28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

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Expanding upon the world created by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland in 28 Years Later -- but turning that world on its head -- Nia DaCosta directs 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. In a continuation of the epic story, Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) makes a discovery that could change the world as they know it -- and Spike's (Alfie Williams) encounter with Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell) becomes a nightmare he can't escape. In the world of The Bone Temple, the infected are no longer the only threat to survival -- the inhumanity of the survivors can be stranger and more terrifying.

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Critics Consensus

A direct continuation of 28 Years Later that ups the gore while deepening the dread, The Bone Temple is finely adorned by Nia DaCosta's unnerving direction as well as Ralph Fiennes and Jack O'Connell's inspired performances.

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is as hard to look at as it’s hard to look away from -- a mad, visceral mood piece with a surprisingly substantial amount of humanity.

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Maxwell Rabb

Chicago Reader

Jan 26

What makes The Bone Temple the best iteration of the “rage virus” series is how willingly it leans into absurdity.

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

Jan 25

3.5/5

...burdened by its gateway role – advancing old threads and establishing new ones – but DaCosta’s direction, Garland’s ideas, and sharp character work keep it compelling.

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Melanie McFarland

Salon.com

Jan 24

Fiennes’ outrageous pageantry sharpens “The Bone Temple” into a tragedy as opposed to just another bloodbath.

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Sean P. Means

The Movie Cricket

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3.5/4

DaCosta keeps us off-guard, trying to guess what will happen next and rewarding us for answers more rich and powerful than what we in the audience would have conjured.

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Matt Hudson

Bloody Awesome Movie Podcast

1d

A fantastic continuation of the story, Fiennes and Parry are sensational.

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Nelson Acosta

Koimoi

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4/5

Nia DaCosta leaves behind Boyle’s aesthetic for her own, while Garland has the space to develop a more interesting set of characters that triumph on a thematic level.

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Timothy S

6h

Amazing cinematography and great story

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ChiefNW

6h

Overall great movie. Story line was perfect, a great addition to the previous plot of the last movie. Also a smooth transition into the next possible movie, which includes old characters I’ve been waiting to see the next chapter of.

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Juandi

7h

I’m enjoying this trilogy so far. Every actor is pulling off their character so great. I do miss there being lots of high speed chase scenes but that doesn’t take away from it being a good movie. I do hope that the 3rd installment is action packed start to finish.

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Tyler

18h

riveting tale of a post apocalyptic world finding some humanity if only for a moment

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Catherine

19h

I have not enjoyed past 28 variable X later movies, but I found this one a pleasant surprise. The relationship between the Dr. and Samson is intriguing, and a slight parallel to Spike and Jimmy (Kelly). Also great visuals.

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Chris C

21h

First movie was much better.

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Synopsis

Expanding upon the world created by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland in 28 Years Later -- but turning that world on its head -- Nia DaCosta directs 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. In a continuation of the epic story, Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) makes a discovery that could change the world as they know it -- and Spike's (Alfie Williams) encounter with Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell) becomes a nightmare he can't escape. In the world of The Bone Temple, the infected are no longer the only threat to survival -- the inhumanity of the survivors can be stranger and more terrifying.

Director: Nia DaCosta
Producer: Danny Boyle, Alex Garland, Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, Bernard Bellew
Screenwriter: Alex Garland
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: DNA Films, Decibel Films, Columbia Pictures
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Gore|Brief Drug Use|Language Throughout|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 16, 2026, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.8M
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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