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28 Days Later

28 Days Later

2002
Drama, Sci-fi
1h 53m
Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.

28 Days Later

2002
Drama, Sci-fi
1h 53m
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Rated 28 Jan 2010
84
87th
Great and exciting. Danny Boyle did something wonderful here. A great combination of camerawork, music and a terrific story. The acting was very good and he was really able to create a good mixture. Really loved the scenes in the beginning showing the desolate London. Also loved the psychological part of this film, which makes it much more than the usual second-class horror movie.
Rated 11 Jan 2015
70
53rd
I'd make it like 5 minutes in this world, wouldn't be eaten by zombies I'd be eaten by a rage squirrel or something equally stupid.
Rated 23 May 2007
4
74th
Stylish, brutal, creative, and intelligent. It does a good job of suspending disbelief and keeping things really intense. The imagery of a deserted London is amazing, complimented by an eerie score (GY!BE rules) to make everything extremely atmospheric.
Rated 29 Nov 2018
52
15th
I used to enjoy this but it didn't hold up very well. Characters are bland, it takes too long to get going, consumer-grade video quality doesn't do any favors. Everyone's all shook about running zombies, well find a bicycle or something god damn. If they could pilot an aircraft I might be impressed.
Rated 09 Jun 2010
84
84th
Much better than its prequel, 28 Days, which strangely didn't seem to fit in with the other two movies in the trilogy. I guess Sandra Bullock didn't survive the first wave of the virus.
Rated 04 Jul 2013
45
34th
Some stylish filmmaking, but numerous minor flaws in plot and details, and too many generic scenes: what does it say that almost every movie of this kind includes gleeful scenes of taking items from a deserted supermarket? Interest diminishes during the third act, which culminates with an oddly homicidal rampage (presumably meant to be taken as heroic) to save the womenfolk from the bad army types. Yet the concluding scene suggests the hope of rescue by some other military types. OK whatever.
Rated 20 Oct 2007
50
19th
It's pretty good until it turns into "Deliverance", and until the strong female character turns into someone who waits around to get raped, then winds up sitting behind a sewing machine making clothes for the skinny bike messenger who saves her from a fate worse than death.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
47
28th
Tries to take a serious attempt at the zombie genres but too many chance happening occurs for one to really take the movie seriously. Also stereotypes used at certain points are laughably bad.
Rated 08 Jul 2011
30
19th
The zombies are quick. That's it. There is literally nothing special about this movie other than that. The acting blows, the editing is awful, and the cliches are painful. I found absolutely nothing memorable in the slightest.
Rated 02 Jun 2010
75
27th
I liked the first half, in spite of the frantic editing. It is more intelligent and human than most zombie movies, and the shots of a silent, devastated London are effective. But when the band of survivors reaches Manchester and what's left of the army, the film degenerates into the usual save-the-women-from-a-fate-worse-than-death plot that was trite even in ye old days of D.W.Griffith--in this case punctuated by raging zombies, a howling rainstorm and flashes of lightning. Ho hum.
Rated 20 Mar 2010
95
99th
It's actually astounding how good this movie is
Rated 14 Jan 2009
90
97th
Probably my favorite zombie flick. The first two-thirds are so amazing that I can forgive that the final act is a let down.
Rated 17 May 2008
90
97th
An amazing update to the zombie genre, adding a realisim that previous zombie flicks didn't have, along with reason to be afraid (they move fast) which was unheard of until this movie came, the soundtrack complements this movie expertly.
Rated 15 Apr 2008
54
22nd
Just another action movie. Bad acting, terrible editing, and plenty of cliches (I predicted what would happen to the father character the instant he appeared, and then it proceeded to happen in an extremely improbable way. Blood drop falling into the eye? Really? No reason to drive through the tunnel either, except to make a "cool" scene.) Fast zombies are an interesting concept but it ruins a lot of the tension (or was that the editing?).
