28 Weeks Later

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28 Weeks Later

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Released May 11, 2007

1h 40m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Six months after the original epidemic, the rage virus has all but annihilated the population of the British Isles. Nevertheless the U.S. Army declares the danger past, and American soldiers arrive to restore order and begin reconstruction. Refugees return to British soil, but one of them carries a deadly secret: The virus is not gone and is even more dangerous than before.

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Critics Consensus

While 28 Weeks Later lacks the humanism that made 28 Days Later a classic, it's made up with fantastic atmosphere and punchy direction.

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

Rated: 1/4

Nov 24, 2011

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Cliff Doerksen

Time Out

Rated: 5/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

Rated: 4/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Avoids treading familiar territory or attempts at replicating the first film's success, instead going bigger and bolder, though still never reaches the heights of the initial entry.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 22, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

The story moves at a frantic pace with tension and intensity playing bigger roles than genuine horror movie scares.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 27, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The sequel's pandemic-facing conclusion has less faith in institutions than the original, making for a bleak, if urgent experience.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 26, 2022

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Anna W

This movie is nonsense. It's stupid, I don't care about any of the characters, and the plot is just random. There's no common sense or smarts anywhere in this. Getting rid of Boyle & Garland was a mistake. Just watch the first film again instead.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/18/24

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B W

Late, as is normal for me, to this particular party, I had high hopes for this follow up to the mostly excellent 28 Days Later. This film has an excellent first 10-15 minutes, and that's it. A rotten script and generally poor storytelling killed any interest I had in events on screen, and predictability squeezed the life out of any sense of dread or tension. And then there's the characters. I don't believe that the purpose of the film was for the viewer to wish that the rage zombies would hurry up and eat the morons running around Canary Wharf so that the film could finish quicker, but there I was. Ironically, though, this is perhaps where the film's greatest strength lies. As a work from the late 00's, if one views the film as a prophetic vision, it actually makes more sense. With that in mind, 28 Weeks Later accurately predicts the real world today, and underlines the fact that idiots will kill us all.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/18/24

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Shaun R

Brutal, fast paced and no nonsense. You won’t have to think much during the running time but is that a bad thing?

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Nick R

Not as good as the original, but still a solid follow-up.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/16/24

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Peter F

Ridiculous plot. It was difficult to figure who had less brains, the zombies or the humans. Security protocols were non existent. I switched off about half way through it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/13/24

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Korra N

Not on the same level as 28 Days Later but still a pretty damn good movie, 28 Weeks Later interjects some stupidity with the peril and horror that lessens its impact.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/13/24

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Jeremy Renner

Sgt. Doyle

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Synopsis

Six months after the original epidemic, the rage virus has all but annihilated the population of the British Isles. Nevertheless the U.S. Army declares the danger past, and American soldiers arrive to restore order and begin reconstruction. Refugees return to British soil, but one of them carries a deadly secret: The virus is not gone and is even more dangerous than before.

Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Producer: Allon Reich, Andrew Macdonald, Enrique López Lavigne
Screenwriter: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Rowan Joffe, Jesús Olmo, Enrique López Lavigne
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: Sogecine, DNA Films, Fox Atomic, Figment Films, Koan Films
Rating: R (Some Sexuality/Nudity|Language|Strong Violence and Gore)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 11, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $28.6M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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