28 Days Later

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28 Days Later
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R,1hr 39min
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Released:
June 27, 2003
Distributor:
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Synopsis: Animal rights activists free a group of infected chimpanzees to horrifying results in this speculative sci-fi horror effort from Trainspotting director Danny Boyle. Waking from a coma in a deserted London hospital 28 days later, bicycle courier Jim (Cillian Murphy) takes to the deserted city streets in a state of mystified confusion. Joining forces with another group of survivors following a terrifying encounter in a seemingly abandoned church, Jim soon learns the truth behind the deserted streets ... Full Synopsis
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At once an old-fashioned freakout and an environmental cautionary tale (mess with Mother Nature and she'll mess with you right back), the film combines two genre standbys -- lethal contagion and the undead -- and gives them a wicked, contemporary spin. Full Review
Metascore
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73
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out of 100
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Cillian Murphy in '28 Days Later'
Director Danny Boyle on the set of '28 Days Later'
Naomie Harris (front) and Cillian Murphy in '28 Days Later'
'28 Days Later'
From left: Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy and Naomie Harris in '28 Days Later'
Christopher Eccleston, Naomie Harris, and Cillian Murphy in '28 Days Later'
Cillian Murphy in '28 Days Later'
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