Rise of the Zombies

Rise of the Zombies

You can't kill what isn't alive

2012 · 90 min · ★ 4.2 · Action, Horror, Thriller

When zombies overrun San Francisco, a desperate group survives by locking themselves inside Alcatraz Prison. When the undead breach the island, our heroes are forced to return to the mainland overrun with the undead.

Directed by Nick Lyon · Written by Keith Allan

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