Night of the Living Dead
If it doesn't scare you, you're already dead!
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
- Director
- George A. Romero
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $30M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Night of the Living Dead actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Night of the Living Dead appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Horror Movies Ranked #27
Placed at #27 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Horror Movies Ranked #28
Placed at #28 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Night of the Living Dead returned 265.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $114,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $30M
- Release date
- Oct 4, 1968
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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