Raiders of the Living Dead poster

Raiders of the Living Dead

1986 ·1h 26m · ★ 3.7 (15)

In an abandoned prison, a doctor has revived executed convicts as the living dead. Teenager, Jonathan creates a laser gun from a videodisc player and pursues the walking dead, aided by his girlfriend and grandfather. Also tracking down the zombies is a tabloid reporter.

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Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
71
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
0
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
73
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
33
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
67
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
0
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
83
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Zombie

Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanizationMedical Gore
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TMDB Keywords

cell phonehostagelaserliving deadnuclear falloutzombie apocalypse

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