Rated 14 Aug 2007
94
97th
Reminds us all that we must give up smoking and continue our daily workouts because when the zombie invasion hits, the undead may be a tad more agile than Romero has led us to believe.
Rated 20 Mar 2012
7
3rd
Sorry, but I like my pseudo-Darwinism dressed as Holly Hunter fucking James Spider in a car rather than as a repulsive piece of forced meaning.
Rated 18 Dec 2010
60
53rd
The third act did more damage to this otherwise excellent take on the zombie genre, than any epedemic could ever hope to do.
Rated 06 Jan 2010
80
81st
Good characters that deal with their situation in believable ways
Rated 20 Jul 2009
95
97th
This movie is responsible for the revival of the Zombie genre. And yes, they are Zombies. Danny Boyle made an awesome and terrifying film. The digital cinematography really adds to the intensity.
Rated 11 Sep 2007
45
37th
A twist on the zombie movie that, end the end, ends up being pretty run-of-the-mill. Ending was sub par.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
19th
Meh.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
84
87th
Technically the antagonists in this movie aren't zombies, but this is a great movie nevertheless. A good modern day horror flick, I didn't think it was possible. Cillian Murphy is in fine form, and the tension keeps up throughout the flick. Good movie.
Rated 14 Jul 2007
80
80th
Smart, excellent horror film. And who exactly do I thank for discovering and casting Cillian Murphy?
Rated 08 May 2007
79
86th
One of the best takes on the zombie idea I have seen. It might be full of the typical cliches of the genre, but somehow still manages to surprise the viewer like few I have seen before due to a great atmosphere. Great film from Boyle, looking forward to the sequel.
Rated 20 Mar 2007
80
78th
They're zombies. You're wrong, Danny Boyle is wrong, George Romero is wrong, Simon Pegg is wrong, Max Brooks has issues because his mother was the impetus for the milf fetish (he's also wrong). The movie's pretty quality, I suppose, but I seriously just heard the "28 Days.. isn't a zombie movie because they're fast" in 20freaking12. The mechanics and the name of the zombie never mattered so long as they look like people, are unintelligent and help cause the breakdown of civilization.
Rated 04 Feb 2024
6
60th
28 Days Later is certainly unique in its presentation. The grainy & unfocused cinematography somehow displays the dreary & ugly reality of its atmosphere, and whether that works for everyone or not, it’s fundamentally different for this sub genre of horror. It even makes surface level attempts of morale human ethics. Unfortunately, the ideology of the virus is kind of displayed in lackluster sequences that pulls you out of the world at times. Still though, this definitely deserves its flowers.
Rated 07 Sep 2020
55
18th
Rewatch after almost 20 years. It didn't impress me anymore, the editing style and cinematography are outdated now and look rather annoying instead of cool. Story and character evolution of the second act is really terrible and pointless. Yes, by now (and also back then) we know the 'real' horror is just regular humans. Geez.
Rated 23 Oct 2019
47
12th
The makers of this should really be ashamed of themselves for using SD digital video for a major film production. It's an absolute embarrassment, and looks more dated than Nosferatu. The garbage aesthetic bleeds over and makes the performances feel similarly amateurish. And the uncouth use of music (that I actually like) only worsens the issue of this feeling like a film made by teenagers.
Rated 03 Dec 2017
61
12th
What started promising with an spectacular premise and interesting cinematography went downhill after you realized how banal and erratic the characters are. You are promised with a survival development and you end up with the overuse trope of "humans are the real evil". Some scenes are really shocking but weakened by the production value. The film strongest point is the ability to immerse you in the doomed London and maintaining that atmosphere of emptiness through the whole journey.
Rated 07 Aug 2017
66
59th
A restrained approach to the zombie apocalypse, it manages to mix drama and horror aptly, but without particularly memorable results.
