The 13 Best Zombie Movies Streaming Right Now, According to Critics

The walking dead enjoy a unique position in popular culture, with brazenly brain-hungry zombies staring in everything from B-movie bloodbaths to corpse-packed comedies.

Newsweek reveals the highest rated zombie movies available to stream right now, according to MetaCritic and JustWatch.

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

15 ‧ Horror/Indie film ‧ 1h 36m ‧ Amazon Prime

Visionary director George Romero revolutionized the zombie genre with this cult classic horror movie.

Movie aggregator Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: "George A. Romero's debut set the template for the zombie film, and features tight editing, realistic gore, and a sly political undercurrent."

One Cut of the Dead (2017)

15 ‧ Horror/Comedy ‧ 1h 35m ‧ AMC, Shudder

This Japanese horror-comedy finds a crew shooting a low-budget zombie movie attacked by the real-life living dead.

Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: "Brainy and bloody in equal measure, One Cut of the Dead reanimates the moribund zombie genre with a refreshing blend of formal daring and clever satire."

28 Weeks Later (2007)

18 ‧ Horror/Thriller ‧ 1h 40m ‧ Hulu

This frenetically paced follow-up to the phenomenally successful 28 Days Later sees zombies return to Britain.

Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus states: "While 28 Weeks Later lacks the humanism that made 28 Days Later a classic, it's made up with fantastic atmosphere and punchy direction."

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

15 ‧ Comedy/Horror ‧ 1h 40m ‧ Direct TV, HBO

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost star in this British cult-classic comedy as a pair caught unaware by the zombie apocalypse.

Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus reads: "Shaun of the Dead cleverly balances scares and witty satire, making for a bloody good zombie movie with loads of wit".

28 Days Later (2002)

18 ‧ Horror/Sci-fi ‧ 1h 53m ‧ Hulu

A ragtag band of survivors attempt to survive the aftermath of the zombie apocalypse.

Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus reads: "Kinetically directed by Danny Boyle, 28 Days Later is both a terrifying zombie movie and a sharp political allegory."

Zombieland (2009)

15 ‧ Horror/Comedy ‧ 1h 28m ‧ Direct TV, Sttarz

Four complete strangers decide to join forces to reach a safe haven when the zombie apocalypse arrives.

Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus reads: "Wickedly funny and featuring plenty of gore, Zombieland is proof that the zombie subgenre is far from dead."

The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

15 ‧ Horror/Comedy ‧ 1h 45m ‧ Amazon Prime, Hulu, Direct TV

This deconstructed zombie movie begins with the familiar trope of friends arriving at a secluded cabin for a vacation.

Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus reads: "The Cabin in the Woods is an astonishing meta-feat, capable of being funny, strange, and scary—frequently all at the same time."

ParaNorman (2012)

PG ‧ Family/Comedy ‧ 1h 33m ‧ Netflix

A boy attempts to save his ill-fated town from a deadly curse, in this zombie-packed stop-frame animation.

Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus reads: "Beautifully animated and solidly scripted, ParaNorman will entertain (and frighten) older children while providing surprisingly thoughtful fare for their parents."

Train to Busan (2016)

15 ‧ Horror/Action ‧ 2h 1m ‧ Hoopla, AMC

An everyday train journey transforms into a hellish fight for survival during a zombie outbreak.

Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus reads: "Train to Busan delivers a thrillingly unique — and purely entertaining — take on the zombie genre, with fully realized characters and plenty of social commentaries to underscore the bursts of skillfully staged action."

Land of the Dead (2005)

15 ‧ Horror/Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction ‧ 1h 37m ‧ Peacock

A band of survivors attempt to shelter in a walled citadel after zombies take over the world.

Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus reads: "George A. Romero's latest entry in his much-vaunted Dead series is not as fresh as his genre-inventing original, Night of the Living Dead. But Land of the Dead does deliver on the gore and zombies-feasting-on-flesh action."

Dawn Of The Dead (2004)

18 ‧ Horror/Action ‧ 1h 50m ‧ AMC

The remaining survivors of a zombie epidemic find shelter from a growing hoard in a shopping mall.

Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus reads: "A kinetic, violent and surprisingly worthy remake of George Romero's horror classic that pays homage to the original while working on its own terms."

Fido (2006)

R ‧ Horror/Comedy ‧ 1h 33m ‧ Amazon Prime

A boy's zombie pet dog, Fido, escapes and causes an outbreak of the walking dead.

Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus reads: "Making the most of its thin premise, Fido is an occasionally touching satire that provides big laughs and enough blood and guts to please gore-hounds.

The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)

15 ‧ Horror/Thriller ‧ 1h 51m ‧ HBO, Direct TV

A young girl attempts to save a world inhabited by hordes of cannibalistic zombies known as "hungries".

Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus reads: "The Girl with All the Gifts grapples with thought-provoking questions without skimping on the scares—and finds a few fresh wrinkles in the well-worn zombie horror genre along the way."