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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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Nickolas L. It was ok. To me I didn’t like that it was a genetic thing that kept them fine and for years they don’t go into it. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/24/25 Full Review Izzy H I didn’t like this movie, the first was better & that’s not saying much. The writing and acting here was subpar. Hoping the newest one is better.. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/24/25 Full Review Alexander C. Just as entertaining as its prequel, 28 Weeks Later delivers equally tense scenes and characters as the first in the series. Rather predictable, the film does a mediocre job establishing and fostering the deep relationships between its characters, leaving the spotlight for only a select few. The supporting characters could have had more depth, something that differentiates the first from the second. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/24/25 Full Review Marvin L. The original is still the best Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/21/25 Full Review Hughe J 28 Weeks Later is the sequel to the earlier 28 Days Later. The sequel stars Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner et al. It is again set in England 28 weeks after the first movie and all of the infected have died off. Attempts are now being made to repopulate England starting with a safe zone in London. They have a large military presence and things are progressing. The movie opens with a flashback where Carlyle's wife is killed by the infected, or becomes infected, and he leaves her to her fate. This opening scene was really done well and is full of tension and a really good chase scene. However, the wife is not dead and eventually returns, so this contrived plot can happen, and the whole safe zone unravels as the Rage virus makes a comeback. Carlyle was quite good here; I've liked him since Stargate Universe. The rest of the cast is mostly good but unfortunately are written as idiots that do incredibly dumb things. The issue is how the plot reintroduces the virus: it was bad. The movie is fine but could have been so much better. Worth a watch if you're into zombie movies. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/18/25 Full Review Dom T One of My personal favorite movie; best infected(zombies) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/07/25 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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