Night of the Living Dead fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, no humor.
Nerve-racking and scary
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout sound design
Nerve-racking and scary
Fast from start to finish.
Night of the Living Dead is nerve-racking, scary, and violent.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout sound design
Look and sound: the sound design stand out.
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Night of the Living Dead is included with a subscription to fuboTV, USA Network, and Artiflix in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 62/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 58%, and Metacritic 54). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 28 min
Night of the Living Dead runs 1 h 28 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Night of the Living Dead higher (68) than critics (56). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $6 million worldwide, 1.4 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+112GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Night of the Living Dead in 126 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 94 storytelling tropes for Night of the Living Dead, including Adaptational Deviation, Fear-Induced Idiocy, Gender Flip.
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