Here’s my list of Zombie Movies for People Who Don’t Like Zombie Movies. I’m generally not a fan of the genre because the primary elements of a zombie movie – gross looking zombies, gory human deaths and spectacular zombie slaughter – just aren’t enough to keep me coming back.
That’s why the best zombie movies are hybrids of another genre. I’ve highlighted five movies that use the framework of the zombie genre to create movies that can stand on their own as comedies or thrillers. Plus they ease off on the gore, which is just fine by me.
The very idea of reanimated dead who must eat live humans is, of course, absurd, and that absurdity can set up some fine film comedy, including Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead, Fido and Warm Bodies. And when you add a first rate filmmaker like Danny Boyle to the mix, you can get a top thriller – 28 Days Later.