28 Days Later vs 28 Years Later

28 Days Later has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.7/10 for 28 Years Later). 28 Days Later is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 1h 55m. 28 Days Later is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are horror, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

28 Days Later poster28 Days Later2002 VS 28 Years Later poster28 Years Later2025
28 Days Later28 Years Later
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 6.7/10
Year20022025
Length1h 53m1h 55m
GenresHorror, Science Fiction, ThrillerHorror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorDanny BoyleDanny Boyle
Main castLeo Bill, Cillian Murphy, Ray Panthaki, Brendan Gleeson, Christopher EcclestonJodie Comer, Jack O'Connell, Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Christopher Fulford

Synopsis

28 Days Later

Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.

28 Years Later

Twenty-eight years since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one member departs on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but…

Where to watch

Where to watch 28 Days LaterWhere to watch 28 Years Later

More like 28 Days Later · More like 28 Years Later · Compare other titles