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Movies like Zombie Apocalypse Now: A Zombie Hunter (2008)

The best movies like Zombie Apocalypse Now: A Zombie Hunter (2008) are Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014), MexZombies (2022) and Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation (2012). If Zombie Apocalypse Now: A Zombie Hunter hooked you with its action and horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014)

    Barry is a talented mechanic and family man whose life is torn apart on the eve of a zombie apocalypse. His sister, Brooke, is kidnapped by a sinister team of gas-mask wearing soldiers and experimented on by a psychotic doctor. While Brooke plans her escape Barry goes out on the road to find her and teams up with Benny, a fellow survivor – together they must arm themselves and prepare to battle their way through hordes of flesh-eating monsters in a harsh Australian bushland.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & action

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  2. MexZombies (2022)

    A group of teenagers must face a zombie apocalypse, and help reestablish order.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & action

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  3. Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation (2012)

    After inheriting the family mortuary, a pyrophobic mortician accidentally exposes hundreds of un-cremated bodies to toxic medical waste. As the corpses re-animate, the mortician's inheritance-seeking younger brother unexpectantly shows up, stumbling upon a full zombie outbreak!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & action

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  4. The Driver (2019)

    After a plague of the undead decimates human life on Earth, a former hit man (Mark Dacascos), his wife, and daughter live quietly in a survivalist compound. But when their base is attacked, a massive explosion summons a swarm of the undead. They escape and must seek out the Haven, a rumored sanctuary up north, while the father teaches his daughter to shoot, drive, and survive before time runs out.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & action

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  5. Little Monsters (2019)

    A washed-up musician teams up with a teacher and a kids show personality to protect young children from a sudden outbreak of zombies.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy

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  6. The Hunt (2020)

    Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport. But their master plan is about to be derailed when one of the hunted turns the tables on her pursuers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & horror

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  7. Hold the Fort (2025)

    A HOA turns out to be more troublesome than usual in this wildly amusing, FX-heavy freak-out about newly minted suburbanites unexpectedly forced to take part in a struggle against monstrous forces.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror

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  8. We Are Zombies (2024)

    In a city infested with the LIVING-IMPAIRED aka non-cannibal zombies - three slackers after easy money must fight small-time crooks and an evil megacorporation to save their kidnapped grandma.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy

  9. Dawn of the Dead (2004)

    A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & action

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  10. Freaks of Nature (2015)

    In the town of Dillford, humans, vampires and zombies were all living in peace - until the alien apocalypse arrived. Now three teenagers-one human, one vampire, and one zombie-have to team up to figure out how to get rid of the visitors.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror

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  11. All About Evil (2010)

    A mousy librarian inherits her father's beloved but failing old movie house. In order to save the family business, she discovers her inner serial killer — and a legion of rabid gore fans — when she starts turning out a series of grisly shorts. What her fans don't realize yet is that the murders in the movies are all too real…

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy

  12. Grindhouse (2007)

    Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles. It is presented as a double feature with fictitious exploitation trailers preceding each segment.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & horror

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  13. Once Bitten (1985)

    Mark wants to lose his virginity, but his girlfriend wants to wait. Unfortunately for both of them, a 400-year-old vampire Countess needs to turn a virgin into a vampire before Halloween in order to preserve her own youthful appearance, and when she finds Mark, she turns his life upside-down.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror

  14. Porno (2019)

    When a group of naive teens working at a movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education…written in blood.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror

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  15. Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)

    A group of kids discover one of the drums containing a rotting corpse and release the 2-4-5 Trioxin gas into the air, causing the dead to once again rise from the grave and seek out brains.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy

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  16. The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

    Two employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a toxic gas from a misplaced top-secret U.S. Army shipment, causing the dead to rise from a nearby cemetery with an insatiable hunger for human brains.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror

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  17. Dave Made a Maze (2017)

    Dave, an artist who has yet to complete anything significant in his career, builds a fort in his living room out of pure frustration, only to wind up trapped by the fantastical pitfalls, booby traps, and critters of his own creation. Ignoring his warnings, Dave’s girlfriend Annie leads a band of oddball explorers on a rescue mission. Once inside, they find themselves trapped in an ever-changing supernatural world, threatened by booby traps and pursued by a bloodthirsty Minotaur.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror

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  18. Scared Stiff (1953)

    A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated island. The trio hunt for a hidden treasure and encounter a ghost, a zombie, and a mysterious killer...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror

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  19. Evil Dead II (1987)

    Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy

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  20. The Stakelander (2016)

    When his home of New Eden is destroyed by a revitalized Brotherhood and its new Vamp leader, Martin finds himself alone in the badlands of America with only the distant memory of his mentor and legendary vampire hunter, Mister, to guide him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & horror

  21. Undead (2003)

    A quaint Australian fishing village is overcome by meteorites that turn its residents into the ravenous undead, leaving a small group of those unharmed to find a way out.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & action

  22. Slither (2006)

    A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & comedy

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  23. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)

    Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & horror

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  24. Outpost (2008)

    In a seedy bar in a town ravaged by war, scientist and businessman Hunt hires mercenary and former Royal Marine D.C. to assemble a crack team of ex-soldiers to protect him on a dangerous journey into no-man's land. Their mission is to scope out an old military bunker in Eastern Europe. It should be easy – 48 hours at the most. Lots of cash for little risk. Or so he says...

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & horror

  25. Toxic Lullaby (2010)

    TOXIC LULLABY tells the story of Eloise, who wakes up in a destroyed, life threatening world after a bad drug trip. She joins a group of people, who like her, are motivated by the longing to flee this nightmare, but it's hard to tell who'll carry the day, the survivors or the zombies.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & action

  26. Goal of the Dead (2014)

    For the Olympique de Paris soccer team, this away match scheduled against Caplongue was merely supposed to be one last chore before the end of the professional season. Yet no one could ever have imagined that an unknown rabies-like infection was going to spread like wildfire, turning this small town’s inhabitants into ultra-violent and highly contagious creatures.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & horror

  27. Toxic Shark (2017)

    A tropical singles retreat takes a terrifying turn when guests realize a poisonous shark is infesting the surrounding water. Not only will it rip apart its victims, but it also uses projectile acid to hunt - in and out of the water.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & comedy

  28. Chamas da Paixão (2022)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  29. The Cell (2000)

    A team of scientists use experimental technology to help a social worker enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

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  30. The Zombinator (2012)

    College students from Youngstown, Ohio were planning a simple fashion blogging documentary before a zombie invasion changed their film, and their lives. Teaming up with an ex-soldier turned zombie-hunter, the co-eds face threats from the undead and their corporate overlords.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Zombie Apocalypse Now: A Zombie Hunter?

The closest matches to Zombie Apocalypse Now: A Zombie Hunter are Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014), MexZombies (2022) and Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation (2012). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Zombie Apocalypse Now: A Zombie Hunter?

Start with Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014), the closest match to Zombie Apocalypse Now: A Zombie Hunter.

What is the highest-rated movie like Zombie Apocalypse Now: A Zombie Hunter?

Evil Dead II (1987), rated 7.5/10 by 3,744 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Zombie Apocalypse Now: A Zombie Hunter?

Hold the Fort (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Spanish movies like Zombie Apocalypse Now: A Zombie Hunter?

Yes: MexZombies (2022).

How are movies similar to Zombie Apocalypse Now: A Zombie Hunter chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Zombie Apocalypse Now: A Zombie Hunter, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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