Claim: Dawn of the Dead (1978 film) is a horror movie about zombies.

The following is a list of zombie feature films . Zombies are fictional creatures usually portrayed as reanimated corpses or virally infected human beings . They are commonly portrayed as cannibalistic in nature . While zombie films generally fall into the horror genre , some cross over into other genres , such as comedy , science fiction , thriller , or romance . Distinct subgenres have evolved , such as the `` zombie comedy '' or the `` zombie apocalypse '' . Zombies are distinct from ghosts , ghouls , mummies , or vampires , so this list does not include films devoted to these types of undead .   Victor Halperin 's White Zombie was released in 1932 and is often cited as the first zombie film .