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<em>'28 Days Later'</em> is ace! As someone who adores <em>'The Walking Dead'</em>, this was always going to be something to enjoy; it does play out like a TWD storyline, hitting every beat that you'd see in that show - only a good thing. H...
Movie spotlight
28 Days Later
2002
Movie
113 min
English
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.
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IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes74%
Metacritic71/100
Google Users84%
Director: Danny Boyle•Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Post-Apocalyptic
Plot Summary
A man wakes up from a coma to find London deserted and a terrifying, rage-inducing virus has spread through the population. He joins a handful of survivors as they navigate the dangerous, abandoned city, desperately seeking a safe haven. Their journey is fraught with peril, not only from the infected but also from the desperate measures taken by the military.
Critical Reception
28 Days Later was widely acclaimed for its visceral intensity, innovative take on the zombie genre, and gritty depiction of a post-apocalyptic Britain. Critics praised its fast-paced action, unsettling atmosphere, and strong performances, though some found the ending divisive. It is often credited with revitalizing the zombie subgenre in the early 2000s.
What Reviewers Say
Praised for its intense atmosphere and fast-paced, visceral horror.
Lauded for its fresh take on the zombie genre with its 'infected' concept.
Appreciated for its bleak and effective portrayal of a desolate Britain.
Google audience: Google users largely approved of '28 Days Later', finding it to be a tense, action-packed, and frighteningly realistic horror film. Many appreciated its intelligent approach to the zombie apocalypse narrative and its grim, effective tone.
Awards & Accolades
Nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Horror Film. Received critical acclaim and is considered a landmark film in the horror genre.
Fun Fact
The filmmakers deliberately used digital cameras to give the film a grittier, more raw aesthetic, similar to that of found footage or news reports, which contributed significantly to its intense atmosphere.
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8 reviews
Manuel São Bento
I get why 28 DAYS LATER is considered a horror classic. It revitalized the zombie genre while still delivering a thought-provoking narrative exploring human nature & societal collapse. Its use of digital video allows for an immersive atmosp...
CinemaSerf
Despite being warned that a group of monkeys about to be released from a lab by some anti-vivisectionists are laced with disease, they let one of them out anyway and next thing it's a month later and "Jim" (Cillian Murphy) wakes up in hospi...
Ricardo Oliveira
"28 Days Later" is a British horror movie directed by Danny Boyle and starring Cillian Murphy and Naomie Harris. The film tells the story of Jim (Cillian Murphy), a courier who wakes up from a coma to find London abandoned and overrun by ra...
Repo Jack
One of the best zombie movies ever made with many of the genre's "firsts:" 1. The first that begins with an actual explanation of what created the zombie plague. 2. The first to introduce a fast-moving "infected" horde, ratching up th...
Gimly
_28 Days Later_ was made on a very small budget in the early days of digital cinema, so, yes, in retrospect, it does look a little bit like it was shot on a Nokia 3310, and yes, it is heavily responsible for the bilious deluge of zombie mov...
John Chard
It started off as rioting. But right from the beginning you knew this was different... 28 Days Later is directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. It stars Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Megan Burns, Brendan Gleeson and Christo...
perelachaise
**mild abstract spoiler ahead** My feelings about this movie may very well be extended towards Boyle's movies in general : solid direction overall, but events did not fail to go from situational and behavioral realism to sudden heroical ...
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