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  • Zardoz: Sean Connery in an orange diaper! And a Wedding Dress.
  • Zero Hour!: Airplane! without the comedy.
  • Zodiac: Police fail to find a serial killer.
  • Zombi 2: A young woman, accompanied by a reporter and two tourists, goes to a Caribbean island in search of her father and stumbles upon a mysterious force that brings the dead back to life which a recently-widowed family friend and his assistant have been fighting for some time.
    • Zombi 3D: A terrorist becomes a biological weapon which, when improperly disposed of, unleashes a plague on a South Pacific island that brings the dead back to life. Scientists work feverishly on an antidote under the supervision of the U.S. military. A group consisting of soldiers on leave and the local youth is almost completely decimated dealing with both the dead and men in white hazmat suits. A DJ delivers commentary on the whole thing even after being infected himself.
  • Zombieland: People who have seen way too many Zombie Apocalypse films go to an amusement park.
    • OR: A man searches for cake.
    • An emotionally detached loner who doesn't really care about anyone else, even his own parents, a violent, gun- and knife-crazy redneck, and two professional grifters team up to go on a cross-country killing spree. They especially love to kill sick people, and make a game of it, giving awards for best or most creative kills. At one point, they break into the home of a famous actor, really just for their own amusement, and then kill him for no good reason. They commit a host of other crimes, including several thefts and a great deal of pointless property destruction, again just for their own amusement. It is a comedy, and they are the heroes.
    • Zombieland: Double Tap: One of the grifters decides that she wants some change in life (in contrast to the other not wanting that), so the other 3 and a Dumb Blonde go after her.
  • Zoolander: A male model who can make only one face is the main instrument for the assassination of an asian prime minister and has to work with his rival to prevent it. David Bowie has a cameo here.
  • Zootopia: A new member of the police force is discriminated against, and despite her determination, her own personal prejudices end up being her downfall. It manages to be a hard hitting look at prejudice while also portraying the police in a positive light. Intended for children.
    • Alternatively: The unlikely team of a Con Artist and a police officer try to find a missing person.

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