It is very hard to discover films that are actually comparable to Train to Busan since it is an indisputable singular work of art. This action/horror film is primarily set aboard a train, giving it the impression of being a continuously moving, quick-paced action movie in a small space. The following films all fall into one of these categories, so even if they can’t quite match the unique thrills of Train to Busan, they should (hopefully) satisfy lovers of the South Korean zombie film from 2016.
Peninsula (2020)
With Train to Busan’s 2020 follow-up, Peninsula, as a place to start, it makes sense to hunt for films that are analogous to this one. Even though it takes place in the same zombie-infested world as its 2016 predecessor and is set four years later, it is directed by the same moviemaker, Yeon Sang-ho, and has a distinct cast of people.
Bullet Train (2022)
Bullet Train doesn’t have any zombies or horror themes, but it is undoubtedly an action film, and like Train to Busan, it employs a train as its primary backdrop and has the term “train” in its title. The plot centres around a cast of sketchy people who are all riding a Japanese bullet train for different purposes, and the mayhem that results when they start running into each other.
Snowpiercer (2013)
Few filmmakers are as skilled at creating thrilling, socially concerned films as Bong Joon-ho. Even while his finest picture of this kind, Parasite, was still to arrive in 2019, Snowpiercer, from 2013, is still mainly superb. It revolves endlessly around a planet that has been rendered inhabitable by severe environmental catastrophe.
Braindead (1992)
Few films manage to be as graphically violent and outrageous as Braindead does. Every sequence in this hilarious zombie movie feels a little bit bloodier than the last, and the conclusion, which is primarily down to the protagonist’s inventive use of a lawnmower.
The General (1926)
It is widely regarded as Buster Keaton’s most notable film. It is set during the American Civil War and follows a young man who has his lover of his life and his train taken from him before he embarks on a one-man quest to recover both.
Runaway Train (1985)
It should come as no surprise that the focus of Runaway Train is a runaway train, namely one that is out of control and speeding across the Alaskan tundra. Two fugitive criminals, together with a female railway worker, are travelling on the train, which only serves to complicate matters further.
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Dawn of the Dead, one of Zack Snyder’s greatest films as a filmmaker, is a loose remake of the same-titled 1978 George A. Romero classic. Although they both centre on survivors sweating out the zombie apocalypse in a mall, it is also noisier and more explosive, and the personalities in each (as well as many of the events that transpire) vary.
28 Weeks Later (2007)
In the same way that 2004’s Dawn of the Dead had an action-packed makeover, 2002’s 28 Days Later received a 2007 sequel that seemed quicker and more action-packed. .
Army of the Dead (2021)
Zack Snyder boldly reverted to the zombie genre with 2021’s Army of the Dead, 17 years after his remake of Dawn of the Dead. Although it had a similar name to his 2004 picture, it wasn’t a direct or indirect sequel to it; instead, it focused on a different sort of zombie epidemic and a gang of survivors who planned a robbery inside a quarantine zone inside a zombie-infested Las Vegas.
The Train (1964)
The Train is an underappreciated action/thriller film set in 1944 Europe that is one of the most explosive war films ever made. It tells the story of a German Colonel who tries to smuggle numerous French works of art back to Germany, prompting resistance members to execute a risky expedition to stop him from doing so.
