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28 Weeks Later

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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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Wesley Morris Boston Globe Rated: 1/4 Nov 24, 2011 Full Review Cliff Doerksen Time Out Rated: 5/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Rated: 4/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Garrett B Not as good as you remember it. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/29/25 Full Review AnActor E With the franchise now in the hands of other cinema professionals, “28 Weeks Later” does an incredible job of replicating Danny Boyle’s directorial style, as well as Alex Garland’s Britain of horrors. Everything, including filming setbacks, such as the original’s shaky hand cam recordings and experimenting with color and quality, have been reproduced. This sequel now includes wonderful cinematography, heightened clarity and an improved color palette. The plot of the film is entirely believable, adding to viewer suspension of disbelief. The premise is truly exciting, able to keep viewer interest thru its unexpected and heartbreaking narrative. “28 Weeks Later” is an almost flawless production! Were it not for some small defects, such as an only better-than-average script, an extremely poor soundtrack (the instrumental metal music is completely out of place), and a rather abrupt and inconsequential ending (a new type of enemy could have been introduced here), this film would have only required a deeper moral message to be counted among the great horror classics of all time. Despite these trivial issues, “28 Weeks Later” is excellence in filmmaking, and a definite must see for any Horror afficionado! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/27/25 Full Review Lloyd S Terrible as the previous one. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/24/25 Full Review Dylan S The tone/ feeling of the first film that made it so good was lost in this film 15 minutes in. The beginning with Robert Carlyle when they are at the farm is the very best part, and feels like the first film. And it's all down hill from there. I don't hate it simply because I loved the first film so much, but the only redeeming part of this film is Robert Carlyle's performance Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/14/25 Full Review Audience Member A scary film that's really scary. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/11/25 Full Review Audience Member I was curious to watch 28 Years Later. After seeing how disappointing both this and 28 Days Later were, I have no interest in watching the new movie. Pure garbage. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/10/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

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Robert Carlyle

Don

Rose Byrne

Scarlet

Jeremy Renner

Sgt. Doyle

Harold Perrineau

Flynn

Catherine McCormack

Alice

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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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