Rated 06 Feb 2017
75
67th
Pretty good survival movie that people incorrectly call a zombie film. I understand why people call it that since it borrows heavily from the genre, but the rage virus is not zombieism. This is the nerdiest hill I will die on.
Rated 16 Oct 2015
59
85th
Now when someone wants to make a movie about a missed period they'll have to call it something else.
Rated 14 Feb 2015
61
40th
This movie consists of two totally different parts. The beginning is really strong and catching even if unlikely - the feeling of loneliness was overwhelming, but London totally empty of bodies, are you sure? Then it started to suffer from a miraculous cliché syndrome - the Escape in the Last Moment and Save the Day disease. Very much deadly and no less absurd. Cut it in two though and the first part would have easily been my favourite zombie movie ever.
Rated 15 Aug 2014
85
63rd
Restarted the zombie genre that's still trucking more than a decade later. One of the few movies in the abortive, sickly Dogme-ish DV camera cinematography style that was actually rescued by found footage films (for better or worse).
Rated 13 Nov 2012
85
84th
Talk about stylistic influence. The past ten years have had plenty of genre movies that have this film to thank for creating such a delicious tone that establishes such a harrowing existence. The emptiness is less horrifying than it is melancholy, seeing so much of civilization standing stoically amongst the quiet wind, darkly lit by a smoggy, unreal sky. It's also got the thematic complexity that I think is endemic to the success of the zombie story, an advantage that is far too rare today.
Rated 18 Jan 2012
20
10th
Rated 18 Jul 2011
88
70th
28 Days Later is both a terrifying zombie movie and a sharp political allegory.
Rated 08 Jul 2011
70
77th
28 Days Later is, for the most part, great. The final act lets it down, but doesn't drag it down far enough to dislike it, as there's just too much good stuff that would go to waste. The first two-thirds should be celebrated as an example of how to create a great sense of dread and isolation even when there are enough personalities on-screen to keep us entertained. The ending turns into a lengthy action scene that is turns a smart, subtle film into a loud and gory one.
Rated 01 Sep 2010
80
73rd
The apocalyptic start is about as good as it gets (both in terms of apocalyptic scenes and this movie as a whole) with a side credit to Godspeed for their edited musical addition.
Rated 26 Jul 2010
83
60th
Danny Boyle is a pretty random filmaker, he went from zombies, space to a poor indian dude. It shows how versatile this guy is, he said he doesn't even like zombie movies. So what did he do? Made one that is one of the best. Great movie.
Rated 10 Jan 2010
86
95th
There's some stupid stuff in here (tunnel scene, crow scene etc.) but I'm more than willing to forgive all that because Boyle actually manages to convince me that the world has ended. Looking back on it years later, it's surprising how evocative 28DL is of that post-9/11 period of time, when every other news broadcast was about WMD, bioweapons, etc.
Rated 02 Nov 2009
79
56th
Standout performance from Cillian Murphy--whose voice will jar those that only know him as Nolan's Scarecrow. I would have liked to find out more about his life pre-plague, but Boyle keeps things moving at a brisk pace and doesn't stop for much reflection. The movie does a pretty hard turn once the characters reach the presumed safety of a military base and descends a bit into paint-by-numbers action towards the end, but it's still a worthy addition to the (sorta, but not really) zombie cannon.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
88
90th
Quite fun and different zombie movie, more to my liking than standard horror. The atmosphere and was very well done and I think the camerawork and editing was a large factor. I had a few issues with the last third but it was well executed enough that I can let it slide.
Rated 01 Jul 2009
98
92nd
Amazing visually, scene of deserted London is very iconic. It's also pretty scary, and tense. Great directing, script and acting, especially from Cillian Murphy. Would have been scored 100 from me if it wasn't for the slightly unrealistic army guys, many of whom I recognised from Eastenders, etc.
Rated 18 May 2009
82
82nd
I think this film is very well done, and one of Boyle's best. A sci-fi, suspense, zombie film is the best way to describe it. Murphy puts in a great performance. Backing soundtrack is pretty much perfect. A classic.
