Movies and TV shows like Fear the Walking Dead
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Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
What did the world look like as it was transforming into the horrifying apocalypse depicted in "The Walking Dead"? This spin-off set in Los Angeles, following new characters as they face the beginning of the end of the world, will answer that question.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, surreal, captivating, apocalyptic, grindhouse, creepy, scary, bleak, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
zombie, apocalypse, zombie apocalypse, danger, society, chaos, plague, post apocalypse, survival, post-apocalyptic future, family in danger, gory, walking dead, family relations, life is a bitch, social decay, virus, epidemic, infection, infected, single parent, parents and children, halloween, propaganda, dystopia ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Most similar movies to Fear the Walking Dead
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, apocalyptic, tense and scary films and TV series with plots about survival, apocalypse, epidemic, post apocalypse, danger, supernatural and zombie mostly in Sci-Fi, Drama and Horror genres. Some movies like Fear the Walking Dead: The Walking Dead (2010), 28 Days Later (2002), Z Nation (2014), Dead Season (2012), All of Us Are Dead (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, frightening, scary ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
zombie, survival, virus, post apocalypse, apocalypse, pandemic, walking dead, supernatural, zombie apocalypse, peril, plague, fear ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, america, atlanta georgia, georgia
Similarity:
86%
538K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the ...
Style:
scary, frightening, atmospheric, dark, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, post apocalypse, virus, survival, apocalypse, epidemic, infected, fear, zombie apocalypse, plague, end of the world, experiment gone awry ...
Time:
distant future, year 2003, near future, year 2000, year 2002 ...
Place:
london, england, bolivia, britain, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
42K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood.
Style:
suspenseful, scary, tense, absurd, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
zombie, apocalypse, virus, gory, zombie apocalypse, survival, post apocalypse, supernatural, chaos, graphic violence, on the road, danger ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
It has been over one year since the start of the outbreak. Our society has collapsed and the world has descended into chaos. Elvis and Tweeter are two of the last people left alive, and band together to flee the United States for a remote island ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
zombie apocalypse, post apocalypse, escape, plague, zombie, apocalypse, on the run, survival, cannibalism, supernatural, social decay, chaos and mayhem ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, caribbean
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected.
Style:
dorama, dark fantasy, apocalyptic, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
zombie, virus, zombie attack, zombie outbreak, apocalypse, epidemic, struggle for survival, survival, zombie apocalypse, living dead, bullying, pandemic ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A heroic group of teens sheltered from the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world leave the safety of the only home they have ever known and embark on a cross-country journey to find the one man who can possibly save the world.
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, scary, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
post apocalypse, walking dead, gay, supernatural, plague, survival, human existence, zombie, undead, halloween, chaos, danger ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The story centers on two lone survivors of a bizarre accident that reduced most of the world's population to zombies. They take refuge in a vacant casino and fight a losing battle against the undead.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, rough, futuristic, scenic ...
Plot:
apocalypse, survival, supernatural, chaos, life is a bitch, danger, gambling, escapades, gory, casino, dystopian future, zombie ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
nevada
Similarity:
100%
22K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 28 min.
TV show
Story:
During a fictional series of Big Brother, a zombie outbreak occurs, but the house-mates are unaware of the impending doom outside of the Big Brother House.
Style:
suspense, scary, bloody, bleak, spooky ...
Plot:
zombie, satire, zombie apocalypse, group of strangers, society, dark humor, gory, cannibalism, supernatural, brutality, danger, survival horror ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
In the dark, early days of a zombie apocalypse, complete strangers band together to find the strength they need to survive and get back to loved ones.
Style:
supernatural thriller, atmospheric, suspense, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
zombie, panic, blood, death, zombie survival, apocalypse, survival, zombie apocalypse, escape, zombie outbreak, walking dead, running ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Short, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 1 min.
TV show
Story:
The web series tells the story of a group of passengers aboard a commercial airplane during the earliest moments of the outbreak. Over the course of the series, the plane and the lives of its passengers are put in jeopardy once they discover an ...
