives the animal to him. Annabel is leaving the house but she overhears the cat and returns to her room. Rod kills her and builds a wall to hide her body behind a bookshelf and prepares a solid alibi. But his fate is doomed by the black cat.

The Dark Half

The Dark Half

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-04-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (11140 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Stephen King (novel)

George A. Romero (screenplay)

Fullplot:

When Thad Beaumont was a child, he had an operation to remove a tumour from his brain. during the operation, it was discovered that far from being a tumor, the growth was a twin brother of Thad's that never developed. Years later, Thad is a successful author, writing his serious books under his own name, and his pulp money-makers under the pseudonum "George Stark". When blackmailed by someone who has discovered his secret, Thad publically "buries" George Stark. From that point on, Thad increasingly becomes the prime suspect in a series of gruesome murders.

Night of the Living Dead

Night of the Living Dead

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1968-10-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

(81429 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaHorror

Cast:

Writer:

John A. Russo (screenplay)

George A. Romero (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Barbra and Johnny visit their father's grave in a remote cemetery when they are suddenly set upon by zombies. Barbra manages to get away and takes refuge in what seems to be an abandoned farm house. She is soon joined by Ben who stopped at the house in need of gas. Beset by the walking dead all around them Ben does his best to secure the doors and windows. The news reports are grim however with creatures returning to life everywhere. Barbra and Ben are surprised when they realize there are 5 people hiding out in the basement: Harry, Helen and Judy Cooper; and a young couple, Tom and Judy. Dissensions sets in almost immediately with Harry Cooper wanting to be in charge. As their situation deteriorates, their chances of surviving the night lessen minute by minute.

Bruiser

Bruiser

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-02-13

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

France, Canada, USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (4493 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyHorror

Fullplot:

The young executive of a publicity agency Henry Creedlow is a man that has repressed morbid thoughts and is walked over by most of his acquaintances: his wife is cheating on him with his boss and stealing his investments with help from his best friend; his housemaid is frequently stealing from his house and insulting him in Spanish; even his annoying poodle does not respect him. While in his daily morning routine listening to a talk show on the radio, he hears a man committing suicide live because he had been felt miserable and disrespected for a long time, and Henry feels impressed with the tragic story. The next morning, he wakes up to find his face covered by a white mask, changing his personality and letting him seek revenge against those who have humiliated him.

Land of the Dead

Land of the Dead

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-06-24

Languages:

English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, French

Countries:

Canada, France, USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (74896 Reviews)

Genres:

Horror

Fullplot:

Now that zombies have taken over the world, the living have built a walled-in city to keep the dead out. But all's not well where it's most safe, as a revolution plans to overthrow the city leadership, and the zombies are turning into more advanced creatures.

Diary of the Dead

Diary of the Dead

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-02-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (39373 Reviews)

Genres:

Horror

Fullplot:

While filming a horror movie of mummy in a forest, the students and their professor of the University of Pittsburgh hear on the TV the news that the dead are awaking and walking. Ridley and Francine decide to leave the group, while Jason heads to the dormitory of his girlfriend Debra Monahan. She does not succeed in contacting her family and they travel in Mary's van to the house of Debra's parents in Scranton, Pennsylvania. While driving her van, Mary sees a car accident and runs over a highway patrolman and three other zombies trying to escape from them. Later the religious Mary is depressed, questioning whether the victims where really dead, and tries to commit suicide, shooting herself with a pistol. Her friends take her to a hospital where they realize that the dead are indeed awaking and walking and they need to fight to survive while traveling to Debra's parents house.

Survival of the Dead

Survival of the Dead

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-05-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Canada

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(16731 Reviews)

Genres:

Horror

Fullplot:

In the Plum Island, off the coast of Delaware, the long feud between the families of the patriarchs Captain Patrick O'Flynn (Kenneth Welsh) that intends to eliminate the zombies and Seamus Muldoon (Richard Fitzpatrick) that intends to keep his undead relatives waiting for a cure culminates with O'Flynn expelled from Plum. Meanwhile in the continent Sarge "Nicotine" Crocket (Alan Van Sprang), Chuck (Joris Jarsky), Cisco (Stefano DiMatteo) and Tomboy (Athena Karkanis) are plundering and seeking a safe place to stay. When they rescue the young Boy (Devon Bostick) from group of sadistic hunters, Boy decides to join the group and suggests them to head to Plum Island since he had heard a O'Flynn's broadcast inviting people to move to the island. When Sarge and his team arrive in the island, they are attacked by Muldoon's men and they see that the place is crowded of undead. Sarge's friend Chuck is killed and they decide to fight against Muldoon.

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