Direction: George A. Romero
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by George A. Romero. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 22
Night of the Living Dead
1968 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
Direction George A. Romero
Cast Judith O'Dea · Duane Jones · Marilyn Eastman · Karl Hardman
Synopsis A group of people hide from bloodthirsty zombies in a farmhouse.
7.1
35K votes
7.1
35K votes
Dawn of the Dead
1978 · Movie · 126 min. · United States
Direction George A. Romero
Cast David Emge · Ken Foree · Scott H. Reiniger · Gaylen Ross
Synopsis Picking up where NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD left off, and still offering no explanation of why the dead are walking the earth, DAWN plunges headlong into one of the most violent and original horror films ever made. After securing...
6.9
9K votes
6.9
9K votes
Day of the Dead
1985 · Movie · 102 min. · United States
Direction George A. Romero
Cast Lori Cardille · Terry Alexander · Joseph Pilato · Jarlath Conroy
Synopsis Set in Florida, as the film begins the dead have taken over the world, outnumbering humans 400,000 to one. The handful of surviving humans have taken refuge in an underground missile silo and argue and yell at each other. Among...
6.5
6K votes
6.5
6K votes
Martin
1978 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction George A. Romero
Cast John Amplas · Lincoln Maazel · Christine Forrest · Elyane Nadeau
Synopsis A young man, who believes himself to be a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvania town where he tries to redeem his blood-craving urges.
6.2
1K votes
6.2
1K votes
Creepshow
1982 · Movie · 120 min. · United States
Direction George A. Romero
Cast Hal Holbrook · Leslie Nielsen · Adrienne Barbeau · Fritz Weaver
Synopsis Five tales of terror are presented in the gothic style of the old EC comics such as Tales From The Crypt and The Haunt of Fear. The first deals with a demented old man returning from the grave to get...
6.2
7K votes
6.2
7K votes
Monkey Shines
1988 · Movie · 115 min. · United States
Direction George A. Romero
Cast Jason Beghe · John Pankow · Kate McNeil · Joyce Van Patten
Synopsis A quadriplegic man has a trained monkey help him with his paralysis, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master.
6.0
2K votes
6.0
2K votes
Land of the Dead
2005 · Movie · 93 min. · United States
Direction George A. Romero
Cast Simon Baker · John Leguizamo · Dennis Hopper · Asia Argento
Synopsis George A. Romero's Land of the Dead" is the acclaimed director's long-awaited return to the horror genre he invented, beginning with the seminal "Night of the Living Dead" and continuing with "Dawn of the Dead" and "Day of the Dead"....
5.6
11K votes
5.6
11K votes
Two Evil Eyes
1990 · Movie · 120 min. · Italy
Direction Dario Argento · George A. Romero
Cast Adrienne Barbeau · Ramy Zada · Bingo O'Malley · Jeff Howell
Synopsis Two horror tales based on short stories by Edgar Allan Poe directed by two famous horror directors, George A. Romero and Dario Argento. "The Facts in the Case of Mr Valdemar": Jessica Valdemar and her lover Dr Robert Hoffman have...
5.6
893 votes
5.6
893 votes
There's Always Vanilla
1971 · Movie · 93 min. · United States
Direction George A. Romero
Cast Raymond Laine · Judith Ridley · Johanna Lawrence · Richard Ricci
Synopsis A young man returns to his home city of Pittsburgh and moves in with an older woman whom he begins to rely on for emotional and financial support.
5.4
23 votes
5.4
23 votes
The Dark Half
1993 · Movie · 135 min. · United States
Direction George A. Romero
Cast Timothy Hutton · Michael Rooker · Amy Madigan · Julie Harris
Synopsis Marking the first collaboration between horror legends George A. Romero and Stephen King since 1982's Creepshow, this moody, atmospheric adaptation of King's novel was actually completed in 1991, but the highly-publicized bankruptcy of its distributor Orion Pictures in that same...
5.4
2K votes
5.4
2K votes
Diary of the Dead
2007 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction George A. Romero
Cast Joshua Close · Michelle Morgan · George Buza · Joe Dinicol
Synopsis If Land of the Dead was the glorious and triumphal return of George A. Romero to the zombie subgenre, Diary of the Dead is its perfect counterpoint: the return to his roots in the form of an independent production (his...
5.0
6K votes
5.0
6K votes
Knightriders
1981 · Movie · 145 min. · United States
Direction George A. Romero
Cast Ed Harris · Gary Lahti · Tom Savini · Amy Ingersoll
Synopsis A travelling troupe of jousters and performers are slowly cracking under the pressure of hick cops, financial troubles and their failure to live up to their own ideals. The group's leader, King Billy, is increasingly unable to maintain his warrior's...
4.8
415 votes
4.8
415 votes
The Crazies
1973 · Movie · 103 min. · United States
Direction George A. Romero
Cast Lane Carroll · Will MacMillan · Harold Wayne Jones · Lloyd Hollar
Synopsis Soldiers arrive in Evans City, Pennsylvania, where they quickly establish martial law and round up and place the populace in the high school. It is revealed that a plane containing a viral bio-weapon, the effects of which drive people insane,...
4.8
975 votes
4.8
975 votes
Bruiser
2000 · Movie · 99 min. · United States
Direction George A. Romero
Cast Jason Flemyng · Peter Stormare · Leslie Hope · Nina Garbiras
Synopsis George Romero directs this thriller about a 99-pound weakling who strikes back at everyone who has wronged him in the past. Henry Creedlow (Jason Flemyng) works at a fashion mag called Bruiser for the short-fused, dictatorial Miles Styles (Peter Stormare)....
4.6
470 votes
4.6
470 votes
Hungry Wives (Season of the Witch)
1972 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
Direction George A. Romero
Cast Jan White · Raymond Laine · Ann Muffly · Joedda McClain
Synopsis A bored, unhappy suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft and murder.
4.4
306 votes
4.4
306 votes
Resident Evil 2 (S)
1998 · Movie · 1 min. · Japan
Direction George A. Romero
Cast Brad Renfro · Adrienne Frantz
4.0
195 votes
4.0
195 votes
Survival of the Dead
2009 · Movie · 86 min. · United States
Direction George A. Romero
Cast Alan Van Sprang · Kenneth Welsh · Kathleen Munroe · Athena Karkanis
Synopsis On a small island off North America’s coast, the dead rise to menace the living. Yet…the islanders can’t bring themselves to exterminate their loved ones, despite the growing danger from those the once held dear. A rebel among them hunts...
3.9
3K votes
3.9
3K votes
Jacaranda Joe (S)
1994 · Movie · 17 min. · United States
Direction George A. Romero
Synopsis In June 1994, George Romero traveled to Valencia College in Florida to make a short film called Jacaranda Joe. It was a re-imagined version of a movie he’d tried to make in the 1970s called The Footage, about a TV...
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The Winners (TV Series)
1973 · Documentary · United States
Direction George A. Romero · Michael Gornick · Richard P. Rubinstein
Cast Terry Bradshaw · Franco Harris · Chuck Noll · Joe Paterno
Synopsis A series of sports documentaries produced by George A. Romero and Richard P. Rubinstein during the mid 1970's.
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The Amusement Park (TV)
1973 · Movie · 60 min. · United States
Direction George A. Romero
Cast Lincoln Maazel · Harry Albacker · Phyllis Casterwiler · Pete Chovan
Synopsis An elderly gentlemen sets out for what he thinks will be a normal day at an amusement park and is soon embroiled in a waking nightmare the likes of which you’ve never seen.
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