28 Weeks Later (2007)

28 Weeks Later rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.8/10· 351K votes

Rotten Tomatoes73%

Metacritic78%

TMDb6.6/10· 6K votes

With 73% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.8/10 on IMDb and 78/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About 28 Weeks Later

Twenty-eight weeks after the spread of a deadly rage virus, the inhabitants of the British Isles have lost their battle against the onslaught, as the virus has killed everyone there. Six months later, a group of Americans dare to set foot on the Isles, convinced the danger has passed. But it soon becomes all too clear that the scourge continues to live, waiting to pounce on its next victims.

Cast of 28 Weeks Later

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  Robert Carlyle

  as Donald Harris

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  Rose Byrne

  as Scarlet

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  Jeremy Renner

  as Sergeant Doyle

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  Harold Perrineau

  as Flynn

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  Catherine McCormack

  as Alice

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  Mackintosh Muggleton

  as Andy Harris

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  Imogen Poots

  as Tammy Harris

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  Idris Elba

  as General Stone

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  Amanda Walker

  as Sally

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  Shahid Ahmed

  as Jacob

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  Garfield Morgan

  as Geoff

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  Emily Beecham

  as Karen

28 Weeks Later facts

Budget

$15M

Box office

$72.3M

Collection

28 Days/Weeks/Years Later Collection

Our take on 28 Weeks Later

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's sequel picks up as the British Isles, emptied by a deadly rage virus, are cautiously reopened. Six months on, a group of Americans arrives believing the danger has passed, only to discover the contagion is far from finished and ready to strike again. This 2007 horror-thriller trades intimacy for scale, delivering panicked crowds, ruthless containment, and grim reflections on how quickly safety collapses. It rewards viewers who like fast, unsentimental infection horror where survival is never guaranteed and moral lines blur under pressure. Expect relentless momentum and bleak intensity rather than comfort; those wanting cozy resolution should look elsewhere, but genre fans will find plenty of dread.