28 Days Later
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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.
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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 28 Jan 2010
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 11 Jan 2015
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 23 May 2007
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 29 Nov 2018
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 20 Oct 2007
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 04 Jul 2013
Rated 09 Jun 2010
84
83rd
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 09 Jun 2010
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 14 Aug 2007
Rated 20 Mar 2010
95
99th
It's actually astounding how good this movie is
Rated 20 Mar 2010
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 15 Apr 2008
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 08 Jul 2011
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 02 Jun 2010
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 14 Aug 2007
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 14 Jan 2009
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 17 May 2008
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 20 Mar 2007
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 08 May 2007
Rated 14 Jul 2007
80
80th
Smart, excellent horror film. And who exactly do I thank for discovering and casting Cillian Murphy?
Rated 14 Jul 2007
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 20 Jul 2009
Rated 06 Jan 2010
80
81st
Good characters that deal with their situation in believable ways
Rated 06 Jan 2010
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 11 Sep 2007
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 Aug 2007
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 18 Dec 2010
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 20 Mar 2012
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 14 Feb 2015
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 09 Apr 2009
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 29 Jul 2008
Rated 18 Jan 2012
20
9th
Most zombie movies that try to masquerade as something plausible like an infection are just the ones that are the least realistic, the least logical. It's even stupider when they attempt to contain valuable social messages. I was surprised to see a film as retarded and hackneyed as 28 Days Later coming from director Danny Boyle, who usually selects scripts of at least basic intelligence.
Rated 18 Jan 2012
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 19 Mar 2007
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 15 Aug 2014
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 01 Sep 2010
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 25 May 2007
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 16 Oct 2015
Rated 10 Jan 2010
86
94th
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 10 Jan 2010
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 25 Jul 2008
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 07 Apr 2008
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 08 Jul 2007
Rated 18 Jul 2011
88
70th
28 Days Later is both a terrifying zombie movie and a sharp political allegory.
Rated 18 Jul 2011
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
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 07 Sep 2020
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 06 Feb 2017
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
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 08 Jul 2011
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 22 Dec 2008
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 07 Aug 2017
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 03 Sep 2007
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 13 Nov 2012
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 02 Nov 2009
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 23 Oct 2019
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 03 Dec 2017
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 18 May 2009
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 01 Jul 2009
Rated 14 Aug 2007
99
84th
an awesome movie. zombies aren't the only frightening monsters in this story.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
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 26 May 2008
Rated 14 Aug 2007
77
45th
Proof that animal rights activists should be used instead of animals
Rated 14 Aug 2007
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 04 Feb 2024
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 26 Jul 2010
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
83rd
Great example of how much can be done with limited budget. Curiously anticlimactic ending.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
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
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
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 31 Jan 2008
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 Aug 2009
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 21 Aug 2007
Rated 27 Nov 2006
60
10th
Zombie movies are great and 28 days started out that way but dragged on and on for the second half.
Rated 27 Nov 2006
Rated 31 Dec 2007
88
70th
I love this movie but I can't quite figure out why.
Rated 31 Dec 2007
Rated 16 Feb 2007
60
62nd
Not bad.
Rated 16 Feb 2007
Rated 17 Mar 2010
90
84th
I shouldn't love Cillian Murphy this much, I don't think it's healthy. But I love it.
Rated 17 Mar 2010
Rated 20 Sep 2007
90
96th
A spooky scarey nasty film. The images are pretty shocking and it gives you a creepy feeling most of the way through.
Rated 20 Sep 2007
Rated 25 Mar 2007
85
85th
I like that one of the 'zombies' is also a zombie in SHaun of the Dead. And Christopher Eccleston has never failed to give me awesome. ALl that was missing was someone on their knees in the desereted streets of london screaming "Damn yooooouuuuuuuuuuuu!" at no-one in particular.
Rated 25 Mar 2007
Rated 08 Jul 2007
91
92nd
A remarkable achievement. It takes a dated genre and reinvigorates it. The zombies are no longer shambling signifiers of consumer culture, but lethal, zealous sprinters; their affliction is no longer supernatural, but medical. What new social dread do they represent?
Rated 08 Jul 2007
Rated 08 Jan 2010
89
44th
I just enjoyed the end and the fact that infection happens through any sort of contact with the zombies and not only through bitting.
Rated 08 Jan 2010
Rated 29 Sep 2008
35
38th
Intense and genuinely frightening, until the weak and predictable "Man is his own worst enemy" final act. Disappointing considering the strength of the scenes set in empty London.
Rated 29 Sep 2008
Rated 31 Jul 2009
53
42nd
Overrated Zombie movie. Nice concept, but average in pretty much every other aspect.
Rated 31 Jul 2009
Rated 04 Aug 2007
73
30th
Good zombie movie turns into a shit Rambo movie 30 minutes before the end.
Rated 04 Aug 2007
Rated 10 Jul 2010
80
72nd
oddly reminiscent of slumdog millionaire ; )
Rated 10 Jul 2010
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
13th
I don't know if it was more dull, or dumb, but I'm leaning toward dull. I fell asleep.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 11 May 2010
76
17th
Run of the mill post-apocalyptic zombie film with some natty direction.
Rated 11 May 2010
Rated 14 Aug 2007
1
2nd
possibly one of the most annoying overrated movies ever. rather watch spiceworld on a DVd player that was stuck on repeat with no buttons.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 19 Apr 2009
90
97th
Intense, and very realistic especially for a zombie film. None of the characters are complete morons; all of them seem like plausible human beings who react to a horrible situation. Remarkably well made film.
Rated 19 Apr 2009
Rated 27 Jun 2024
10
97th
Oh, great. Valium. Not only will we be able to get to sleep but if we're attacked in the middle of the night, we won't even care :)
Rated 27 Jun 2024
Rated 01 Dec 2007
84
81st
It is an awesome low-budget zombie movie, the best actually.
Rated 01 Dec 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
83
70th
Top notch in every regard, redefines the standards of the modern horror film. Manages to give great scares yet still lingers in the senses long after the credits have rolled.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 16 Mar 2011
75
31st
a movie that undoubtedly brims with the sort of power that's only bestowed upon the works of most talented creators; yet still is unbelievably damaged by the things they were not able to let go. danny boyle's style can not adapt to the type of bleak story he tries to tell, creating out of place cuts and things left inadequently expressed. 28 days later is a movie stuck in limbo for my personal taste. a stylish, yet misguided movie.
Rated 16 Mar 2011
Rated 06 Mar 2008
92
64th
That sequence near the beginning? With the slow crescendo of music? Amazing.
Rated 06 Mar 2008
Rated 14 Aug 2007
92
86th
One of the better thrillers to date.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 06 Feb 2009
85
91st
Great "zombie" flick! It follows the zombie movie motif but does so with some great survivor tension, and of course amazing zombie chases.
Rated 06 Feb 2009
Rated 24 Aug 2009
95
80th
Simply awesome. Fast zombies = bad for survivors, good for movie goers.
Rated 24 Aug 2009
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