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28 Days Later

Animal activists invade a laboratory with the intention of releasing chimpanzees that are undergoing experimentation, infected by a virus -a virus that causes rage. The naive activists ignore the pleas of a scientist to keep the cages locked, with disastrous results. Twenty-eight days later, our protagonist, Jim, wakes up from a coma, alone, in an abandoned hospital. He begins to seek out anyone else to find London is deserted, apparently without a living soul. After finding a church, which had become inhabited by zombie like humans intent on his demise, he runs for his life. Selena and Mark rescue him from the horde and bring him up to date on the mass carnage and horror as all of London tore itself apart. This is a tale of survival and ultimately, heroics, with nice subtext about mankind's savage nature. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi), release year 2002, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of 28 Days Later

Animal activists invade a laboratory with the intention of releasing chimpanzees that are undergoing experimentation, infected by a virus -a virus that causes rage. The naive activists ignore the pleas of a scientist to keep the cages locked, with disastrous results. Twenty-eight days later, our protagonist, Jim, wakes up from a coma, alone, in an abandoned hospital. He begins to seek out anyone else to find London is deserted, apparently without a living soul. After finding a church, which had become inhabited by zombie like humans intent on his demise, he runs for his life. Selena and Mark rescue him from the horde and bring him up to date on the mass carnage and horror as all of London tore itself apart. This is a tale of survival and ultimately, heroics, with nice subtext about mankind's savage nature.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi), release year 2002, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 2002
  • Released 27 Jun 2003
  • Runtime 113 minutes
  • Content rating R
  • IMDb rating IMDb 7.5/10 from 539,380 votes
  • Metascore 73/100
  • Genres Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
  • Languages English, Spanish, Finnish
  • Countries United Kingdom, United States

Cast

Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston

Direction and writing

Directed by: Danny Boyle

Written by: Alex Garland

Awards and recognition

10 wins & 32 nominations total

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