28 Weeks Later

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28 Weeks Later

R

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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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

08/22/2007

3/4

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.

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Rex Reed

Observer

06/20/2007

There isn't much acting here, but there is entirely too much vomiting, and the prose turns laughably purple, too.

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

05/21/2007

Even though I knew the scares were coming, I jumped out of my seat a few times.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Oct 11

[Director] Fresnadillo drives the scenes of zombie mayhem with a jumpy camera and a fractured editing style that adds a sense of panic to the chaos, as if seen through the terror-stricken perspective of an adrenaline-laced bystander.

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Noah Berlatsky

Everything is Horrible (Substack)

Sep 2

Screenwriter Alex Garland’s willingness to get weirder and more mean-spirited in his follow-up is an unusual and admirable choice.

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Andrew Dignan

In Review Online

Jun 20

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.

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carlos n

@NUEHMI 1d

Even worse than the first one, can you believe it? WOW.. hahah Still had a fun time watching with my fam, got to do some more roasting. Main issue : again with the plot holes & incompetent military written by the HUMAN, carlos NUEHMI

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Shyodo

@Shyodo 3d

This is a great movie! Make sure you watch 28 days later first of all though and after you’ve watched 28 weeks later, watching 28 years later will be absolutely refreshing and spectacular

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Austin W

@Ausemwes 5d

How does a caretaker get unlimited access into a military quarantine area, turn into a zombie and then manage to make it through all those doors again unseen. Meanwhile the wife isn't under any form of surveillance? How do these kids manage to escape the quarantine zone without immediate military following behind them. The acting of the characters was good but I feel there are plot holes upon plot holes in the storyline.

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Colby E

@ColbyE 6d

There are some great actors in this film. Who I believe do a LOT to lift this film up. Other than that; I think the first movie is better. This movie has some serious problems with the motivations for all the characters. A lot of things don't make sense, even for a zombie movie where you normally give a movie a degree of a pass on logic. There are a few things that happen in the ending that were so unbelievable and corny that I laughed out loud. Overall it feels like more of a short story that was stretched out to be a bit longer to fit a movie length of time. This is good for a zombie movie night with friends if you're all into the genre but otherwise might be a skip!

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Brandon K

Dec 22

Not at all good story wise, it's almost like a pointless side story arch that adds noting other than make you feel frustrated about how stupid the characters and people are. The only reason to watch this movie is to see how the world is handling the rage virus in the future.

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Jordyn S

@JordynSicard Dec 21

Much better than 28 Days Later. Characters were great. It was a cool concept with the infected to all die and then life seeming to be normal again. Great visual with “eyes” and those who were immune but still infected.

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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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