Movies Like Day of the Dead (2008)

Day of the Dead is a 2008 action, horror, science fiction, thriller film from Steve Miner with a MovieMagicScore of 5.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Contagion and Cabin Fever: Patient Zero.

Action Horror Science Fiction Thriller

Contagion

2011

As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.

6.6

MagicScore

Cabin Fever: Patient Zero

2014

A group of friends head to a deserted Caribbean island for a surprise overnight bachelor party only to discover that the island isn't deserted. It's actually the home to a secret medical facility. Not only that, there's something wrong with the water surrounding the island...

5.0

MagicScore

Dead Rising: Watchtower

2015

A group of people fight to survive in a zombie infested town.

5.1

MagicScore

28 Days Later

2002

Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.

7.2

MagicScore

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

2015

Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.

6.7

MagicScore

Mayhem

2017

A virus spreads through an office complex causing white collar workers to act out their worst impulses.

6.5

MagicScore

I Am Legend

2007

Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.

7.2

MagicScore

Infection

2019

Film about an epidemic outbreak of a new rabies virus in Venezuela and a father trying to save his son from contagion. A Russian man is in Caracas under the influence of the Krokodil drug, when he gets infected with the rabies virus and starts an epidemic of aggressive and cannibalistic beings. Doctor Adam Vargas is in the midst of all this, when he begins a journey within a ravaged Venezuela to save his son from being infected.

6.7

MagicScore

Outbreak

2025

A State Park Ranger and his wife, grappling with the disappearance of their teenage son, face a mysterious outbreak that threatens not only their relationship, but in the end, their grip on reality.

6.3

MagicScore

#10

Open Grave

2013

A man awakes-- without memory -- in a pit full of bodies and must figure out if the people who rescued him are the killers, or if he is the murderer.

6.0

MagicScore

#11

[REC]³ Genesis

2012

A pair of newlyweds must fight to survive when their wedding reception descends into chaos and carnage when their guests become infected by a virus that turns them into hungry zombies.

5.3

MagicScore

#12

The Andromeda Strain

1971

When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scramble to a secure laboratory and try to first isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents.

7.0

MagicScore

#13

Carriers

2009

A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe, and no one can be trusted. Four friends race through the back roads of the American West on their way to a secluded utopian beach in the Gulf of Mexico where they could peacefully wait out the pandemic. Their plans take a grim turn when their car breaks down on an isolated road starting a chain of events that will seal their fates.

6.1

MagicScore

#14

Isolation

2005

On a remote Irish farm, five people become unwilling participants in an experiment that goes nightmarishly wrong.

5.5

MagicScore

#15

The Flu

2013

A case of the flu quickly morphs into a pandemic. As the death toll mounts and the living panic, the government plans extreme measures to contain it.

7.5

MagicScore

#16

The Crazies

1973

The military attempts to contain a manmade virus causing death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town.

6.1

MagicScore

#17

Quarantine

2008

A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.

5.8

MagicScore

#18

Species II

1998

Having just returned from a mission to Mars, Commander Ross isn't exactly himself. He's slowly becoming a terrifying alien entity with one goal -- to procreate with human women! When countless women suffer gruesome deaths after bearing half-alien offspring, scientist Laura Baker and hired assassin Press Lennox use Eve, a more tempered alien clone, to find Ross and his brood. Before long Eve escapes to mate with Ross.

5.2

MagicScore

#19

Dead Air

2009

Logan Burnhardt is the ego-king of the airwaves, but his unflappable persona is put to the test when a terrorist bio-attack unleashes a plague of flesh-ripping maniacs on Los Angeles.

5.1

MagicScore

#20

Hidden

2015

A family takes refuge in a fallout shelter to avoid a dangerous outbreak.

6.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Day of the Dead?

The top films similar to Day of the Dead by MovieMagicScore are Contagion (6.6), Cabin Fever: Patient Zero (5.0), Dead Rising: Watchtower (5.1). Each shares action/horror/science fiction/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Day of the Dead worth watching?

Day of the Dead holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.2/10 from 415 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Day of the Dead?

Day of the Dead (2008) is a action, horror, science fiction, thriller film directed by Steve Miner, starring Mena Suvari, Stark Sands, Michael Welch.

Where can I find more recommendations like Day of the Dead?

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About movies like Day of the Dead

This ranked list pairs Day of the Dead (2008), a action and horror and science fiction and thriller film from Steve Miner, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Mena Suvari take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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