Style:
apocalyptic, scary, rough, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
zombie apocalypse, apocalypse, zombie, epidemic, walking dead, survival, survivor, mutation, deadly virus, worldwide chaos, virus, undead ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Spain
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In this chilling sequel to 28 Days Later, the inhabitants of the British Isles appear to have lost their battle against the onslaught of disease, as the deadly rage virus has killed every citizen there. Six months later, a group of Americans dare to ...
Style:
scary, suspense, rough, tense, sexy ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, virus, infected, survival, end of the world, zombie apocalypse, plague, deadly virus, infection, post apocalypse, chaos, chaos and mayhem ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, britain, europe, france ...
Similarity:
50%
776K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is ...
Style:
apocalyptic, suspenseful, scary, tense, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
zombie, apocalypse, virus, epidemic, zombie apocalypse, end of the world, deadly virus, post apocalyptic, infected, post apocalypse, pandemic, dystopia ...
Time:
future, year 2013, 2010s, year 2000, jurassic ...
Place:
new jersey, new york, israel, philadelphia, seattle ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Searching for a happy ending to a tale of unimaginable disaster and horror, nine strangers find themselves holed up together in a farmhouse cellar in rural Texas. The United States has hastily become embroiled in World War 3. A young doctor named ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, psychological, bleak ...
Plot:
post apocalypse, survival, apocalypse, radiation poisoning, radiation, nuclear, supernatural, isolation, danger, chaos, survival horror, zombie apocalypse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
100%
46K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Denmark, USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
After a brutal virus wipes out most of the population, two young siblings embark on a perilous search for safety. A Scandinavian thriller series.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, exciting, apocalyptic, compassionate ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
post apocalypse, virus, apocalypse, pandemic, survival, vestiges of humanity, brother sister relationship, illness, danger, distopia, life is a bitch, desperation ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
100%
16K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
After a mysterious disease begins transforming people into vampires, Dr. Luther Swann is pitted against his best friend, now a powerful vampire leader.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, serious, tense
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, epidemic, immortality, apocalypse, pandemic, danger, friendship, brotherhood, good versus evil, monster, survival ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Nearly three decades after the discovery of the T-virus, an outbreak reveals the Umbrella Corporation's dark secrets. Based on the horror franchise.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, disturbing, apocalyptic, suspense ...
Plot:
deadly virus, zombie attack, post apocalypse, virus, zombie, resident evil, violence, evil corporation, apocalypse, supernatural horror, violent, corporate conspiracy ...
Time:
2030s, 2020s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Joel and Ellie, a pair connected through the harshness of the world they live in, are forced to endure brutal circumstances and ruthless killers on a trek across post-pandemic America.
Style:
exciting, suspense, apocalyptic, scary, psychological ...
Plot:
apocalypse, post apocalypse, survival, infection, epidemic, survival horror, pandemic, post-apocalyptic future, survivor, violence, vestiges of humanity, zombie ...
Time:
2020s, future
Place:
usa, north america
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A Retrovirus, which was conceived as a tool for industrial genetic engineering, has gotten out of control and is spreading rapidly. While it crosses all organisms within our ecological system completely indiscriminately (mixing plant with animal and ...
Style:
serious, scary, suspenseful, bleak, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
zombie, apocalypse, epidemic, isolation, infection, survivor, genetic mutation, death, chaos, danger, on the road, post apocalypse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, germany
Similarity:
100%
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11K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Between is the story of a town under siege from a mysterious disease that has wiped out everybody except those 21 years old and under. The series explores the power vacuum that results when a government has quarantined a 10-mile diameter area and ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, rough, bleak ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
death, virus, youth, isolation, chaos, chaos and mayhem, teenage life, plague, escape attempt, rivalry, quarantine, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Brazil
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
Five years after the events of "The Capital of the Dead", Lucas joins forces with the traumatized Denise. Together they attempt to keep their sanity while fighting off the undead in a world where zombies are not the most dangerous beings.
