Movies Like Shadow Zone: The Undead Express (1996)

Shadow Zone: The Undead Express is a 1996 fantasy, horror, tv movie film from Stephen Williams with a MovieMagicScore of 5.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Underworld and Jacob's Ladder.

Fantasy Horror TV Movie

Underworld

2003

Vampires and werewolves have waged a nocturnal war against each other for centuries. But all bets are off when a female vampire warrior named Selene, who's famous for her strength and werewolf-hunting prowess, becomes smitten with a peace-loving male werewolf, Michael, who wants to end the war.

6.8

MagicScore

Jacob's Ladder

1990

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.

7.3

MagicScore

A Stranger Is Watching

1982

A twisted man holds a TV newswoman and a girl hostage in the bowels of Grand Central Station.

4.5

MagicScore

After Hours

1985

Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.

7.5

MagicScore

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.

7.2

MagicScore

21 Bridges

2019

An embattled NYPD detective, is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on who he is pursuing, and who is in pursuit of him.

6.8

MagicScore

Picture Snatcher

1933

An ex-con uses his street smarts to become a successful photojournalist.

6.7

MagicScore

Crocodile Dundee

1986

When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee negotiates the concrete jungle. He proves that his instincts are quite useful in the city and adeptly handles everything from wily muggers to high-society snoots without breaking a sweat.

6.4

MagicScore

Social Lion

1954

The lion is trapped by the safari and brought to New York, where he's accidentally set free, but nobody is intimidated by him.

6.2

MagicScore

#10

Money Train

1995

When a vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares, his foster brother—a fellow cop—tries to protect him.

5.9

MagicScore

#11

New York Subway

1905

The camera platform was on the front of a New York subway train following another train on the same track. Lighting is provided by a specially constructed work car on a parallel track. At the time of filming, the subway was only seven months old, having opened on October 27, 1904. The ride begins at 14th Street (Union Square) following the route of today's east side IRT, and ends at the old Grand Central Station, built by Cornelius Vanderbuilt in 1869. The Grand Central Station in use today was not completed until 1913.

5.9

MagicScore

#12

Turk 182!

1985

After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury incurred during the off-duty rescue of a young girl, he grows suicidal. Furious, his brother Jimmy attempts to have Mayor Tyler intervene, but the corrupt politician instead denounces Terry as a drunk. Determined to get justice, Jimmy begins a graffiti campaign of embarrassing slogans mocking the mayor, which soon captivates the city.

5.8

MagicScore

#13

Hangin' with the Homeboys

1991

Two African-Americans and two Puerto-Ricans (though one pretends to be Italian) go out on the town on a Friday night. They will be forced to get to know each other — and even worse, learn to like each other as friends.

5.7

MagicScore

#14

The Sitter

2011

Noah, is not your typical entertain-the-kids-no-matter-how-boring-it-is kind of sitter. He's reluctant to take a sitting gig; he'd rather, well, be doing anything else, especially if it involves slacking. When Noah is watching the neighbor's kid he gets a booty call from his girlfriend in the city. To hook up with her, Noah takes to the streets, but his urban adventure spins out of control as he finds himself on the run from a maniacal drug lord.

5.6

MagicScore

#15

Earthquake in New York

1998

A cop is after a nasty serial killer. Cop's wife and kids are somewhere in the city too. Then a disastrous earthquake hits the city.

5.5

MagicScore

#16

The Hunger

1983

Five-thousand-year-old vampire Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life. When John, her cellist companion for centuries, discovers that he has suddenly begun growing old, he attempts to seek out the help of Dr. Sarah Roberts, a researcher on the mechanisms of aging.

6.6

MagicScore

#17

The Addiction

1995

A vampiric doctoral student tries to follow the philosophy of a nocturnal comrade and control her thirst for blood.

6.5

MagicScore

#18

Love at First Bite

1979

Dracula and Renefield relocate to '70s era New York in search of Cindy Sondheim, the reincarnation of Dracula's one true love, Mina Harker. "Trouble adjusting" is a wild understatement for the Count as he battles Cindy's psychiatrist, Jeffrey Rosenberg, a descendant of Van Helsing, who may almost certainly, possibly, may be in love with Cindy too.

6.0

MagicScore

#19

Nadja

1995

In a contemporary New York City, members of a dysfunctional family of vampires are trying to come to terms with each other, in the wake of their father's death. Meanwhile, they are being hunted by Dr. Van Helsing and his hapless nephew. As in all good vampire movies, forces of love are pitted against forces of destruction.

5.5

MagicScore

#20

Habit

1997

It's autumn in New York. Sam has broken up with his girlfriend and his father has recently died. World-weary and sloppy drunk, he finds temporary solace in the arms of Anna, a mysterious vampire who draws him away from his friends and into a web of addiction and madness.

5.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Shadow Zone: The Undead Express?

The top films similar to Shadow Zone: The Undead Express by MovieMagicScore are Underworld (6.8), Jacob's Ladder (7.3), A Stranger Is Watching (4.5). Each shares fantasy/horror/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Shadow Zone: The Undead Express worth watching?

Shadow Zone: The Undead Express holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.2/10 from 8 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Shadow Zone: The Undead Express?

Shadow Zone: The Undead Express (1996) is a fantasy, horror, tv movie film directed by Stephen Williams, starring Ron Silver, Chauncey Leopardi, Natanya Ross.

Where can I find more recommendations like Shadow Zone: The Undead Express?

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About movies like Shadow Zone: The Undead Express

This ranked list pairs Shadow Zone: The Undead Express (1996), a fantasy and horror and tv movie film from Stephen Williams, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Ron Silver 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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