Movies and TV shows like The Walking Dead
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The Walking Dead (2010)
1.2M
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, apocalyptic, spooky, serious, epic, bloody ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
zombie, survival, virus, post apocalypse, apocalypse, pandemic, walking dead, supernatural, zombie apocalypse, peril, plague, fear, graphic violence, danger, survivor, living dead, undead, zombie outbreak, epidemic, zombie attack, death, human existence, moral dilemma, vestiges of humanity, fate of humanity ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, america, atlanta georgia, georgia, united states of america
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Most similar movies to The Walking Dead
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, scary, apocalyptic and bleak films and TV series with plots about supernatural, survival, apocalypse, zombie, zombie apocalypse, post apocalypse and danger mostly in Horror, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Walking Dead: 28 Days Later (2002), All of Us Are Dead (2022), The Last of Us (2023), I Am Legend (2007), The Strain (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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 ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, surreal, captivating, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
zombie, apocalypse, zombie apocalypse, danger, society, chaos, plague, post apocalypse, survival, post-apocalyptic future, family in danger, gory ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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:
89%
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: 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:
80%
Movie in collections
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:
74%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows Rick Grimes from the departure of his final season in the TV series.
Style:
captivating, exciting, scary, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
walking dead, supernatural, apocalypse, undead, fight, zombie attack, flesh eating zombie, zombie survival, zombie outbreak, military, bare chested male, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient ...
Style:
scary, captivating, suspenseful, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vampire, infected, good versus evil, supernatural, deadly virus, epidemic, public health, survival, fate of humanity, plague, chaos and mayhem, corpse ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, montana, england, france ...
Similarity:
75%
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:
63%
Movie in collections
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Seven strangers find themselves trapped inside an abandoned hospital after an unexplainable apocalyptic event. In addition to being haunted by what they've lost, the strangers must also fight off mysterious creatures that hunt them down one by ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, futuristic, scary, bleak ...
Plot:
apocalypse, survival, danger, survival horror, supernatural, zombie, hospital, creature, monster, abandoned building, violence, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
53K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Four friends fleeing a viral pandemic soon learn they are more dangerous than any virus.A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe and no one can be trusted. Four young attractive people race through the back ...
Style:
scary, road movie, frightening, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
virus, survival, infection, pandemic, road trip, post apocalyptic, biohazard, post apocalypse, deadly virus, dystopia, apocalypse, blood ...
Time:
distant future, 21st century
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Horror
Country: USA, Canada, Japan, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A group of surviving people take refuge in a shopping center after the world has been over taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies. A remake of the 1978 zombie film of the same name.
Style:
scary, creepy, cult classic, sexy, bloody ...
Audience:
teens, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
zombie, apocalypse, living dead, post apocalypse, virus, zombie apocalypse, survival, infected, zombie outbreak, blood, zombie attack, terror ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, future, year 2000, year 2003 ...
Place:
usa, midwest, wisconsin
Similarity:
78%
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:
75%
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%
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:
88%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The world is full of zombies and the survivors have barricaded themselves inside a walled city to keep out the living dead. As the wealthy hide out in skyscrapers and chaos rules the streets, the rest of the survivors must find a way to stop the ...
Style:
suspense, cult classic, scary, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, violence, zombie attack, apocalypse, zombie apocalypse, post apocalypse, gory, virus, zombie outbreak, survival horror, cannibalism, infected ...
Time:
future, year 2005, 90s, year 1995, 2000s
Place:
pittsburgh
Similarity:
100%
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:
58%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow the path of the red-handled weapon used by Rick Grimes to kill Terminus leader Gareth; from its innocent beginnings on a hardware store shelf at the start of the apocalypse into the hands of various survivors, familiar and new.
Style:
bleak, serious, tense, stylized, scary ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
walking dead, family relations, escape, hiding place, responsibility, supernatural, plague, parents and children, shooting, gory, peril, vestiges of humanity ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
60%
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:
89%
Movie in collections
63K
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
In this zombie thriller set in Korea's medieval Joseon dynasty, a crown prince is sent on a suicide mission to investigate a mysterious outbreak.
Style:
bloody, dorama, spooky, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
zombie, medieval, epidemic, rivalry, royal family, living dead, zombie apocalypse, joseon dynasty, twists and turns, walking dead, korean history, virus outbreak ...
Time:
2010s, 16th century
Place:
korea, thailand, busan, seoul
Similarity:
56%
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:
75%
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:
38%
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%
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Vanessa Helsing, the daughter of famous vampire hunter and Dracula nemesis Abraham Van Helsing is resurrected five years in the future to find out that vampires have taken over the world and that she possesses unique power over them. She is ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, suspenseful, apocalyptic, scary ...
Plot:
vampire, murder, superhero, vampire slayer, supernatural, blood, heroine, post apocalypse, superheroine, werewolf, supernatural ability, society ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Similarity:
86%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
Maggie and Negan travel to post-apocalyptic Manhattan - long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made it a world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, disturbing ...
Plot:
walking dead, anarchy, supernatural, survival horror, post apocalyptic, dead man, danger, living dead, post apocalypse, evil dead, ruins, zombie ...
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.
Style:
unusual plot structure, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
zombie, undead, zombie apocalypse, zombie outbreak, apocalypse, walking dead, battlefield, living dead, mercenary, heist, female warrior, invulnerability ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, utah, las vegas
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
During an unexpected, deadly second wave of the coronavirus outbreak in New York City, two neighbors, Rachel and Lily, navigate life in quarantine. While Rachel juggles her many telemedicine clients as well as a shaky, passionless marriage, Lily is ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, scary, contemplative ...
Plot:
virus, evil, zombie, plague, woman in danger, female protagonist, zombie apocalypse, dystopian future, killing, society, escapades, panic ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
A plane bearing biohazardous material crashes into a town, and a deaf women has to navigate her way through the aftermath.
Style:
psychotronic, bleak, suspense, scary, disturbing
Plot:
zombie, survival, survival horror, escape, quarantine, biohazard, virus, murder, killing, chaos, society, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The final chapter of George A. Romero's "Dead Trilogy". In an underground government installation they are searching for a cure to overcome this strange transformation into zombies. Unfortunately, the zombies from above ground have ...
Style:
bloody, cult classic, tense, splatter, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
zombie, zombie apocalypse, apocalypse, living dead, virus, survival, violence, post apocalypse, mad scientist, gory, zombie attack, survival horror ...
Time:
80s
Place:
florida, pittsburgh, usa
Similarity:
67%
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%
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