Every Edgar Wright Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

Though A Fistful Of Fingers was well-received by those who saw it (there are a handful of positive reviews on IMDB), Shaun Of The Dead is the movie that put Edgar Wright on the map.

A rom-zom-com following the exploits of Shaun, an aimless electronics salesman who - like the zombies he will soon encounter - is just plodding through life, one of the most impressive things about Shaun Of The Dead is just how well it blends together numerous genres and styles.

It can be viewed as a comedy, or a buddy-comedy; it works well as a parody, containing references to numerous zombie movies from the 70s to the early 00s; fans of horror and gore will also receive their fix, since Wright does not hold back with the fake blood; and there's also a simple love story at its core, which acts as the emotional glue of the entire film, neatly pulling the drawstrings together by the story's end.

The movie does feel a little less-impressive than the rest of the Cornetto trilogy due to the simple fact that it had a smaller budget and reduced scale, but that's not Wright's fault; of course he wouldn't be given a ton of money for his first studio outing.

But also unlike the rest of the Cornetto trilogy is the fact that here, Pegg's character feels like an actual person, not a cinematically exaggerated work of fiction. Shaun is an everyday guy who's easy to root for, and this more grounded feel makes all the zany humour seem that much funnier in contrast.