Rated 12 Apr 2009
100
73rd
realist film very belivble and frightning
Rated 09 Apr 2009
96
98th
A horror movie that strikes the rare balance of creating a hopelessly desperate situation for its protagonists, while making them complex and likable enough so that I actually cared what happened to them.
Rated 22 Dec 2008
90
97th
This really is the best Zombie-esque movie out there. Very little of this movie is EXTREME Hollywood bullshit, and that I appriciate more than anything. The score was amazing, the cinematography was unforgetable (even though it was filmed digitally), and the acting just fit. This is one of my favorite films and one that I never get tired of.
Rated 29 Jul 2008
68
97th
Hands down, the smartest and best zombie flick ever. Style, tone, and mood is off the hook. Great score and soundtrack. This is the gold standard of its genre.
Rated 25 Jul 2008
85
70th
A perfect take on the zombie genre. While it feeds on the viewers fear once in a while with great scenes of tension, it has grisly fast-paced parts running along in your face. Also has amazing scenes of Black Comedy. All in all a good post-apocalyptic horror film that really delivers on the gore and scares meter.
Rated 26 May 2008
99
99th
Great music, beautiful abandoned-city shots. Zombies that aren't slow and an interesting twist in the middle.
Rated 07 Apr 2008
63
18th
I don't think it's very good, but there's something about an empty city that makes me really happy.
Rated 31 Jan 2008
67
42nd
28 days later lost me when the army gets involved. From than on it gets a bit formulaic. But still a very creative twist to the genre and some incredible views of a deserted London which actually manage to portray the loneliness and despair.
Rated 03 Sep 2007
84
82nd
I'm not normally big on "scary" movies, but this one had all the tension and suspense that made it wonderful. Not your average zombie movie.
Rated 21 Aug 2007
88
90th
One of the best horror movies ever made. Right up there with all of George Romero's best zombie masterpieces, should be watched in a single sitting back2back with the even better sequel, "28 Weeks Later".
Rated 14 Aug 2007
99
84th
an awesome movie. zombies aren't the only frightening monsters in this story.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
77
45th
Proof that animal rights activists should be used instead of animals
Rated 14 Aug 2007
88
96th
A good fun zombie movie where we get to see Manchester on fire and the streets of London deserted.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
63rd
The early scenes of desolation and empty streets are haunting, and some of the gore and action is unbelievably intense...but something's holding this film back from greatness that I can't quite put my finger on.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
74th
Recommended for fans of post-apocalyptic science fiction, zombie flicks, and those who have been disillusioned with the paltry amounts of intelligent horror films to come out in recent years.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
92
95th
The movie that put Cillian Murphy on the map. Very, very well executed. and easily one of the best non-Romero zombie movies ever captured on film. Unique plot, decent enough characters, and with the possibility of a sequel, I am sold on this film.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
83rd
Great example of how much can be done with limited budget. Curiously anticlimactic ending.
Rated 08 Jul 2007
4
83rd
Fast-paced, exciting, and at times genuinely spooky (the dream sequence.) I also thought the characters were likeable and I was genuinely concerned for their well-being. Great movie.
Rated 25 May 2007
70
67th
A bit too heavy handed and full of itself, but the opening shots of a barren London were something.
Rated 19 Mar 2007
86
76th
One of the most creative and realistic horror movies I've ever seen. If you haven't seen this at least once you owe it to yourself to do so.
Rated 16 Dec 2024
86
69th
Suffers from losing the original ending. Apes the Romero films in a good way.
Rated 13 Sep 2024
71
46th
Beim nächsten Mal schwimmst du die Themse runter, kaperst irgendwo in Rochester eine schöne Yacht und die Sieben Weltmeere sind dein. Wenn dir Summerisle zu heiß ist, fahr doch erst mal zu den Normannen nach Sark und wohne autark.
