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4 foreign zombie movies for Zombie Pride Day

February 4th is Zombie Pride Day, a tribute day for filmmaker George A. Romero, director of the famous cult film Night of the Living Dead and the modern zombie genre.

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4 foreign zombie movies for Zombie Pride Day

We can't deny it, zombies became a very important part of our culture in the last decades. Their presence is undeniable, and whether in movies, video games, books, series and comics, they have featured these peculiar beings that suffer from an appetite for human flesh. Although interest in these beings has diminished -and we cannot deny that at one point there was an abundance of them- it is always important to remember what to do in case one day everything goes wrong and they become a reality.

Today, February 4, is Zombie Pride Day, which coincides with the birth date of filmmaker George A. Romero, the director who with his classic 1968 film, Night of the Living Dead, opened the doors to a horror genre that we could not live now. So today we bring for your consideration a list of the 5 best zombie movies to celebrate this day:

Train to Busan

  • Available on: Amazon Prime Video, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Hoopla, fuboTV, Rakuten Viki, Hi-YAH, AMC Plus
  • Length: 1h 58min
  • Year: 2016
  • Director: Yeon Sang-ho

One of the best zombie movies of the past decade has to be Train to Busan. This story of reconciliation between father and daughter is engulfed by the chaos and terror of a mysterious infection. The two have to travel the country by train while surviving this infection. It's a movie that has you gripping onto your seat thanks to the on-screen action that, thanks to the fact that much of the action takes place in enclosed spaces, makes the danger of the protagonists a door away.

Rec

  • Available on: AMC Plus
  • Length: 1h 18min
  • Year: 2007
  • Director: Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza

Zombies, infected, possessed, it doesn't matter! This film brought together two popular elements of the era to bring us a film that leaves us on edge at all times. Using the found footage technique, this film follows Angela Vidal and her cameraman Pablo as they do a report on firefighters in Barcelona when something goes wrong in an apartment. The film at times feels claustrophobic and confusing, but it's worth it. If you saw the remake Quarantine and didn't like it, well you can always give the source material a chance.

Shaun of the Dead

  • Available on: Starz, Starz Play Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand
  • Length: 1h 39min
  • Year: 2004
  • Director: Edgar Wright

This list would have had more comedic zombie movies like Juan of the Dead and Zombieland, but we decided to stick with the one that is a masterpiece. Edgar Wright's Shaun of the Dead features Simon Pegg in one of his best roles, surviving the zombie apocalypse while having to win back the love of his girlfriend, Liz. A romantic comedy with zombies, but a tribute to the whole genre.

28 days later

  • Available on: HBO Now, Max Go, DIRECTV, HBO Max, Spectrum On Demand
  • Length: 1h 53min
  • Year: 2002
  • Director: Danny Boyle

The whole plan of how to survive slow zombies fell apart when we met the infected in 28 Days Later. Following what happened in London after the release of a virus that simply brought about the collapse of society by turning its carriers violent, we follow Jim and Selena on their journey in a rather dark world. In addition to its sequel (28 Weeks Later), the expanded story of this movie continued in comics as 28 Days Later: The Aftermath, as well as a comic book series in 2009 under the same name.