7. One Cut of the Dead
Finally, we have a Japanese zombie film as a recommendation from the editorial team for you. In it, the film director wants to shoot a zombie film with his crew in an abandoned factory building. Only unfortunate that the film crew suddenly gets attacked by real zombies.
Here’s what the IMDb ratings say: The film gets an average of 7.6 out of 10 stars from 28,323 users in the IMDb rating.
Despite the limited budget, the film managed to captivate zombie fans. On Rotten Tomatoes, One Cut of the Dead even achieved 100% on the Tomatometer (note: there are only 97 reviews, so it’s few votes).
Above all, the innovative approach and the original implementation of the genre are praised: With unexpected twists and humor on the meta-level, the film becomes a fun zombie movie that simultaneously honors the passion of low-budget filmmaking.
Fun Fact: The first 37 minutes of the film were produced in a single take. It took 2 days and 6 takes until the perfect sequence was in the box (via IMDb).
Do you know any other good disaster movies with zombies? Then feel free to share them with us in the comments.
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