28 Years Later

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Academy Award®-winning director Danny Boyle and Academy Award®-nominated writer Alex Garland reunite for 28 Years Later, a terrifying new "auteur horror" story set in the world created by 28 Days Later. It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.

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28 Years Later taps into contemporary anxieties with the ferocious urgency of someone infected with Rage Virus, delivering a haunting and visceral thrill ride that defies expectations.

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An undeniably ambitious installment, 28 Years Later may disappoint fans seeking the original’s iconic raw horror, but most will be moved by the emotional depth brought to life by its talented cast.

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Dwight Brown

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Classy, arty, horror. Good enough for genre fans. Mature enough for grownups. More than enough.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 7, 2025

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

If you feared Boyle and Garland might play it safe with their now-seemingly-precious IP, 28 Years Later sufficiently proves otherwise. There’s enough creative gristle to chew on and more than enough to stoke curiosity for what’s next.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 27, 2025

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Mark Kermode

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I don't know that I was ever scared... but I was never bored. Danny Boyle knows how to do this stuff.

Jun 27, 2025

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Dom Fisher

Geek Vibes Nation

28 Years Later is grim sentimentality meets gruesome rite of passage. The highly anticipated third installment in the cult film franchise is thought-provoking, mystifying, potent, and the precise jolt the evolution of this universe needs to propel forward

Rated: 7/10

Jul 14, 2025

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Jackie K. Cooper

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Continues the story, not greatly but entertainingly.

Rated: 6/10

Jul 13, 2025

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Pete Vonder Haar

Houston Press

Much as with Jim, Selena, and Hannah in the first movie, the relationship between Spike and his mom carries the second act, with Comer doing an incredible job as a stricken mother whose instincts still kick in at key moments.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 12, 2025

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Gloria

This movie absolutely ruled!!! I love the moments that had the freeze frame effect when the infected get shot with an arrow. I will admit, I got chills from watching the trailer, but it’s not as terrifying as I thought it would. (For the record, the “Boots” poem was put in the movie ha.)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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Jill

28 years later left me very surprised and confused. The movie was entertaining and kept me on the edge wanting to know more, but I felt like I was missing something throughout the entire movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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Mason

Just terrible scattered plot, and honestly there was so much wasted potential. The setting was good and interesting, even the character dynamic at the start with father/son. It's a shame throw it all away. Also what the hell is with the beginning and end scenes, feels so disjointed.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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Bianca W

haha the zombies were naked through out the entire movie, lol. Great movie, and there’s one sad scene that made me cry *no spoilers*

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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Eric M

Good movie! Thriller!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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Malachi

First half was really good, second half became alright. And that ending became a comedy

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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Synopsis

Academy Award®-winning director Danny Boyle and Academy Award®-nominated writer Alex Garland reunite for 28 Years Later, a terrifying new "auteur horror" story set in the world created by 28 Days Later. It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.

Director: Danny Boyle
Producer: Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, Bernard Bellew, Danny Boyle, Alex Garland
Screenwriter: Alex Garland
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: DNA Films, Decibel Films
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Brief Sexuality|Grisly Images|Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 20, 2025, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $60.2M
Runtime: 1h 55m

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