The series came about as a dispute between John A. Russo and George A. Romero over how to handle sequels to their 1968 film, Night of the Living Dead. The two reached a settlement wherein Romero's sequels would be referred to as the Dead movies, and Russo's sequels would bear the suffix Living Dead.
The Return of the Living Dead

R 1h 31m 7.3 1985

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When two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies.

Return of the Living Dead II

R 1h 29m 5.7 1988

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Curious kids unearth the barrels that previously helped revive the dead, which proves the second time's an undead charm.

Return of the Living Dead III

R 1h 37m 5.9 1993

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Having recently witnessed the horrific results of a top secret project to bring the dead back to life, a distraught youth performs the operation on his girlfriend after she's killed in a motorcycle accident.

Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave

R 1h 35m 3.3 2005

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A college student creates a drug called "Z" and sells it on campus, inadvertently resurrecting the living dead, who wreak havoc at a Halloween rave.

Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis

R 1h 28m 3.3 2005

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A group of teenagers, in an attempt to rescue their friend from an evil corporation, end up inadvertently releasing a horde of bloodthirsty zombies.

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