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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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Henry K. Miller Sight & Sound Nov 4
Boyle and cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle give us frenetic chases and many “bullet-time” slayings, but they are as interested in the proverbial wind in the trees, and the shadows of clouds, revealing an isle of wonders indeed. Go to Full Review Peter Travers The Travers Take Oct 31
2.5/4
All these technical marvels can’t stop Danny Boyle's latest trip to zombieland from coming apart at the seams in its tonally erratic final stretch, Go to Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) Oct 7
You have pretty much everything you may hope for in the long-awaited third instalment of the horror series. Everything, that is, except an ending. Go to Full Review Michael J. Casey Michael J. Cinema 23h
2.5/5
I suspect Garland and Boyle are most interested in Dr. Kelson. He’s the steadfast pole around which all of Garland’s disparate ideas spin, and Fiennes gives a beautiful and still performance that grounds Boyle’s frenetic tone. Go to Full Review Mitchell Beaupre The Film Stage Jan 1
As a visceral action thriller, the first half of the picture is remarkably tense, but it’s the second half where this becomes something really special. Go to Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row Dec 31
Working with cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle, Boyle creates a thrilling and often jolting vision of the apocalypse, showcasing a kind of formal experimentalism that films of this scale rarely attempt these days. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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20h Cheesy, cheap writing, holes all over the place and least of all tons of dongs See more 1d I give it 3 because idk if I hate it or not. definitely wasnt a fan of the ending but it had its moments I liked. See more Dec 20 I knew leaving the theater that this would be really hit or miss with people. Like an arrow recorded on an iphone, I was a hit. Little Spike is a budding star, and the way it's filmed is unique to the franchise - and zombie movie genre at large as far as I know. See more Dec 9 huge let down. it's lucky I gave it two stars See more Dec 8 Been waiting to see how this universe plays out, so I was glad for the continuation. But, Aaron Taylor-Johnson is criminally wasted in this role, and the film takes an abrupt left turn in the third act, like two different scripts were spliced together. See more Nov 8 Go back to the originals See more Read all reviews
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Danny Boyle

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Jodie Comer

Isla

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Jamie

Jack O'Connell

Sir Jimmy Crystal

Alfie Williams

Spike

Chi Lewis-Parry

Samson

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28 Years Later: Official Clip - Hiding From the Alpha 28 Years Later: Official Clip - Hiding From the Alpha 1:45 28 Years Later: Official Clip - Spike Places Isla's Skull 28 Years Later: Official Clip - Spike Places Isla's Skull 4:02 28 Years Later: Official Clip - Isla Has Cancer 28 Years Later: Official Clip - Isla Has Cancer 6:32 28 Years Later: Official Clip - Memento Mori 28 Years Later: Official Clip - Memento Mori 5:07 28 Years Later: Official Clips - The Alpha Kills Erik 28 Years Later: Official Clips - The Alpha Kills Erik 0:53 28 Years Later: Official Clip - Jamie Doesn’t Care if Isla Dies 28 Years Later: Official Clip - Jamie Doesn’t Care if Isla Dies 4:27 28 Years Later: Official Clip - The More You Kill, The Easier It Gets 28 Years Later: Official Clip - The More You Kill, The Easier It Gets 2:54 28 Years Later: Official Clip - Father/Son Zombie Hunt 28 Years Later: Official Clip - Father/Son Zombie Hunt 1:39 28 Years Later: Official Clip - The Priest WANTS to Be Infected?! 28 Years Later: Official Clip - The Priest WANTS to Be Infected?! 2:15 View more videos

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28 Years Later: Exclusive Featurette - Becoming the Infected 28 Years Later: Exclusive Featurette - Becoming the Infected 0:57 28 Years Later: Exclusive Featurette - Capturing the Chaos 28 Years Later: Exclusive Featurette - Capturing the Chaos 0:53 Ralph Fiennes and Jodie Comer on the Bone Temple Ralph Fiennes and Jodie Comer on the Bone Temple 1:06 The '28 Years Later' Cast Reveal the Scene That Scared Them the Most The '28 Years Later' Cast Reveal the Scene That Scared Them the Most 20:38 5 Facts About the '28 Days Later' Franchise 5 Facts About the '28 Days Later' Franchise 1:20 28 Years Later: Featurette - Imagine with Danny Boyle & Alex Garland 28 Years Later: Featurette - Imagine with Danny Boyle & Alex Garland 2:10 28 Years Later: Trailer 2 28 Years Later: Trailer 2 2:03 28 Years Later: New Trailer Tease 28 Years Later: New Trailer Tease 1:40 28 Years Later: Trailer 1 28 Years Later: Trailer 1 2:05 28 Years Later: Teaser 28 Years Later: Teaser 0:13 View more videos
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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, Columbia Pictures
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
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 29, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA)
$70.4M
Runtime
1h 55m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos, SDDS
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