Shaun of the Dead

London is overrun with bloodthirsty zombies, but will slacker flatmates Shaun (Simon Pegg) and Ed (Nick Frost) even notice? This clever 2004 satire of George Romero's enduring zombie movies and other cult flicks follows the duo's grand scheme to rescue Shaun's mom and ex-girlfriend, take them to the local pub, "hole up, have a cup of tea and wait for this whole thing to blow over." The film made Simon Pegg (Star Trek) a stateside star, enviably streamlined the horror-comedy genre, and turned the cricket bat into a choice anti-zombie weapon.

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