I have a small confession to make here. There are two genres of movies I can’t get enough off. End of the world movies, and the other Zombie movies; partly to do with the fact that I like to be prepared for all eventualities especially if the world becomes one big Zombie Land!

This is not a top ten or top twenty, but the best I have seen and lessons learnt and earth shattering questions it answers.

Zombieland (2009)

About a kid, who is always prepared with a set of rules. He lives by them, and gives him a chance to survive.

Earth Shattering Question Answered: What happens when your girl becomes a Zombie!
Defining moment: Columbus finally nails it with a girl!
Zombie Mobility and Speed: High
Surprise Factor: Medium
Zombie Teamwork: Good
How it all started: Unknown

28 Days Later (2002)

A man wakes up from Coma to find London deserted and Zombies hounding for him. They finally find a sanctuary.
Earth Shattering Question Answered: Do only bites spread the zombie infection?
Defining Moment: Knowing money can do nothing for you, when Zombies are the order of the day!
Zombie Mobility and Speed: Very High
Surprise Factor: Medium
Zombie Teamwork: None
How it all started: Rage Virus from monkeys to humans

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

There is a group holding out to Zombies and even goes on killing sprees. The Zombies decide to fight back!
Earth Shattering Question Answered: What would happen if there were ever a Zombie Leader and they could think with vengeance!
Defining Moment: Zombies picking the weapon of their choice to fight
Zombie Mobility and Speed: Low
Surprise Factor: High
Zombie Teamwork:  Very good. You don’t want to run into them alone.
How it all started: Unknown

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

George A Romero’s classic Zombie Movie. One that started it all with this master piece!
Earth Shattering Question Answered: What happens when you go to the cemetery.
Defining Moment: The little girl becoming a Zombie
Zombie Mobility and Speed: Low
Surprise Factor: Low
Zombie Teamwork:  Minimal
How it all started: Unknown. Revealed in the Sequel Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Dance of the Dead (2008)

Another classic by George A Romero; a prom night becomes a zombie nightmare!
Earth Shattering Question Answered: Can Zombies Dance?
Defining Moment: Zombies love Rock music!
Zombie Mobility and Speed: High
Surprise Factor: Very High
Zombie Teamwork:  Minimal
How it all started: Unknown.

I am Legend (2007)

Remake of the earlier Last man on Earth and Omega Man. A must watch for Movie Buffs!
Earth Shattering Question Answered: How you can kill time and stay safe when you are the last man on earth
Defining Moment: When Zombies fight back, they fight back
Zombie Mobility and Speed: Very High
Surprise Factor: Very High
Zombie Teamwork:  Very High, have formed advanced clans
How it all started: Cancer cure going rogue.

Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Sequel to the mind blowing ‘Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Earth Shattering Question Answered: How did the Zombies come alive in the first place.
Defining Moment: The Naked and formerly hot Zombie!
Zombie Mobility and Speed: High
Surprise Factor: Medium
Zombie Teamwork:  Medium, they can speak as well. Though they attack alone, they can soon smell blood and come hounding!
How it all started: Go thank the Army!

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

An Australian Comedy with lots of Zombies! Brilliant comic timing, and amazing work with the Zombies.
Earth Shattering Question Answered: What would happen if your parents both became Zombies!
Defining Moment: Training your zombie to play PS2 with you!
Zombie Mobility and Speed: Low
Surprise Factor: Low
Zombie Teamwork:  Nil
How it all started: Unknown!

Quarantine (2008)

An awesome thriller with the TV Camera quarantined in a building. The government knows it, the army does as well; but no help!
Earth Shattering Question Answered: Is it safe to have pets!
Defining Moment: The last scene of the movie must not be missed. You’ll skip a heartbeat, but you’ll survive.
Zombie Mobility and Speed: Very High
Surprise Factor: Very High
Zombie Teamwork:  Nil
How it all started: A strain of Rabies

The Last Man on Earth (1964)

An old classic starring Vincent Prince, what later got made into Omega Man and I am Legend.
Earth Shattering Question Answered: Can Zombies remember their past?
Defining Moment: The last surviving man on earth is killed by a group of people who are part Zombie and part human who survive on booster shots to stay human.
Zombie Mobility and Speed: Low
Surprise Factor: Very Low
Zombie Teamwork:  Medium, but remember names and their past.
How it all started: A virus that spreads air borne

Diary of the Dead (2007)

While the world is turning into one big Zombie harvest, a group of students of cinema and theater go on filming the zombies, and their encounter to make their own version of reality cinema.

Earth Shattering Question Answered: How to build the panic room and are we really worth saving?
Defining Moment: How a real life Zombie movie soon starts eating the directors!
Zombie Mobility and Speed: Medium
Surprise Factor: Medium
Zombie Teamwork:  Nil
How it all started: Unknown

You might have noticed, there is no particular ranking for the movies. They would all form the A list of Zombie Movies! Is there any other movie you’d like to mention here? Drop them in the comments section below!