City of the Living Dead fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, light on feelings.
Terrifying and tense
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Terrifying and tense
City of the Living Dead is terrifying, tense, and violent.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Mystery and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around mystery and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style stand out.
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City of the Living Dead is included with a subscription to Philo and IndieFlix in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 51/100 (IMDb 6.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 41%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 33 min
City of the Living Dead runs 1 h 33 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate City of the Living Dead higher (59) than critics (41). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $400,000 to make and earned $591,067 worldwide, 1.5 times its budget.
It was made in Italian, with some English. Produced in Italy.
+115GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for City of the Living Dead in 129 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 31 storytelling tropes for City of the Living Dead, including Brown Note Being, Big Bad, Lovecraft Country.
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