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28 Days Later, 2002

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston

Directed by: Danny Boyle

Written by: Alex Garland

Language: English, Spanish, Finnish, French, Korean Sign Language, Italian

Country: UK

Runtime: 113 min

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Rating:7.6

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The mood of 28 Days Later is scary, rough, and suspenseful. The plot centers around a dystopia, a mutant, and a plague. It is a horror movie. Stylistically, 28 Days Later is gory. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. The setting is London. 28 Days Later happens in contemporary times. The movie is known for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. It is especially suggested for a boys' night. Note that 28 Days Later includes strong violent content, nudity, and sexual content.

Summary of 28 Days Later

Danny Boyle (SHALLOW GRAVE, TRANSPOTTING) directs this post-apocalyptic thriller set in London after a deadly, Ebola-like virus has swept through the city. Jim (Cillian Murphy), a bicycle messenger who was in an accident just days before the outbreak, is one of very few survivors who awakes 28 days later to a city that has been evacuated and is now utterly lifeless. He wanders the vacant streets of London feeling as if he's trapped in a never-ending hallucination. However, upon entering a church that is littered with dead bodies, he discovers that he is not alone--"the infected" are still living. They are violently sick, fast-moving, bloodthirsty zombies who travel at night in ravenous packs. Jim manages to escape "the infected" and locate a band of survivors--Selena (Naomie Harris), Hannah (Megan Burns), and Frank (Brendan Gleeson)--and they join forces searching for solutions, clinging to hope that somewhere healthy humanity thrives.

A gripping and suspenseful horror film with indie production values, shot on digital video, 28 DAYS LATER has a pleasing immediacy. Its actors are primarily young unknowns, its special effects consist of beautiful photography overlays and flashes of light with lots of shadow play, and its settings are rich and dramatic. The soundtrack is one of the film's truest strengths, with excellent music from Brian Eno, Blue States, Grandaddy, and Godspeed You Black Emperor guiding the action from the first minutes through to the last.

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Language:	English, Spanish, Finnish, French, Korean Sign Language, Italian
Country:	UK
Release date:	January 2003
Runtime:	113 min

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Cillian Murphy

as Jim

Naomie Harris

as Selena

Christopher Eccleston

as Major Henry West

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Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later (2002)

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Director Danny Boyle on the set of 28 Days Later (2002)

Christopher Eccleston, Naomie Harris and Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later (2002)

Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy and Naomie Harris in 28 Days Later (2002)

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Rolling Stone

Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland plumb the violence of the mind with slashing wit and shocking gravity. Happy nightmares. Full Review

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by: Peter Travers

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10.January.2011
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by: Netflowers
Netflowers rated this movie0/10

Hailed as the most frightening film since The Omen, acclaimed Director Danny Boyle's vision on zombie horror isn't just scaryit's absolutely terrifying. The reason why these zombies are so terrifying is that they can run you down, these are not slow moving plodding zombies you can avoid just by quick walking. If these zombies get down behind you, you had better have your track shoes on. The lead characters Jim and Selena played by Cilian Murphy and Naomi Harris turn in top notch solid performances, they make you care as to whether they survive. Jim and Selena meet up with two other characters Frank, and his daughter Hannah, played by Brendon Gleeson and Megan Burns. The four of them together take off out of London and search a safe place to live and get away from the blood thirsty zombies prowling the streets. If you are bitten or just one drop of blood from one of the infected gets into your system, you will then be infected with "RAGE". And these are robust, hard charging zombies, they break into apartments, crash in through windows and chase you down in the streets. These are some very scary zombies indeed. Jim and Selena and Hannah survive a horrendous experience when they contact some surviving soldiers hold up in a mansion. Poor Frank becomes infected and is killed along the way. The soldiers want to kill Jim and take the females, Selena and Hannah for their own pleasure. So now after having to get away from zombies they now have to get away from the lust filled drooling soldiers. But not to worry, our heroes wax-off the soldiers and carry on in their search for safety. Selena played by Naomi Harris is a lady with a machete. This is one lady that you don't want to mess with. Yes, she will hack you into little pieces. The zombies didn't stand a chance with Selena. After the movie was over, all I could say was "You Go Girl". I give this movie 5*****Stars.

10.January.2011
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by: Netflowers

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I have to say, I went in with few expectations and came out about the same. This could have been an interesting exploration of group human psyche after the 'apocalypse', as well as how humans react and interact in this new world of sorts. Instead,... Read and rate it

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by: Popoff
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