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28 Days Later... (2002)

R 113 min  -  Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller  -   27 June 2003 (USA)
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Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.

Director:

Danny Boyle

Writer:

Alex Garland
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28 Days Later... -- Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary. 28 Days Later... -- Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alex Palmer Alex Palmer ...
Bindu De Stoppani ...
Jukka Hiltunen Jukka Hiltunen ...
David Schneider David Schneider ...
Cillian Murphy ...
Jim
Toby Sedgwick Toby Sedgwick ...
Naomie Harris ...
Noah Huntley ...
Christopher Dunne Christopher Dunne ...
Emma Hitching Emma Hitching ...
Alexander Delamere Alexander Delamere ...
Kim McGarrity Kim McGarrity ...
Brendan Gleeson ...
Megan Burns Megan Burns ...
Justin Hackney Justin Hackney ...
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Storyline

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. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

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Plot Keywords:

Virus | Survivor | Coma | Scientist | Animal Rights  | See more »

Taglines:

Be Thankful For Everything, For Soon There Will Be Nothing... See more »

Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and gore, language and nudity See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

UK

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

28 Days Later See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,500,079 (UK) (3 November 2002) (318 Screens)

Gross:

$82,719,885 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The scene where Jim and Selena celebrate with Frank and Hannah was shot on September 11, 2001. Danny Boyle said it felt extremely strange to shoot a celebratory scene on that particular day. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Private Bell tells Jim he is out of bullets as he runs out the window. Soldiers are trained to call it ammunition, or ammo. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Activist: Bingo.
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Crazy Credits

Other than the Fox Searchlight logo, there are no opening credits whatsoever. The title of the movie, 28 Days Later, only appears as a descriptive subtitle. See more »


Soundtracks

"Abide with Me"
Sung by Perri Alleyne
Written by Henry F. Lyte (as Henry Francis Lyte) and William H. Monk (as Will Henry Monk)
Arranged by John Murphy See more »