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28 Weeks Later

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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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper 05/21/2007
Even though I knew the scares were coming, I jumped out of my seat a few times. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review Andrew Dignan In Review Online 06/20/2025
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Alex G @RT15582241 Jul 19 Possibly my favorite zombie movie. See more diogo13 T @Tua_mera Jul 12 O começo do filme foi ótimo, mas o resto foi um desastre. See more Mickey B. @Mickerdoo Jun 20 I liked the outbreak, the immunity potential, Renner and Byrne. Still striking to see public places vacant. See more F00ghters R @RT47077150 Jun 18 On it's own not a terrible movie but feels incredibly weak compared to the original "28 days later" and lacks depth in the plot. See more Nicole James I @RT24140888 Jun 14 Poor acting for some of the main characters. The actions made in the movie were frustratingly annoying; the kids took the cake for this one. Dumb officers WITH GUNS in the lab getting bitten and chewed by ONE RAGE? Kids going to their house in the first place (no tight security)? Unsecured containment zone? Very illogically frustrating and dumb movie. Wish I could rate it lower. See more Ian S @RT48225084 May 29 Good cast with not a lot to do. Renner was probably the pick of the actors. A few effective early scenes and a mind boggling scene later with a helicopter but overall a pretty patchy sequel. It also reiterated, as seen in real life with the Covid outbreak, that human selfishness and stupidity effects everyone, especially during a pandemic. Watchable at best. See more Read all reviews
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Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

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Robert Carlyle

Don

Rose Byrne

Scarlet

Jeremy Renner

Sgt. Doyle

Harold Perrineau

Flynn

Catherine McCormack

Alice

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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
Enrique López Lavigne, Allon Reich, Andrew Macdonald
Screenwriter
Rowan Joffe, Jesús Olmo
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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