🎬 Director
George A. Romero
🎂 Born 4 February 1940 (age 77)✝ 16 July 2017📍 New York City, New York, USA
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Popularity Score
58
Acting Credits
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George Andrew Romero (February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American-Canadian film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical zombie films, including the seminal "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) and "Dawn of the Dead" (1978). Throughout his career he primarily worked in the horror genre and directed several notable films outside of the zombie subgenre, including vampire film "Martin" (1977) and EC Comics homage "Creepshow" (1982).
Known For
Directed Films(23)
★ 7.6
Night of the Living Dead
1968
Director
★ 7.5
Dawn of the Dead
1978
Director
★ 6.3
Land of the Dead
2005
Director
★ 7.0
Day of the Dead
1985
Director
★ 5.6
Diary of the Dead
2007
Director
★ 6.9
Creepshow
1982
Director
★ 6.0
The Dark Half
1993
Director
★ 6.1
The Crazies
1973
Director
★ 4.9
Survival of the Dead
2010
Director
★ 6.3
Monkey Shines
1988
Director
★ 6.1
Two Evil Eyes
1990
Director
★ 6.2
Knightriders
1981
Director
★ 6.8
Martin
1978
Director
★ 5.5
Bruiser
2000
Director
★ 6.1
The Amusement Park
1975
Director
★ 4.5
There's Always Vanilla
1971
Director
Synthwave Horror: Night Of The Living Dead
2018
Director
★ 4.5
Jacaranda Joe
2022
Director
★ 5.2
Hungry Wives
1972
Director
★ 5.7
O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose
1974
Director
★ 4.5
Iron City Asskickers
2021
Director
Expostulations
1962
Director
Romero's Elegy
2021
Director
Full Filmography(58 films)
YearTitleRating
1968Night of the Living Dead★ 7.61991The Silence of the Lambs★ 8.31978Dawn of the Dead★ 7.52005Land of the Dead★ 6.31985Day of the Dead★ 7.02007Diary of the Dead★ 5.61990Night of the Living Dead★ 6.91993The Dark Half★ 6.01973The Crazies★ 6.11978Martin★ 6.82014Why Horror?★ 5.92006Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream★ 6.32000The American Nightmare★ 6.82013A Fish Story★ 6.62011Nightmare Factory★ 7.22014Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists★ 7.92005Michael Powell—2015Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini★ 6.61975The Amusement Park★ 6.12020Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business★ 3.02013Birth of the Living Dead★ 6.72020Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi★ 6.41981Document of the Dead★ 6.52002Masters of Horror★ 7.82014Doc of the Dead★ 6.22013The World's End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'★ 6.02009Nightmares in Red, White and Blue★ 6.62008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX★ 6.62004John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies★ 5.52009Deadtime Stories★ 4.22004The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead★ 8.22005Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy★ 9.42007Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'★ 6.21999The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic★ 10.01992Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies★ 9.32008Zombiemania★ 6.12001Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror★ 6.81997Making of Biohazard 2 TV-CM—1986Flight of the Spruce Goose★ 8.02019Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary★ 7.82015Chronicles of the Living Dead★ 7.01987Drive-In Madness!★ 6.31986Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects★ 7.92005When Shaun Met George—2009Autopsy of the Dead—2008Dead Eyes Open★ 8.02016Night of the Living Steelers—1997David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme★ 5.02021Iron City Asskickers★ 4.52014An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines—2003The Many Days of Day of the Dead★ 6.82010Under the Scares—2001Behind the Scenes with Day of the Dead—2005After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking★ 7.51991George Romero & the City of the Living Dead—2005Digging Up the Dead: The Lost Films of George A. Romero★ 8.02004Making Martin: A Recounting—2010Walking After Midnight: The Making of "Survival of the Dead"—