Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- sardonic
- violent
- late night horror
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics found flashes of George A. Romero's savage wit and polished genre entertainment, but broadly agreed that the film was thin on ideas, originality, and directorial urgency.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The O'Flynn and Muldoon patriarchs turn Plum Island into a battleground over how to treat undead relatives.
The undead crisis exposes tribalism, inherited rituals, cruelty, and competing visions of communal order.
The isolated island, patriarchal feud, armed riders, and settlement conflict give the zombie film a distinctly western register.
Critical commentary specifically identifies the film's new zombie-offing methods as its principal novelty amid fan-pleasing gore.
Films like Survival of the Dead, and why
Diary of the Dead
shared zombie horror, social satire, graphic gore, and independent genre filmmaking
Land of the Dead
shared zombie survival horror, political allegory, and bleakly comic undead violence
The Dead Don't Die
shared western-inflected zombie action, communal conflict, and splattery dark humor
Movie Details
- Director
- George A. Romero
- Release Date
- 2010-05-06
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 4.8 / 10 (527)
Cast
- Alan van Sprang
- Kenneth Welsh
- Kathleen Munroe
- Devon Bostick
- Athena Karkanis
- Stefano DiMatteo
- Joris Jarsky
- Richard Fitzpatrick
- Julian Richings
- Wayne Robson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Survival of the Dead about?
- A splattery, darkly comic zombie western turns an island family feud over the undead into a bitter satire of tribalism and survival.
- What is Survival of the Dead like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Survival of the Dead as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Survival of the Dead violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Survival of the Dead as graphic.
- What did critics think of Survival of the Dead?
- Critics found flashes of George A. Romero's savage wit and polished genre entertainment, but broadly agreed that the film was thin on ideas, originality, and directorial urgency.
- Which films are like Survival of the Dead?
- Films with a similar feel include Diary of the Dead, Land of the Dead, and The Dead Don't Die.
- How long is Survival of the Dead?
- Survival of the Dead runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Survival of the Dead?
- In United States, Survival of the Dead streams on fuboTV, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel.
