Movies Like Children of the Living Dead (2001)

Children of the Living Dead is a 2001 horror film from Tor Ramsey with a MovieMagicScore of 3.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things and The Return of the Living Dead.

Horror

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

The Return of the Living Dead

1985

When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout the town, and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to survive with the help of their boss and a mysterious mortician.

7.2

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Day of the Dead

1985

As the world is overrun by zombies, scientists and military personnel in an underground Florida bunker must decide on how they should deal with the undead.

7.0

MagicScore

Creepshow

1982

Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.

6.9

MagicScore

Final Cut

2022

Things go badly for a small film crew shooting a low-budget zombie movie when they are attacked by real zombies.

6.8

MagicScore

City of the Living Dead

1980

A woman seemingly dies of fright after participating in a séance where she sees a vision of a Dunwich priest hanging himself in a church cemetery. New York City reporter Peter Bell investigates and learns that the priest's suicide has somehow opened a portal to Hell and must be sealed by All Saints Day, or else the dead will overtake humanity.

6.4

MagicScore

Messiah of Evil

1975

A young woman searching for her missing artist father finds herself in the strange seaside town of Point Dune, which seems to be under the influence of a mysterious undead cult.

6.2

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Night Life

1989

Archie works part-time at his uncle's mortuary and is harassed by a few of the popular kids because of it. His harassers die in an automobile accident, and the bodies are taken to his uncle's mortuary. Archie is pulling a late night at the mortuary when he sees a storm brewing. Lighting strikes! They're alive! The preppie bullies continue to torment him...as zombies!

5.4

MagicScore

Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis

2005

In an attempt to rescue their friend from an evil corporation, a group of teenagers end up releasing a horde of bloodthirsty zombies.

5.2

MagicScore

#10

Zombie Flesh Eaters 2

1988

When a terrorist's body, infected with a stolen chemical, is recovered by the US military, the corpse is cremated, unintentionally releasing a virus and bacteria into the atmosphere over a small island.

5.1

MagicScore

#11

Day of the Dead: Bloodline

2017

In a world overrun by zombies, military personnel and survivalists live in an underground bunker while they seek a cure.

4.7

MagicScore

#12

Vengeance of the Zombies

1973

An Indian mystic uses magical chants to raise women from the dead, then sends them out to perform revenge killings for him.

4.3

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#13

Mansion of the Living Dead

1982

Four strippers take a vacation and wind up at a Spanish resort complex that, despite the hotel receptionist's claims of it being fully booked, appears to be completely empty. After one of the girls mysteriously vanishes and another ends up dead in the pool, both accompanied by the tolling bell from a nearby monastery, Candy and Caty must try to solve the mystery that seems to involve the Spanish Inquisition.

4.1

MagicScore

#14

Anger of the Dead

2015

In a world ravaged by a rabies virus that turns people into hungry cannibals, Alice a pregnant survivor, along with two other men, struggles to reach an island unaffected by the plague. Meanwhile a dangerous man is on the trail of a mysterious girl, and Alice soon discovers that zombies are not the only threat.

3.8

MagicScore

#15

Zombie Lake

1981

In a small village, somewhere in France, German soldiers, killed and thrown into the lake by the Resistance during WWII, come back.

3.2

MagicScore

#16

Night of the Living Dead

1968

A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.

7.6

MagicScore

#17

Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983

A night at the movies turns terrifying when Michael and his date are attacked by zombies. Released at the height of Thriller’s success, the short film redefined the music video, broke racial barriers, and became the first inducted into the U.S. National Film Registry.

8.3

MagicScore

#18

The Last Man on Earth

1964

When a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

The Dead Don't Die

2019

In the sleepy town of Centerville, the lives of a number of interconnected characters are disrupted by the undead.

5.4

MagicScore

#20

My Boyfriend's Back

1993

Missy McCloud is the most beautiful girl in school and Johnny Dingle has been in love with her for years. One night, as Johnny tries to stop an armed robbery and save Missy from danger, he's killed, but resurrected as a zombie not long after. Now, with the help of his mentor and Zombie Expert Maggie, Johnny must control his flesh-eating urges while trying to win the heart of Missy.

5.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Children of the Living Dead?

The top films similar to Children of the Living Dead by MovieMagicScore are Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (5.3), The Return of the Living Dead (7.2), Day of the Dead (7.0). Each shares horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Children of the Living Dead worth watching?

Children of the Living Dead holds a MovieMagicScore of 3.4/10 from 26 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Children of the Living Dead?

Children of the Living Dead (2001) is a horror film directed by Tor Ramsey, starring Tom Savini, Damien Luvara, Jamie McCoy.

Where can I find more recommendations like Children of the Living Dead?

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

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About movies like Children of the Living Dead

This ranked list pairs Children of the Living Dead (2001), a horror film from Tor Ramsey, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Tom Savini 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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