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, 1h24Origin USA
Genres Horror, Animation
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Maria Olsen, Lee Perkins
As a zombie apocalypse begins, a group of zombies attack the residents in a house. When the family recognizes one of the zombies as a family member, the zombie is shocked back to his senses and decides to protect his family.
The Zombinator (2012)
, 1h21Directed by Sergio Myers
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Patrick Kilpatrick
Nina, a fashion blogger, goes to Youngstown, Ohio to shoot a documentary but is caught up in a zombie apocalypse. An ex-soldier and zombie hunter, the Zombinator, appears in the city and tries to protect the citizens from the machinations of an evil corporation and their mercenary, the Colonel.
Rise of the Zombies (2012)
, 1h30Directed by Nick Lyon
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Danny Trejo, Mariel Hemingway, Chad Lindberg, LeVar Burton, Luke Kenny, Ethan Suplee
A water-borne virus has led to a widespread outbreak of zombies in San Francisco. A group of survivors, including Dr. Lynn Snyder (Mariel Hemingway) and others, create a refuge on Alcatraz Island. Snyder receives communications from Dr. Arnold (French Stewart), a scientist conducting experiments to create a cure for the virus. Meanwhile, Dr. Dan Halpern (LeVar Burton), another of the refugees, is studying parts culled from the bodies of the zombies, but he is unable to make much headway because he only has access to 'dead' zombies. His research is further hindered when Caspian (Danny Trejo) and other refugees burn the zombie corpses being stored on the island.
Deranged (2012)
, 1h49Directed by Park Jeong-woo
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes La fin du monde, Medical-themed films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Kim Myung-min, Kim Dong-wan, Moon Jung-hee, Lee Ha-nui, Choi Il-hwa, Lee Hyung-chul
Jae-hyuk (Kim Myung-min) is a former professor with a doctorate in biochemistry who is currently working as a pharmaceutical sales representative after losing his life savings and his job due to a bad investment he made in the stock market from advice he received from his younger brother. When a series of dead bodies are found floating in the Han River, the public is shocked to discover that the deaths are related to a fatal outbreak of virus-infected mutant parasitic horsehair worms, called Yeongasi, that can control the human brain. Those infected show symptoms of increased hunger without appropriate weight gain and excessive thirst when the worms are mature and ready to reproduce. Hence, they jump into the river to allow the worms to come out of the body. While the authorities work to find a cure, Jae-hyuk and his brother Jae-pil (Kim Dong-wan), a detective agonized with guilt for squandering Jae-hyuk's money in the stock market, struggle to save Jae-hyuk's family when they also exhibit similar symptoms.
The Battery (2012)
, 1h41Origin USA
Genres Drama, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Larry Fessenden
After a zombie apocalypse has overtaken the entire New England area, two former baseball players, Ben (Jeremy Gardner) and Mickey (Adam Cronheim), travel the back-roads of Connecticut with no destination in mind. Their backstory reveals that they were trapped in a house in Massachusetts, along with Mickey's family, for three months. Mickey's father, mother and brother were killed before they figured out how to escape. Since then, Ben opposes sleeping indoors and the two have had many arguments regarding the matter. While Ben quickly adapts to the "hunter-gatherer" and constantly on the road lifestyle, Mickey is almost the opposite, refusing to face the situation and longs for a "normal" life. He refuses to kill zombies and learn to fish, and is always listening to his CD player with headphones on, burning through batteries and distracting himself from his surroundings, against Ben's advice.
Christmas with the Dead (2012)
, 1h28Origin USA
Genres Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Comedy horror films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Strange electrical currents hurtle towards Earth from outer space. Calvin lives a typical life with his wife Ella and daughter Tina in the fictional East Texas town of Mud Creek It's during the holidays and one night Ella harasses him to put up Christmas decorations on their home. Instead Calvin naps on the couch and then a freak lightning storm from the strange electrical currents causes everyone who sees it to drop dead. When Calvin awakes he finds his wife and daughter seemingly dead. Awash with grief, he lays the two out on their bed. As soon as Calvin turns his back, his daughter rises from the dead and crawls out an open window. Then Ella rises as a zombie and attacks him. After he subdues her, his neighbor Ray shows up and tells Calvin Tina has bitten him and he had no choice but to kill her by striking her with a hammer. Soon Calvin realizes most of the inhabitants of Mud Creek are now zombies.
Portrait of a Zombie (2012)
, 1h25Genres Comedy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
During a zombie outbreak in Ireland, an American documentary film crew become interested in the story of a local Irish family who decide to keep their zombie-turned son a part of the family. When the film crew arrives in Ireland, they discover that the family's decision has angered their neighbors and a local crime boss. As tempers rise, the Americans document the controversy.
State of Emergency (2012)
, 1h29Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Andrew Stahl
After a chemical plant explodes, the military quarantines the surrounding area. Jim helplessly watches his girlfriend Emilie die of a wound sustained while trying to find safety, and he retreats to a farmhouse. Sporadic media reports indicate that the chemical plant may have stored biological weapons that are responsible for mutating people into rabid cannibals. He seeks help from the ubiquitous military helicopters that patrol the area, but it is to no avail. However, his efforts are noticed by survivors holed up nearby in a warehouse, and he joins them: Scott, Scott's wife Julie, and Ix, a quiet and unfriendly survivor that they rescued.