Rated 24 Jun 2024
75
48th
très bon film sur les infectés
Rated 13 Oct 2023
62
32nd
Wowcuzbirddroppedbloodineye+bytheendijustdidntcarebutitstartedgoodlol
Rated 05 Sep 2023
70
54th
film güzel atmosfer, oyunculuk, heyecan hepsi okey ama Danny Boyle nin filmlerini izlerken hikayenin siktirboktan mantık zeminini göz ardı edemiyorum. modern Hitchcock falan mı saniyor kendini amaç ne bilmiyorum
Rated 02 Aug 2023
40
8th
Öncelikle filmin özellikle geniş açıları çamur gibi gözüküyor.Bütçesi az olduğu için kabul edebilrdim belki ama 8 milyon usd bütçesi varmış.Nightcrawler ile aynı bütçe buna rağmen diğer film kat kat iyi gözüküyor.Oyunculukların çoğu berbat.Tonlama bile yapamıyorlar.Cillian abimizin gençliği olmasına rağmen o yine idare eder oynamış.En akıllı karakter Frank arabaların üstünden geçmeye çalışıyor.Şiddet teması üzerinden bir şeyler yapılmaya çalışılmış.Zombi perspektifinden çekimler yaratıcıydı.
Rated 12 Jul 2023
95
66th
Best zombie movie
Rated 20 May 2023
4
68th
I liked this film, although it felt like the latter half was missing a certain *je ne sais quois* for me. The villains were regrettably believable, the infected were terrifying, and I found myself actually caring about the survivors the story follows. I do wish some of the philosophical points brought up about human nature were explored more deeply, and the ending in the theatrical release feels a bit contrived, but otherwise a very solid and enjoyable zombie film.
Rated 19 May 2023
85
83rd
I do wish that there was a version with the alternate ending.
Rated 26 Apr 2023
52
48th
Didn't like the movie as much as most when it came out and that hasn't changed on the 3rd or 4th viewing. It's a mediocre film, filled with bland characters and too many poorly executed clichés that were already too worn out for the genre back in the 2000s. The stylistic idea of making it look amateurish and therefore shooting it with a "regular" digital camera of the time doesn't do the film any good, it sucked back then and it's even worse today.
Rated 24 Oct 2022
80
53rd
A very compelling zombie movie. The camerawork and lighting especially make it exhausting and super gritty. Cillian Murphy got better as the movie went on and I ended up really liking his character.
Rated 02 Dec 2021
5
19th
I could take it or leave it. I noticed that there were a lot of suspiciously convenient elements, like the fragility of windows (car windows, even) for jump-scares or a single drop of blood falling directly into someone's eye to infect them. I don't REGRET watching, but it didn't captivate me or change my life.
Rated 22 Oct 2021
88
44th
90, if it weren't for the Pepsi ads
Rated 21 Aug 2021
72
28th
Meh, i think that it hasn't aged well: everything (from cinematography to color correction to music choices) smacks you with a '00 hit that is hard to ignore. I'm starting to think that Danny Boyle's style just isn't for me 'cause i've found almost the same problems in "The Beach". Anyway, the military stuff is weak and exceeds the level of disbelief suspension set in the first two thirds of the movie
Rated 06 Aug 2021
65
32nd
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Rated 26 Jan 2021
57
76th
#20-6#, rw3, liked, story, actors, oldies(2) }*{ #11#, reviews, story, director Boyle, actors.
Rated 17 Nov 2020
76
43rd
I expected better from what everyone around me has considered a "classic" for my entire life...Filled with cliches up until the part where the major admits what hes accepted their group for. That, to me, is when it finally got interesting. The biggest turn off was the weird early 2000s film quality trend where everything looks like it was filmed inside of a fucking water bottle, and the dialogue is inaudible but loud noises will fry your eardrums. I did love Selena's character tho.
