Best Zombie Movies
The best zombie movies ever made, ranked by audience score. Michael Jackson's Thriller takes it at 8.3, and the 20 films below prove how much range the premise has — Colony, Train to Busan and One Cut of the Dead pull it in completely different directions.
20 titles · average score 7.5 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983)
★ 8.3 · 791 ratingsA 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…
- 2
Colony (2026)
★ 8.1 · 529 ratingsProfessor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a…
- 3
Train to Busan (2016)
★ 7.8 · 8,603 ratingsWhen a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.
- 4
One Cut of the Dead (2017)
★ 7.6 · 1,018 ratingsReal zombies arrive and terrorize the crew of a zombie film being shot in an abandoned warehouse, said to be the site of military experiments on humans.
- 5
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
★ 7.6 · 2,795 ratingsA ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
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How this list is ranked
Nothing on this page is hand-picked to hit a word count. We pull films matching this list's criteria from TMDB, require a real audience behind each score, and rank by that score — 20 titles averaging 7.5. The page rebuilds daily, so new releases appear here as soon as enough people have rated them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best zombie movie?
Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983) at 8.3, ahead of Colony and Train to Busan. All 20 films on this page average 7.5.
How do you find zombie movies?
Through TMDB's keyword tagging, which is maintained by its community and goes far deeper than genre labels — it catches films that share a premise even when they belong to completely different genres.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released movies appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.