Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- gruesome
- irreverent
- late night horror marathon
- schlock movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an inept, derivative low-budget zombie schlockfest, though some acknowledged its commitment to gruesome genre entertainment.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hybra-Tech and scientist Uncle Charles obtain toxic waste to conduct zombie experiments.
The film is marketed through gore and zombies and was described as a cheap, gruesome Friday-night horror experience.
Becky, Cody, Julian, and Katie break into Hybra-Tech searching for their missing friend and accidentally release zombies.
The film centers on starving zombies, brain-eating, and explicit gore associated with its R-rated zombie horror identity.
Films like Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis, and why
Return of the Living Dead
low-budget zombie horror, gruesome practical effects, and irreverent splatter entertainment
Night of the Comet
teen ensemble, zombie outbreak, and comic gore in a fast-moving horror framework
Cemetery Man
campy zombie comedy, corporate experimentation, and exaggerated undead mayhem
Fido
teenagers confronting an unleashed zombie threat with a pulpy, crowd-pleasing horror tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Ellory Elkayem
- Release Date
- 2005-10-15
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (266)
Cast
- Aimee-Lynn Chadwick
- Cory Hardrict
- John Keefe
- Jana Kramer
- Peter Coyote
- Elvin Dandel
- Alexandru Geoana
- Toma Dănilă
- Diana Munteanu
- Șerban Georgevici
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis about?
- Teenagers infiltrate a sinister research corporation and unleash a brain-hungry zombie outbreak in a gleefully grimy horror romp.
- What is Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis as graphic.
- What did critics think of Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an inept, derivative low-budget zombie schlockfest, though some acknowledged its commitment to gruesome genre entertainment.
- Which films are like Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis?
- Films with a similar feel include Return of the Living Dead, Night of the Comet, Cemetery Man, and Fido.
- How long is Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis?
- Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis?
- In United States, Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
