The zombie movie that defined all other zombie movies, George Romero's Night of the Living Dead is still one of the best zombie movies ever made. Before Night of the Living Dead, zombies in pop culture were the work of evil sorcerers. It was Romero who redefined them as a walking plague with an infectious bite, and decided that the only way to kill them was a shot to the head. These conventions have been followed in practically every zombie movie to follow.
The movie tells the tale of a group of survivors holding out in an abandoned farmhouse, besieged by a mysterious and growing horde of the undead. As they try to repel the zombies, they survivors also have to deal with their own little dramas inside the house as different people have contrary ideas about what should be done.
The film had no budget, was filmed in black and white, and was acted out by whichever of Romero's friends he could con into helping out, yet it captivates audiences even now. Truly a visionary masterpiece, Night of the Living Dead has changed the genre forever.
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