Movies Like Survival of the Dead (2010)

Survival of the Dead is a 2010 comedy, drama, horror, thriller film from George A. Romero with a MovieMagicScore of 4.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Diary of the Dead and Redneck Zombies.

Comedy Drama Horror Thriller

Diary of the Dead

2007

A group of young filmmakers encounter real zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.

5.6

MagicScore

Redneck Zombies

1987

A barrel of radioactive waste is lost out in the woods. Some demented rednecks find it and use it as part of their still. Everybody who drinks from the liquor they produced turns into a zombie.

4.3

MagicScore

Toy Story 5

2026

When Bonnie receives a Lilypad tablet as a gift and becomes obsessed, Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs become exponentially harder when they have to go head to head with the all-new threat to playtime.

8.4

MagicScore

Hiding Out

1987

A very successful stock broker is called to court to testify against a mob boss who was into some inside trading. Andrew Morenski must become Max Hauser and go back to high school for protection from the mob.

5.7

MagicScore

I Walked with a Zombie

1943

A nurse in the Caribbean turns to voodoo in hopes of curing her patient, a mindless woman whose husband she's fallen in love with.

6.8

MagicScore

Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things

1972

Six actors go to a graveyard on a remote island to act out a necromantic ritual. The ritual works, and soon the dead are walking about and chowing down on human flesh.

5.3

MagicScore

Island: Wedding of the Zombies

2010

Five people who knew each other for a long time a group of friends, to attend the wedding of a mutual friend goes to Buyukada. Erhan, weddings, and long intervals, the team can come together to be able to record their happy moments brought a camera, and is continuous. All throughout the film viewed, it is reflected from the camera. Later a group of wedding guests attacking zombie, turns into a mess of blood.

5.2

MagicScore

Don't Grow Up

2015

Teenage delinquents who are living in an island youth center wake up to find themselves alone with no one to watch over them. After much partying, they realize the island has been deserted and the adults have been infected by a mysterious epidemic.

4.9

MagicScore

Shivers

1975

When the residents of a luxury apartment complex outside Montreal are infiltrated by parasites and transformed into violent, sex-crazed maniacs, it's up to Dr. Roger St. Luc to contain the outbreak from spreading to the city.

6.4

MagicScore

#10

Doctor Butcher M.D.

1980

After Malukan immigrants engage in a string of corpse mutilations at various New York City hospitals, a doctor and a morgue assistant travel to the Maluku Islands to investigate.

5.5

MagicScore

#11

Raw Force

1982

A group of martial arts students are en route to an island that supposedly is home to the ghosts of martial artists who have lost their honor. A Hitler lookalike and his gang are running a female slavery operation on the island as well. Soon, the two groups meet and all sorts of crazy things happen which include cannibal monks, piranhas, zombies, and more!

5.4

MagicScore

#12

Isle of the Dead

2016

Strangers trapped on a secluded island struggle to survive against hordes of the dead.

4.7

MagicScore

#13

Zombies: The Beginning

2007

A woman floating on a raft in the middle of the Pacific. She was found by a rescue team and taken ashore. Once there, she tells a story of how she escaped from an island full of zombies. She was persuaded to lead a commando unit to the island to explore.

3.6

MagicScore

#14

Teenage Zombies

1959

A crazed scientist creates a nerve gas that turns the local teenagers into her unquestioning slaves.

3.5

MagicScore

#15

Zombie Island Massacre

1984

Americans on vacation in the Caribbean take a tour of a nearby island at night and watch a local voodoo ritual. Soon after, they find themselves stranded on the island and under attack by unseen foes. One by one they meet violent ends.

3.4

MagicScore

#16

Frankenstein Island

1981

A hot air balloon crew and a dog find themselves on an island with scantily-clad part-alien women, zombies, and other monsters.

3.3

MagicScore

#17

Alone in the Dark

2005

Edward Carnby is a private investigator specializing in unexplainable supernatural phenomena. His cases delve into the dark corners of the world, searching for truth in the occult remnants of ancient civilizations. Now, the greatest mystery of his past is about to become the most dangerous case he has ever faced.

3.2

MagicScore

#18

Isle of the Snake People

1971

The inhabitants of a small, remote island have been practicing voodoo rites and worshipping an evil priest named Damballah for years, but the local law officials generally turn a blind eye to this death cult's bizarre activities. Captain Labesch arrives from the mainland, determined to crack down on the island's lawlessness and clean up the ineffectual, hard-drinking police force. He appeals for assistance from wealthy plantation tycoon Carl Van Molder, who owns nearly half of the island and wields a great deal of influence over the population. Van Molder has made the study of parapsychology his life's work and believes in the secret powers of the mind. He warns Labesch not to interfere with this forgotten island's ancient ways. Also visiting is Van Molder's niece, Annabella, a temperance crusader who wants her uncle to help fund the International Anti-Saloon League. She falls in love with handsome police lieutenant Andrew Wilhelm

3.0

MagicScore

#19

Earthquake

1974

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

6.1

MagicScore

#20

Aliens vs Predator: Requiem

2007

After a horrifying PredAlien crash-lands near a small Colorado town, killing everyone it encounters and producing countless Alien offspring, a lone Predator arrives to "clean up" the infestation.

5.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Survival of the Dead?

The top films similar to Survival of the Dead by MovieMagicScore are Diary of the Dead (5.6), Redneck Zombies (4.3), Toy Story 5 (8.4). Each shares comedy/drama/horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Survival of the Dead worth watching?

Survival of the Dead holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.9/10 from 489 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Survival of the Dead?

Survival of the Dead (2010) is a comedy, drama, horror, thriller film directed by George A. Romero, starring Alan van Sprang, Kenneth Welsh, Kathleen Munroe.

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

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Survival of the Dead

This ranked list pairs Survival of the Dead (2010), a comedy and drama and horror and thriller film from George A. Romero, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Alan van Sprang 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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