10 Great Zombie Movies With At Least One Survivor

It's legitimately hard to describe just how good 2009's aptly named Zombieland is, so... that'll do, Pig.

In all seriousness, Columbus' Rule No. 32 is to "enjoy the little things" and there's simply so much to enjoy about Zombieland. Director Ruben Fleischer brings a gleefully morbid sense of humor to proceedings, capped off by a magnificent quartet of performances from his ensemble cast. Woody Harrelson is particularly superb as Tallahassee - a Stetson wearing bag of one-liners on an implacable search for a Twinkie who sets the zombie-killing standard for "not to be f**ked with".

Zombieland's most impressive attribute is that it maintains the standards of an excellent zombie-horror film without sacrificing anything in the way of legitimately side-splitting humor and surprisingly touching moments. Simply put - in terms of sheer entertainment factor, whenever it's time to nut up or shut up, the film effortlessly does the former. Fleischer's picture even manages one of the single greatest cameo appearance of all time when Bill Murray briefly pops up amongst proceedings. Did you know he regrets Garfield?

After mowing down hordes of zombies in an epic climactic showdown at theme park Pacific Playland, Jesse Eisenberg's Columbus finally gets together with Emma Stone's Wichita, Tallahassee finds his elusive Twinkie, and the new family drive off into the sunset as The Raconteurs' Salute Your Solution blasts through the speakers. Discounting a decidedly limp sequel, Zombieland would arguably constitute the golden standard for the zombie comedy sub-genre, but for the existence of one transatlantic competitor.

Speaking of which...