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Key Features:
Viral outbreak, Government conspiracy, Survival, Quarantine, Small town, Military intervention, Infected, Descent into madness, Chaos, Loss of control, Paranoia, Violence-high, Action horror, Isolation, Trust, Escape, Containment
Tone:
serious, gritty, suspense-driven
Target Audience:
Horror fans, Action enthusiasts, Viewers interested in survival stories, Fans of suspenseful thrillers
Emotional Arc:
Calm → Panic → Desperation

The Crazies

1973-03-16
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The military attempts to contain a manmade virus causing death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town.

Genres
Science Fiction, Horror, Action
Cast
Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones, Lynn Lowry, Lloyd Hollar, Richard Liberty, Richard France, Harry Spillman, Bill Thunhurst, Stephen Liska
Crew
George A. Romero, George A. Romero
Rating
6.1(393 votes)
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Patient Zero
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The Damned
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6.1

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After a man with extraordinary, and frighteningly destructive, telepathic abilities is nabbed by agents from a mysterious rogue corporation, he discovers he is far from the only possessor of such strange powers. Some of the other “scanners” have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them.



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The Wasteland
5.2

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The Guard Post
5.5

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7.2

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Resident Evil: Apocalypse

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Daylight's End
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Quarantine 2: Terminal

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The Day After
6.8

In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.



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