Style:
suspenseful, scary, psychotronic, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
zombie, walking dead, apocalypse, undead, survival, vestiges of humanity, death, killing, dystopian future, virus, post apocalypse, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.
Style:
intense, creepy, atmospheric, tense, mockumentary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
zombie, quarantine, virus, infection, found footage, graphic violence, plague, haunted house, trapped, gory, rabies, cannibalism ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
75%
870K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville ...
Style:
intense, scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, survival, apocalypse, loneliness, post apocalypse, virus, infected, post apocalyptic, isolation, supernatural, plague, end of the world ...
Time:
future, year 2007, near future, year 2013, jurassic ...
Place:
new york, america, usa, vermont, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
On a perilous adventure across a post-apocalyptic world, a lovable boy who's half-human and half-deer searches for a new beginning with a gruff protector.
Style:
apocalyptic, tense, disturbing, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot:
hybrid, half human, mythical creature, supernatural being, post apocalypse, virus, child, apocalypse, father, boy, baby, survival ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
When the news is announced that a comet is on an unavoidable collision course with Earth, the most hilarious and unexpected chain of events imaginable is set in motion.
Style:
semi serious, hilarious, feel good, light, captivating ...
Plot:
apocalypse, priest, media, chaos, adoption, news report, prison escape, convent, interrogation room, dystopia, post apocalypse, gay interest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
30K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
A small town family is torn apart by a brutal crime. As they deal with the fallout an eerie mist rolls in, suddenly cutting them off from the rest of the world, and in some cases, each other.
Style:
bleak, breathtaking, suspenseful, disturbing, grindhouse ...
Audience:
boys' night, family outing
Plot:
stephen king, survival, danger, twists and turns, small town, supernatural, fog, suicide, survival horror, salvation, halloween, exodus ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
maine, usa
Similarity:
14%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
When Marcus Smith's whole life turns completely upside down due to an Infectious disease that turns the dead into walking dead, he must ban together with his old friend Shane Valdez and a group of Survivors. Together they learn the new way of ...
Style:
psychotronic, scary, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
zombie, survival horror, heroes, walking dead, violence, undead, zombie outbreak, post apocalypse, friendship between men, zombie apocalypse, survival, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Survivors was a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC. It depicts the lives of a group of people who survived a virulent unknown strain of influenza which has wiped out most of the human species. According to the producers, ...
Style:
apocalyptic, serious, tense, captivating, stylized ...
Plot:
apocalypse, virus, survival, deadly virus, politician, pandemic, disaster, post apocalypse, danger, group of strangers, distopia, plague ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Jeremiah is an American television series starring Luke Perry and Malcolm-Jamal Warner that ran on the Showtime network from 2002 to 2004. The series takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where most of the adult population has been wiped out by a ...
Style:
apocalyptic, exciting, atmospheric, serious, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
virus, plague, worldwide chaos, apocalypse, chaos, post apocalyptic, post apocalypse, chaos and mayhem, vestiges of humanity, distopia, dystopian future, partner ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Survivors is a British post-apocalyptic fiction television series devised by Terry Nation and produced by Terence Dudley at the BBC from 1975 to 1977. It concerns the plight of a group of people who have survived an accidentally released plague – ...
Style:
apocalyptic, scary, bleak, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
epidemic, plague, apocalypse, post-apocalyptic future, survival, virus outbreak, disaster, disease, vestiges of humanity, virus, distopia, crisis ...
Place:
britain, england, europe
Similarity:
25%
699
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In the radiation-infected aftermath of World War III, one man's desperate attempt to find his wife in the wastelands that were once the United States inspires his fellow survivors to fight for humanity. The bomb has dropped, and in the blink of ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, apocalyptic, psychological, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
apocalypse, survival, missing person, danger, chaos, society, escapades, life is a bitch, post apocalypse, plague, journey, violence ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
25%
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