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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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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 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 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 Read all reviews

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lucas G. So good !!! And so action filled Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/20/25 Full Review Edwin O Take it for what it is and enjoy. Naturally, many people love to compare this the original but it is a great movie in its own right. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/19/25 Full Review Gage H While not as good as its predecessor, Alex garland delivers some haunting scenes and really solid camera work. I like that they teased both a possibility of a cure and how the virus spreads outside of London at the end. Very excited for the third film! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/18/25 Full Review Michael P Wow, what a drop off in quality from 28 days to 28 weeks. Personally felt like someone trying to impersonate Danny Boyle and, it turns out, that's mostly what it was. Characters were idiots, most of the decisions in this movie made very little to no sense. The movie competently made and acting was all round decent but that's where it stops. It wasn't that scary and I got a little bored by it. The opening scene is great though. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/18/25 Full Review Phoenix T Destroyed the franchise. Message of the film is completely convuluted. First two were so much better. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/14/25 Full Review Corey J As a horror movie, it wasn't terrible, even though the situation is caused by incredibly unrealistic decisions. As a sequel, this doesn't at all live up. I can appreciate they wanted to go bigger and bolder and more action heavy than the original, but many themes were lost and it was a huge shift. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/14/25 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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