Rated 10 Nov 2020
65
25th
Has the feel of a student project, although I've seen plenty of far better student projects than this. The constant close shots are annoying, script is as poor as the acting and so many scenes are set up where the outcome is completely predictable. I expected so much more from this.
Rated 06 Nov 2020
53
33rd
Trainspotting director made movie, where everyone are sickboys. Well, the plot is very familiar and there isn't many surprises. Sometimes the events are even pretty stupid.
Rated 19 Oct 2020
72
67th
17.10.20rewatch.
Rated 28 Aug 2020
99
73rd
who doesnt like some zombies
Rated 12 Jun 2020
20
12th
The cinematography is god awful, and the music really ruins any scene that could be compelling.
Rated 24 May 2020
90
87th
Is there a film genre that Danny Boyle cannot make his own? Here, he reinvents the zombie genre (which was then aped by many, many films afterwards), imagining newer, faster zombies who operate on a sort of herd-minded bloodlust that makes them like piranhas with legs. The whole thing is terrifying and the tension feels very real and immediate. Boyle's scenes of a deserted London set the stage for a zombie film that is actually scary and not cartoony.
Rated 17 Mar 2020
65
45th
Solid performances (for the most part) combined with a unique (for the time) take on zombie horror & a haunting soundtrack, plus genuinely interesting characters, make this a pretty enjoyable ride. However, the turn the story takes was a bit jarring for my taste, & the themes of people being undone by their own shortcomings feels a bit tacked on. As a social commentary, it's fine, & as a zombie movie it deserves a lot of credit for breathing new life into the genre. Not the best, but not bad.
Rated 11 Mar 2020
84
94th
Seen: 2.
Rated 28 Jan 2020
82
66th
An amazing music video for the song East Hastings, followed by a good movie
Rated 22 Oct 2019
45
17th
Devoid of any traces of the modern socially conscious Alex Garland we've come to love, but you're into zombie stuff it's pretty easy to turn off your brain and watch. Also, the digital camerawork really aged like milk, huh.
Rated 02 May 2019
70
29th
cons: fast zombies.
Rated 30 Dec 2018
90
71st
I was sold early on the movie's premise, a dystopian world where virus stricken zombies hunt the few survivors. The movie itself was excellent with its dark cinematography, just the right amount of jump scares and most of all, the ending. My favourite character was Frank, Hannah's father. The character, through short-lived, bought out everyone's human side in the movie and helped develop Hannah's character as well. I particularly liked the plot's focus on what happens a month after the breakout.
Rated 12 Sep 2018
70
35th
Did it really need the shot on video effect?
Rated 25 Aug 2018
80
54th
Best zombie movie I have ever seen (and I have seen A LOT)
Rated 24 Aug 2018
35
20th
Godspeed You! Black Emperor!!! +10 points for the using the song 'East Hastings' in empty London. Some interesting photography, but ruined by a poor frantic editing/pacing (as usual with Danny Boyle). The story is generic, many characters behave at very low intelligence and there are some very stupid moments (getting over a high wall with barbed wire hands tied???). Then I realized it was written by Alex Garland, so it makes sense. The number of product placements is nauseating.
Rated 18 Aug 2018
9
22nd
I don't get the hype. I feel like I've seen this story a few dozen times already, and it wasn't interesting or compelling the first time around. The direction just makes it all the more unpleasant and unnecessarily jarring.
Rated 05 Dec 2017
60
69th
Really good. Unfortunately I was very tired when I watched it so I'll definitely see this again. Enjoyed it, didn't know it was the Trainspotting director at the time.
Rated 27 Nov 2017
72
22nd
This film may not be perfect, but it's interesting to see it's evolution. It starts in a calm, dream-like way, then action rushes in, with not so well achieved tries at getting you to cry here and there, and then it get's calmly again. But this time it's not like a dream, this time we embrace everything that happened or has to happen. Cool direction, nice action scenes and acting and an okay use of music are some of the characteristics of this film, not memorable, but overall enjoyable.

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