
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 rea... (Full plot summary below)
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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 Karen 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.
Leave your thoughts about Night of the Living Dead.
| Stream on DemandSean AxmakerNight of the Living Dead (1968) is the first genuinely modern horror movie, shot more like a documentary of the apocalypse than the Gothic horrors that defined the sixties, and it bled right into the fabric of the culture. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.It's pitch perfect in writing, mood, and scares, and still holds up to scrutiny, no matter how harsh. |
| Eye for FilmAnton BitelThis is horror at its most probing, subversive and socially aware, with a truly harrowing ending that reveals the dangers of misdirected fear and prejudice. |
| New TimesLuke Y. ThompsonSorry, but it really isn't that scary in this day and age. |
| MovieMartyr.comJeremy HeilmanI can't underrate its intangible ability to bypass my rationale and lunge straight at my subconscious. When it's really cooking, it's the scariest film I've ever seen. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendrickit is gory, it is scary, and it is one of the most unrelenting, effective, and socially meaningful horror films ever made. |
| VarietyVariety StaffAlthough pic's basic premise is repellent -- recently dead bodies are resurrected and begin killing human beings in order to eat their flesh -- it is in execution that the film distastefully excels. |
| CinefantastiqueSteve BiodrowskiGeorge Romero set a new standard for horror with this low-budget opus. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeLandmark horror film somewhat blunted by bad acting. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesThe movie remains unsettling after all these years because of its bleak simplicity. |