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28 Weeks Later

Play trailer 2:13 Poster for 28 Weeks Later R Released May 11, 2007 1h 40m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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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Lou Lumenick New York Post It's an exciting, well-directed thriller that, while providing more than enough action and gore to satisfy genre fans, also offers the political commentary that has characterized zombie movies. Rated: 3/4 Aug 22, 2007 Full Review Rex Reed Observer There isn't much acting here, but there is entirely too much vomiting, and the prose turns laughably purple, too. Jun 20, 2007 Full Review Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper Even though I knew the scares were coming, I jumped out of my seat a few times. May 21, 2007 Full Review Noah Berlatsky Everything is Horrible (Substack) Screenwriter Alex Garland’s willingness to get weirder and more mean-spirited in his follow-up is an unusual and admirable choice. Sep 2, 2025 Full Review Andrew Dignan In Review Online Stranger, more diffuse, and less wedded to conventional notions of realism and regularly occurring jump scares than its predecessors... [although] no film in recent memory has been more deserving of an “incomplete” grade. Jun 20, 2025 Full Review Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views “28 Weeks Later” would have been better if it was a prequel to the far superior “28 Days Later” (2003) or a horror movie in a vacuum, but as a sequel, it is shit. Jun 20, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stanny R Much better then 28 Days Later, but still not amazing. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/25/25 Full Review Max W Continuing the style of its predecessor, 28 Weeks Later once again focuses on small characters and intimate stories. Yet for much of the film, this unconventional narrative approach struggles to inject real emotional weight, leaving the experience somewhat detached. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/19/25 Full Review George M Extremely disappointing given the star power and the strength of the first film. One of the most frustrating zombie movies you’ll see. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/14/25 Full Review Joe M Solid sequel to a movie that plays like a zombie movie that isn't a zombie movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/11/25 Full Review Madam D Not as good as the original. More action but not much that makes you really care about the characters as in 28 Days Later. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/10/25 Full Review Audience Member The first movie is fantastic. This one however is a shocker. Full of gaping holes, poor plot lines that just leave you thinking it doesn’t make any sense. Could have been so much better :( said holes include: - no security on his wife in quarantine - rage virus zombies suddenly opening doors and seemingly able to track the group through the whole of London including its underground! - soldiers moving a whole group to a secure room - which apparently isn’t secure as one door is left unguarded and unlocked apparently for rage virus man to come on in. - Dad is made out to be a villain for an absolutely no hope situation Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/09/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Fox Atomic, DNA Films, Figment Films, Sogecine, 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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