A Little Bit Zombie (2012)
, 1h27Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Comedy horror films, Disaster films
Actors Stephen McHattie, Kristopher Turner, Crystal Lowe, Shawn Roberts, Kristen Hager, Emilie Ullerup
All Steve (Kristopher Turner) wants is to make his incredibly controlling fiancee Tina (Crystal Lowe) happy, even if it's at his own personal expense. His best friend Craig (Shawn Roberts) and sister Sarah (Kristen Hager) accompany Steve to their family's cabin in the hopes of convincing him that she's not right for him, but with no success. When Steve is infected with a strange virus via a mosquito bite, he begins to turn into a zombie and hunger for brains. Despite this new turn of events, all Tina cares about is getting married and doesn't care that Steve is starting to miss various body parts. Now Steve must try to control his new urges while also trying to avoid a zombie hunter (Stephen McHattie) out to end his existence.
Daddy, I'm a Zombie (2012)
, 1h20Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Animation
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
The film follows Dixie Grim, a thirteen-year-old girl who is turned into a zombie after a tree falls in a forest and kills her. Dixie, with the help of a mummy zombie named Isis, and Dixie's friends go on a quest to find a way to bring her back to life.
Return of the Moonwalker (2012)
Genres Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Count Cagliostro has sent his agents Gog and Magog to retrieve the gloved hand of Michael Jackson (promising them gay marriage and eternal life in return). His plan is to resurrect the deceased pop star to lead a revolution which he feels will bring about peace on Earth. His wife Sarafina is opposed to this plan and feels that the two immortals should instead be focused on keeping a low profile and maintaining their own immortality. Despite her wishes Count Cagliostro manages to complete his ritual in preparation for a special performance at the punk circus that he has been using as a front for his sorcery.
Dark Souls (2011)
, 1h35Origin Norvege
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks
Actors Jan Hårstad
A young girl, Johanna (Johanna Gustavsson), is jogging alone in the woods when she is suddenly attacked and seemingly murdered by a mask-wearing maniac with a power drill.
Zone of the Dead (2011)
, 1h41Directed by Milan Todorović
Origin Serbie
Genres Action, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Ken Foree, Kristina Klebe, Miodrag Krstović, Bojan Dimitrijević, Ariadna Cabrol
In 1985 in Yugoslavia, a mysterious plague infects & kills a group of archeologists. Police & military secure the area before one of the dead workers reanimates as a zombie & attacks a detective & a fellow officer. In the present day, a military train arrives with a chemical cargo at a train station. A supposed military exercise, communications are cut off & a professor misses his train at the station due to the protocol. A group of homeless thugs also arrive & harass a police officer by intimidating him & stealing his gun. During a brief fight in which the officer attempts to retrieve his gun from the thugs, the gun goes off, injuring a guard securing the military cargo & accidentally puncturing a gas line from the cargo, releasing the toxic chemicals inside. Only the professor is unharmed, having been given a gas mask seconds before he could've gotten infected, & escapes the train station. The gas spreads throughout town infecting many people. Meanwhile an unknown prisoner is being transported under the supervision of Interpol. Agent Mortimer Reyes, an ex-CIA agent from Texas, is a soon to be retired Interpol agent, with escorting the prisoner as his last assignment. Reyes along with agent Mina Milius & a small group escort travel through a route that leads them through the city of Pančevo, where they encounter an ecological holocaust and the people infected by the biohazard, who are trying to kill them. The two main agents soon realize that their only chance for escape from the zombie hordes lies in allying with the dangerous, mysterious prisoner.
Contagion (2011)
, 1h50Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Social science fiction, Action
Themes La fin du monde, Films about computing, Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about sexuality, Films about viral outbreaks, Catastrophe épidémiologique, Disaster films
Actors Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet
Returning from a Hong Kong business trip, Beth Emhoff has a layover in Chicago to have sex with a former lover before returning to her family in suburban Minneapolis. She appears to have contracted a cold during her trip. Her six-year-old son from a previous marriage, Clark, also becomes symptomatic and is sent home from school. Beth's condition worsens and two days later she collapses with severe seizures. Her husband, Mitch, rushes her to the hospital, but she dies of an unknown cause.
Season of the Witch (2011)
, 1h34Directed by Brett Ratner, Dominic Sena
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Medical-themed films, Films about religion, Witches in film, Films about viral outbreaks
Actors Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Claire Foy, Robert Sheehan, Stephen Graham, Christopher Lee
In Villach in the 13th century, three women are accused of witchcraft by a priest. While one claims to be a witch through persuasion from the church, one doesn't deny it and curses the priest. He orders them hanged and drowned. That done, he urges the guards to pull them back up for a ritual to make sure the so-called witches never come back to life. The guards refuse, claiming they are dead enough. The priest returns late at night to perform the ritual. The third corpse takes on a demonic appearance and kills the priest.